From the Trading Desk: Backers Rejoice as Bet365 Put to the Sword
Read what bet365's Steve Freeth needed to say after Arsenal recorded another important win as numerous favourites in the house and abroad picked up triumphes.
Every so frequently, we experience weekends where we end up doing fortunes and this was one of them, showing brilliant for punters with well-backed beaten favourites a rarity on the coupon both home and abroad.
Arsenal hammered the final nail in the casket by keeping their nerve as soon as again to beat Chelsea having actually experienced Manchester City win at Leeds 24 hr prior. The Gunners are 2/5 for the Premier League title and 16/1 for the quadruple as we approach the most interesting part of the season.
The Sunday 2pm kick-offs all saw favourites win with both groups scoring. These are precisely the types of outcomes that prove pricey for us.
Manchester United's return proved incredibly pricey. The Red Devils were routing 1-0 before Palace's goalscorer Maxence Lacroix received a red card, permitting Bruno Fernandes to equalise from the spot. The in-form Benjamin Sesko scored the winner 8 minutes later, much to the delight of backers of the Old Trafford club that touched 13/5 in-play.
Tottenham continue to flirt with relegation following their latest defeat. Igor Tudor's Spurs are 4/1 for the drop after their defeat at Fulham. Similarly, Vitor Pereira has had a difficult start, with Forest losing at Brighton, as various clubs fight to prevent 18th area.
Saturday's early Premier League component between Bournemouth and Sunderland was never ever most likely to see record turnover, however it showed to be one of few lucrative matches for us.
This was not the case at Anfield and Turf Moor, where both matches saw seven goals scored.