Hills Banking On An Olympic Year
(2012 Sporting Betting Specials)
Quite unsurprisingly the head of William Hills 2012 Sports Personality betting is dominated by Olympians with Jess Ennis the 6/1 favourite followed by Rebecca Adlinton, Mo Farah and Andy Murray at 10/1. Ennis is 6/4 to win gold in the Heptathlete and if she does so, she would seem to be a shoo in for the Award. Mo Farah is 2/1 to win a gold medal at the games. A man who may not be in the running for Sports Personalitybut may be in the running for an Olympic appearance is Dwain Chambers. Hills make him 1/2 to take part in the Olympics for Team GB and NI but with Usain Bolt odds-on, at 8/11 to win both the 100m and the 200m, gold would surely be out of his grasp.
The Olympics is the most keenly anticipated British sporting event since the European Championships were here in 1996 and the fact that the top of our Sports Personality betting is almost exclusively Olympians, reflects this, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly. Saying this however, that is not to say that there are no other exciting sporting events this year and we are looking forward to 2012.
Football bets for 2012:
11/10 NONE OF MANCHESTER UNITED, CHELSEA, ARSENAL OR MANCHESTER CITY TO WIN THE FA CUP
13/8 A BRITISH TEAM TO WIN THE EUROPA LEAGUE
7/4 FRANK LAMPARD TO LEAVE CHELSEA
11/4 ANY PLAYER TO TRANSFER BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND EVERTON
11/4 ALEX FERGUSON TO NO LONGER BE MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER
5/2 KENNY DALGLISH TO LEAVE LIVERPOOL
7/2 ANY FOOTBALLER TO WIN BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 2012
7/2 ARSENAL TO SIGN A PLAYER FOR £25MILLION OR MORE (PLAYER ExchangeS DO NOT COUNT)
7/2 A PLAYER TO TRANSFER BETWEEN ARSENAL AND TOTTENHAM
4/1 FERNANDO TORRES TO RETURN TO LIVERPOOL (LOAN DEALS DO COUNT)
9/2 ARSENE WENGER TO NO LONGER BE ARSENAL MANAGER
5/1 MOURINHO TO COME BACK TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE
11/2 A PLAYER TO TRANSFER BETWEEN MANCHESTER UNITED AND MANCHESTER CITY
11/2 ANDY CARROLL TO GO BACK TO LIVERPOOL (LOAN DEALS DO COUNT)
7/1 AN ENGLISH TEAM TO WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
7/1 FA CUP FINAL TO BE DECIDED ON PENALTIES
8/1 A PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB TO ENTER ADMINISTRATION
9/1 WAYNE ROONEY TO LEAVE MANCHESTER UNITED
10/1 ANY PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM TO SCORE 10 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME
12/1 DAVID BECKHAM TO PLAY FOR ENGLAND (NOT TEAM GB OLYMPIC TEAM)
12/1 A TRANSFER OF £100 MILLION FOR ONE PLAYER TO TAKE PLACE (PLAYER ExchangeS DO NOT COUNT)
12/1 ROMAN ABRAHMOVICH TO NO LONGER OWN CHELSEA
14/1 NON PREMIER LEAGUE SIDE TO WIN THE FA CUP
14/1 A FEMALE REFEREE TO TAKE CHARGE OF A PREMIER LEAGUE MATCH
25/1 LIONEL MESSI TO PLAY IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE
25/1 INDIVIDUAL PLAYER TO SCORE SIX OR MORE IN A PREMIER LEAGUE GAME
33/1 ALL ENGLISH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
250/1 ENGLAND/REPUBLIC OF IRELAND TO CONTEST THE EURO 2012 FINAL
Scottish Football 2012 Specials
Which side will stay unbeaten the longest in 2012?
Rangers EVS
Celtic 8/11
(all competitions count)
Who will win most SPL matches in 2012?
