16-Jan-15 - Australia v England

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Carlton Mid Series begins tomorrow with Australia facing England in Sydney. Bookmakers have declared Australia as the clear favorites best priced @ 1.44 with BoyleSports and Ladbrokes. Bet365 has priced England @ 3.00.



Australia start this series after finding success against South Africa (ODI series) and India (Test Series). England lie in the opposite end of the spectrum. Except winning the Test Series against India they have lost 3 ODI series continuously.



Removing Cook after a prolonged dip in form looks like a good decision. The names in England batting line up are threatening now. But their lower order has many issues to address.

Both the teams' main bowlers are injured or rested. It creates a feeling that both teams' bowling stocks can be exploited. Except having home advantage I can't pin point any other factor to support the short prices on Australia.



Having a look at what bookmakers are offering on this match.

Bookmaker	Australia	England
Bet365	1.40	3.00
Ladbrokes	1.44	2.75
Pinnacle	—	—
Winner	1.40	2.87
BetFair	1.40	2.80
BoyleSports	1.44	2.90

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Tip
Home advantage and Recent form makes me choose the Aussies. But low-medium stakes for the pre-match price. I'll be adding another 5$ stake if Australia are available above 1.66.

Australia @ 1.44 - 5$ - Boyle Sports, Ladbrokes

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14-Jan-15 - Big Bash League T20 - Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers

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2nd placed Adelaide Strikers travel to meet 3rd placed Sydney Sixers. Sixers are favorites with the some bookmakers priced best @ 1.90 [Winner] and Strikers are priced best @ 2.06 [Pinnacle].



Both the teams have played 6 matches. Both have won 4 of their matches. Sixers have 2 losses where Strikers have lost 1 and No result 1. That extra point and some extra run rate places Strikers one position above Sixers in the table.



These two teams have many similarities. Weak middle order and strong bowling setups that can defend totals. The match will be decided based on which team's batting stands up today.



I'm not much interested on the match market today as anything can happen. But I have found an interesting statistics. Travis Head in his last 5 matches, he was dismissed bowled once, run out once and stumped once. In the remaining two matches he was not out once and didn't bat once.



Having a look at what bookmakers are offering on this match.

Bookmaker	Sydney Sixers	Adelaide Strikers
Bet365	1.80	2.00
Ladbrokes	1.80	2.00
Pinnacle	1.85	2.06
Winner	1.90	1.90
BetFair	-	-
BetClic	1.85	1.85
Expekt	1.85	1.85

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Tip
Small stakes on Sixers considering their home advantage.
Sydney Sixers @ 1.90 - 1$ - Winner
Travis Head - Dismissal Method - Caught @ 1.57 - 7$

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