Rangers 11/10
Celtic 4/6
Rangers Not to lose in SPL in 2012 33/1
Celtic Not to lose in SPL in 2012 33/1
A Non SPL side to win the Scottish Cup 10/1
Leaders of 4 Scottish Divisions on 1/1/12
to win their respective divisions 12/1
Craig Levein, Ally McCoist and Neil Lennon
all still to be in same jobs on 31/12/12 6/4
Scotland to win all 4 World Cup matches in 2012 25/1
Any Scottish Side to Qualify from Champions League
Group stages in 2012 4/1
Cricket bets for 2012:
4/6 ANY ENGLAND BATSMAN TO HIT A TEST MATCH DOUBLE CENTURY
6/4 TRIPLE CENTURY TO BE SCORED IN A TEST MATCH
7/4 ENGLAND TO HAVE THE SAME WICKET-KEEPER FOR EVERY TEST MATCH
3/1 WORLD INDIVIDUAL TEST INNINGS RECORD (401) TO BE BROKEN
9/2 LANCASHIRE TO RETAIN THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
6/1 ANY COUNTY TEAM TO WIN BOTH THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP (BOTH DIV) & TWENTY20 CUP
6/1 ENGLAND TO WIN THE WORLD TWENTY20
6/1 ENGLAND PLAYER TO SCORE A TRIPLE CENTURY IN A TEST MATCH
8/1 ENGLAND TO TAKE A WICKET WITH THE FIRST BALL OF A TEST MATCH INNINGS
10/1 ENGLAND BOWLER TO TAKE A TEST MATCH HAT-TRICK
10/1 ANY BATSMAN TO HIT SIX SIXES IN AN OVER IN AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH
66/1 ANY ENGLAND BOWLER TO TAKE 10 WICKETS IN A TEST MATCH INNINGS
Golf bets for 2012:
TIGER WOODS 2012 MAJOR CUTS: 6/5 MAKE ALL FOUR CUTS; 12/1 MAKE ONE CUT; 4/1 MAKE TWO CUTS; 6/5 MAKE THREE CUTS; 25/1 MISS ALL FOUR CUTS TIGER WOODS 2012 MAJOR WINS: 8/15 NO MAJORS; 13/8 ONE; 10/1 TWO; 22/1 THREE; 40/1 FOUR RORY MCILROY 2012 MAJOR WINS: 1/3 NO MAJORS; 2/1 ONE; 9/1 TWO; 25/1 THREE; 125/1 FOUR LEE WESTWOOD 2012 MAJOR WINS: 1/8 NONE; 3/1 ONE; 20/1 TWO; 100/1 THREE; 200/1 FOUR LUKE DONALD 2012 MAJOR WINS: 1/8 NONE; 3/1 ONE; 20/1 TWO; 100/1 THREE; 200/1 FOUR
1/6 EUROPEAN MAJOR WINNER
4/9 ANY MAJOR TO BE DECIDED BY A PLAY OFF
6/4 ANY PLAYER ON THE US TOUR TO SHOOT A 59
7/4 ENGLISH MAJOR WINNER
7/4 IRISH MAJOR WINNER
11/4 ANY PLAYER ON THE EUROPEAN TOUR TO SHOOT A 59
12/1 A HOLE IN ONE AT EVERY MAJOR
Olympics bets for 2012:
1/2 DWAIN CHAMBERS TO COMPETE FOR TEAM GB AT LONDON 2012
8/11 USAIN BOLT 100M/200M DOUBLE AT 2012 OLYMPICS
6/4 ANY BRITISH RELAY TEAM TO DROP THE BATON IN THE OLYMPICS
6/4 JESS ENNIS TO WIN GOLD AT 2012 GAMES
2/1 MO FARAH TO WIN 5000M AT 2012 GAMES
2/1 MO FARAH TO WIN GOLD AT THE 2012 GAMES
11/4 DAI GREENE TO WIN 400M HURDLES GOLD
10/3 HANNAH ENGLAND TO WIN 1500M MEDAL
4/1 PHILLIPS IDOWU TO WIN GOLD AT THE 2012 GAMES
5/1 100M RECORD TO GO BELOW 9.5 SECONDS DURING THE OLYMPIC GAMES
6/1 MO FARAH TO WIN 5000M/10000M DOUBLE
10/1 IAN THORPE TO WIN A GOLD MEDAL AT THE LONDON OLYMPICS
12/1 PAULA RADCLIFFE TO WIN MARATHON GOLD
14/1 HANNAH ENGLAND TO WIN 1500M GOLD
16/1 USAIN BOLT TO WIN 4 GOLD MEDALS (INCLUDING BOTH RELAYS)
20/1 OSCAR PISTORIUS TO WIN 400M MEDAL (AT OLYMPICS)
33/1 ANY TEAM GB ATHLETE TO BREAK A TRACK OR FIELD WORLD RECORD
33/1 CHRISTINE OHURUGU TO WIN 400M GOLD
50/1 TEAM GB TO WIN BEACH VOLLEYBALL GOLD
100/1 OSCAR PISTORIUS TO WIN 400M GOLD (AT OLYMPICS)
8/1 GOLDENGIRLS TREBLE: JESS ENNIS, REBECCA ADLINGTON & HELEN JENKINS TO ALL WIN GOLD
HOW MANY INDIVIDUAL WORLD RECORDS WILL USAIN BOLT BREAK AT LONDON 2012: 2/5 NONE; 9/2 ONE; 7/2 TWO TOTAL GB & NI TRACK AND FIELD OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS: 5/6 THREE OR MORE; 5/6 LESS THAN THREE WHO WILL LIGHT THE OLYMPIC FLAME: 8/13 STEVE REDGRAVE; 5/1 KELLY HOLMES; 8/1 DAVID BECKHAM; 10/1 DALEY THOMPSON; 10/1 TOM DALEY; 14/1 CHRIS HOY HOW MANY SCOTTISH/WELSH/NORTHERN IRISH PLAYERS WILL LINE UP FOR TEAM GBS FIRST FOOTBALL MATCH: 5/4 0-2; 1/1 3-4; 11/2 5 OR MORE HOW MANY GOLD MEDALS WILL MICHAEL PHELPS WIN: 8/1 0-2; 8/11 3-4; 5/4 5 OR MORE
Racing bets for 2012:
4/9 IRISH-TRAINED WINNER OF THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL CHAMPION BUMPER
4/5 BIG BUCKS TO BE UNBEATEN IN 2012
4/5 BLACK CAVIAR TO WIN AT ROYAL ASCOT
1/1 CHELTENHAM TO ANNOUNCE A SATURDAY FESTIVAL DAY
6/4 IRISH-TRAINED WINNER OF THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL CHAMPION HURDLE
7/4 FRANKEL TO BE UNBEATEN IN 2012
2/1 IRISH-TRAINED WINNER OF THE GRAND NATIONAL
9/4 AIDAN OBRIEN TO TRAIN THE EPSOM DERBY WINNER
6/1 PAUL NICHOLLS TO TRAIN THE WINNER OF THE CHAMPION HURDLE
6/1 EUROPEAN-TRAINED WINNER OF THE BREEDERS CUP CLASSIC
10/1 DETTORI TO RIDE THE EPSOM DERBY WINNER
12/1 PAUL NICHOLLS TO TRAIN THE WINNER OF THE GRAND NATIONAL
12/1 THE QUEEN TO HAVE A WINNER AT ROYAL ASCOT
12/1 FIRST WAYNE ROONEY-OWNED HORSE TO WIN AT CHESTER MAY MEETING 2012
12/1 PAUL HANAGAN TO RIDE A UK CLASSIC WINNER
14/1 McCOY TO RIDE THE GRAND NATIONAL WINNER
33/1 FIRST WAYNE ROONEY-OWNED HORSE TO WIN AT ROYAL ASCOT 2012
2012 FLAT JOCKEYS CHAMPIONSHIP: 3/1 PAUL HANAGAN, SILVESTRE DE SOUSA; 7/2 KIEREN FALLON, RYAN MOORE; 5/1 RICHARD HUGHES; 25/1 JAMIE SPENCER UK FLAT TRAINERS CHAMPIONSHIP 2012: 7/4 AIDAN OBRIEN, RICHARD HANNON / RICHARD HANNON JR; 5/1 SIR MICHAEL STOUTE; 10/1 JOHN GOSDEN, SIR HENRY CECIL; 14/1 MAHMOOD AL ZAROONI; 33/1 MARK JOHNSTON
Tennis bets for 2012:
8/11 ALL MENS GRAND SLAMS UNTIL THE END OF 2012 TO BE WON BY AT LEAST ONE OF THE BIG FOUR (FEDERER, NADAL, DJOKOVIC & MURRAY)
7/4 ANDY MURRAY TO WIN A GRAND SLAM IN 2012
3/1 WIMBLEDON TO GO INTO A THIRD WEEK DUE TO BAD WEATHER
6/1 HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR TO FALL DURING WIMBLEDON
6/1 ANDY MURRAY TO REACH NUMBER ONE AT ANY POINT DURING 2012
8/1 NO RAIN TO FALL AT WIMBLEDON 2012 DURING PLAY
50/1 ROGER FEDERER LONDON TREBLE (WIMBLEDON, OLYMPIC SINGLES & ATP WORLD TOUR FINAL)
66/1 ANDY MURRAY TO WIN WIMBLEDON WITHOUT DROPPING A SET
100/1 HEATHER WATSON TO WIN SINGLES GOLD AT LONDON OLYMPICS
150/1 ANDY MURRAY LONDON TREBLE (WIMBLEDON, OLYMPIC SINGLES & ATP WORLD TOUR FINAL)
150/1 LAURA ROBSON TO WIN SINGLES GOLD AT THE LONDON OLYMPICS
200/1 SNOW TO FALL ON CENTRE COURT DURING THE 2012 WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIP
Formula 1 bets for 2012:
11/10 JENSON BUTTON TO FINISH HIGHER THAN LEWIS HAMILTON
11/10 MICHAEL SCHUMACHER TO FINISH AHEAD OF NICO ROSBERG
5/4 MERCEDES GP TO WIN THEIR FIRST GP
6/4 MARUSSIA, CATERHAM OR HRT TO SCORE A POINT
5/2 KIMI RAIKKONEN TO WIN A RACE
7/2 PAUL DI RESTA TO FINISH ON THE PODIUM IN ANY RACE
5/1 VETTEL TO SCORE 400+ POINTS
25/1 SEBASTIAN VETTEL TO BEAT HIS RECORD OF 15 POLE POSITIONS
50/1 RED BULL TO WIN EVERY RACE
100/1 VETTEL TO WIN EVERY RACE
Rugby Union bets for 2012:
11/10 CHRIS ASHTON TO REPRESENT SARACENS IN A COMPETITIVE MATCH DURING 2012
5/1 A FRENCH WINNER OF BOTH THE HEINEKEN CUP AND EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP
8/1 ENGLISH GRAND SLAM IN SIX NATIONS
12/1 AN ENGLISH WINNER OF BOTH THE HEINEKEN CUP AND EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP
14/1 ANY EX RUGBY UNION PLAYER TO WIN STRICTLY COME DANCING
66/1 SAM WARBURTON TO BE GIVEN A RED CARD DURING THE 2012 SIX NATIONS
NEXT ENGLAND CAPTAIN: 9/2 TOM WOOD; 9/2 DYLAN HARTLEY; 6/1 TOM CROFT; 7/1 CHRIS ROBSHAW; 9/1 TOBY FLOOD; 12/1 LOUIS DEACON; 12/1 COURTNEY LAWES; 14/1 NICK EASTER; 16/1 MARK CUETO; 20/1 MIKE TINDALL; 20/1 BEN FODEN; 20/1 CHRIS ASHTON; 20/1 BEN YOUNGS; 25/1 JAMES HASKELL; 33/1 MANU TUILAGI; 33/1 DAN COLE; 33/1 MATT STEVENS
NEXT ENGLAND HEAD COACH: 4/5 JIM MALLINDER; 7/2 STUART LANCASTER; 9/1 NICK MALLET; 14/1 EDDIE JONES; 16/1 JOHN KIRWAN; 20/1 CONOR OSHEA; 25/1 TOBY BOOTH; 25/1 DEAN RICHARDS; 25/1 GRAHAM HENRY; 25/1 DEAN RYAN; 33/1 JAKE WHITE; 40/1 RICHARD COCKERILL; 40/1 RICHARD HILL; 50/1 IAN MCGEECHAN; 50/1 CLIVE WOODWARD; 50/1 ANDY ROBINSON; 100/1 BRIAN ASHTON; 100/1 PETER DE VILLIERS; 100/1 WARREN GATLAND; 100/1 ROB ANDREW
WHO WILL START AT FLY HALF FOR ENGLANDS FIRST SIX NATIONS MATCH: 1/6 TOBY FLOOD; 7/1 OWEN FARRELL; 12/1 CHARLIE HODGSON; 20/1 FREDDIE BURNS; 33/1 DANNY CIPRIANI
Rugby League bets for 2012:
9/4 ANY PLAYER TO SCORE 5 OR MORE TRIES IN A SUPER LEAGUE MATCH
9/4 ANY PLAYER TO SCORE 30 OR MORE TRIES IN THE SUPER LEAGUE (REGULAR SEASON ONLY)
9/4 TEAM TO SCORE 1000 OR MORE REGULAR SEASON SUPER LEAGUE POINTS
4/1 SAME TEAM TO WIN THE 2012 CHALLENGE CUP AND GRAND FINAL
13/2 SAME TEAM TO WIN THE 2012 CHALLENGE CUP, REGULAR SEASON AND GRAND FINAL
8/1 NON SUPER LEAGUE CLUB TO MAKE 2012 CHALLENGE CUP SEMI FINAL
8/1 ST. HELENS TO REMAIN UNBEATEN AT THEIR NEW STADIUM (LANGTREE PARK)
12/1 LEEDS TO BEAT ST HELENS IN 2012 GRAND FINAL
40/1 ANY TEAM TO REMAIN UNBEATEN IN THE 2012 REGULAR SEASON
Boxing bets for 2012:
POTENTIAL 2012 FIGHTS:
1/16 VITALI KLITSCHKO
7/1 DEREK CHISORA
33/1 DRAW
1/5 VITALI KLITSCHKO
10/3 DAVID HAYE
33/1 DRAW
2/9 AMIR KHAN
3/1 LAMONT PETERSEN
25/1 DRAW
4/1 AMIR KHAN
1/7 FLOYD MAYWEATHER
33/1 DRAW
10/3 AMIR KHAN
1/5 MANNY PACQUIAO
33/1 DRAW
8/15 FLOYD MAYWEATHER
11/8 MANNY PACQUIAO
25/1 DRAW
NATHAN CLEVERLY TO STILL BE WORLD CHAMPION AT THE END OF 2012 (WBA, WBC, IBF OR WBO): 1/3 YES; 9/4 NO
UFC/MMA bets for 2012
33/1 ANY BRITISH FIGHTER TO WIN A UFC TITLE IN 2012
500/1 MMA FIGHTER WINS SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 2012
Snooker bets for 2012
8/1 OSULLIVAN 147 AT THE 2012 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
12/1 JUDD TRUMP 147 AT THE 2012 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
33/1 RONNIE OSULLIVAN TO WIN THE MASTERS AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
33/1 147 AT THE 2012 MASTERS, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE UK CHAMPIONSHIPS
40/1 JUDD TRUMP TO WIN THE MASTERS AND THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
40/1 MARK SELBY TO WIN THE MASTERS AND THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
150/1 JUDD TRUMP TO WIN THE 2012 MASTERS, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND UK CHAMPIONSHIPS
Darts bets for 2012:
10/11 PHIL TAYLOR TO HIT A TELEVISED 9 DARTER IN 2012
5/2 A 9 DARTER TO BE THROWN IN A LIVE TV FINAL
7/2 2 OR MORE 9 DARTERS TO BE HIT IN THE SAME TV TOURNAMENT IN 2012
7/2 RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD TO WIN ANY LIVE TV TOURNAMENT IN 2012
4/1 PHIL TAYLOR UNBEATEN IN 2012 PREMIER LEAGUE
20/1 PHIL TAYLOR NOT TO WIN A LIVE TV TOURNAMENT IN 2012
33/1 PHIL TAYLOR TO WIN ALL EIGHT LIVE TV TOURNAMENTS IN 2012
BDO PLAYERS TO JOIN THE PDC IN 2012: 8/13 DEAN WINSTANLEY; 5/6 SCOTT WAITES; 4/1 TED HANKEY
The 8 Live TV Tournaments are : 2012 Premier League, UK Open, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam of Darts, European Championships, Players Championships, 2013 PDC World Championship
BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 2012: 6/1 Jess Ennis; 10/1 Rebecca Adlington; 10/1 Andy Murray; 10/1 Mo Farah; 12/1 Tom Daley; 12/1 Victoria Pendleton; 20/1 Ben Ainslie; 20/1 Sir Chris Hoy; 25/1 Mark Cavendish; 25/1 Lewis Hamilton; 25/1 Jenson Button; 25/1 Bradley Wiggins; 25/1 Paula Radcliffe; 25/1 Phillips Idowu; 25/1 Rory McIlroy; 25/1 Lee Westwood; 33/1 Dai Greene; 40/1 BAR
Joe Crilly
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