StevieDay1983

It's the most evenly-poised and intriguing Ashes since the 2005 series and we all know how that one went! I was very impressed with Australia during the World Test Championship against India but England will be a tougher proposition for them. I still think Australia boast the strongest bowling attack in a long time, particularly due to the depth of the quality they possess. If one bowling attack is going to break "Bazball" then it'll be this one.
Still, you'd have to back England to beat anyone at home. Losing Jack Leach was a huge blow and I'm not sure bringing Moeen Ali back out of retirement was great for the long term future of English cricket. What does it say to the current batch of up-and-coming spinners at county level? The manner it was done was so cliquey as well via a text message between two mates.
I agree with Terry, it's very evenly balanced so England being priced at 6/4 with Bet365 at home seems tempting. I'm expecting a big series from Ollie Pope and Harry Brook. It'll be fascinating to see how they perform in this 1st Test. I'm also looking at a personal bet of backing Marnus Labuschagne to be top scorer for the first innings simply because I love him for Glamorgan even if the odds of 9/2 aren't fantastic value! 

Apologies if I'm pre-empting any planned threads for the series or individual tests but just thought I'd put the following selection up in case it's of interest to anyone.
Hills go Root >20 1st innings runs at evens (from 2/5). Looks worth taking the tenner allowed from an apparent value perspective.
Will only be betting by exception given the paucity of my knowledge on this sport. Any more expert opinion obviously welcome.

no probs, Harry. I was going to stick a thread up tomorrow but we can go with this one. On the whole, I think with the Ashes being at home, England looks to be a spot of value. In my eyes, I can see a 3-1 scoreline to England (always one draw isn't there?) 

The next round of matches for the 2024 European Championship qualifiers are coming up over the next week. We will have a much better idea about who is looking well-set to qualify for the major tournament next summer. We are keen to hear your thoughts on the winners you're backing in this window. Keep an eye out for @Fader's preview of the Malta vs England game as well. 

It's the UEFA Nations League 2022/23 Finals coming up this next week. The Semi-Finals are up first with Netherlands facing Croatia and then Spain taking on Croatia. Who are you all backing to win these matches? @Fader is going to be delivering his expert tips for these games on the main site which we shall link to in here. Tell us if you agree with him or not! We also want to know your own predictions! 

The 2022/23 Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League has now been completed and we can now confirm that @Gazza's United has held on to the top spot in the table to win the £100 first-place cash prize!
I am also delighted to announce that @BARNSLEYCHOP has picked up the second-place cash prize of £50 and @Dannywadge takes home the third-place cash prize of £25! We will be in contact with the three of you to sort out payment of winnings shortly. 
Congratulations to all our prize winners for an incredible effort this season! I think we can all agree that it's been a thoroughly enthralling campaign and the fact the title went to the last week showed just how competitive it was.
A quick nod to this week's Manager of the Week which was won by @Mitchell Hart's USA Hammers who accumulated 80 points this week. Harry Kane brought home the vast majority of the points with 32 points earned.
The final name of shame abuse goes to Steve Morse and his Long Tall Leaders side who only picked up 14 points this week. A number of key players not being selected by their clubs for the final round of league games was the killer blow and a disappointing way to end the season.
I would just like to thank you all for your involvement this season. It's been a pleasure to do the updates every week and we look forward to going again next season with even more members involved with more prizes up for grabs! 

It's the UEFA Nations League 2022/23 Finals coming up this next week. The Semi-Finals are up first with Netherlands facing Croatia and then Spain taking on Croatia. Who are you all backing to win these matches? @Fader is going to be delivering his expert tips for these games on the main site which we shall link to in here. Tell us if you agree with him or not! We also want to know your own predictions! 

Might have to have a go at this next season................

A few outsiders that I've not necessarily put into the accy but ones that take the eye :
Nashville @ 17/10
Houston Dynamo @ 9/5 
Austin @ 14/5 
St Louis are not outsiders but 19/20 looks a good price as they look very good right now.
MLS should get more exciting next month as Messi graces the stage for Inter Miami.

Inter is a big shout. Can you add a bit of punctuation to your future posts please mate? Very hard to read all that! 
@Fader has also written his Manchester City vs Inter Milan betting tips preview ahead of the final so keen to hear what you all think of his tip for City to win to nil? I am personally on board with that! Certainly a big chance of it happening. City just seem hell-bent on winning this competition this year.

Inter is a big shout. Can you add a bit of punctuation to your future posts please mate? Very hard to read all that! 
@Fader has also written his Manchester City vs Inter Milan betting tips preview ahead of the final so keen to hear what you all think of his tip for City to win to nil? I am personally on board with that! Certainly a big chance of it happening. City just seem hell-bent on winning this competition this year.

Inter is a big shout. Can you add a bit of punctuation to your future posts please mate? Very hard to read all that! 
@Fader has also written his Manchester City vs Inter Milan betting tips preview ahead of the final so keen to hear what you all think of his tip for City to win to nil? I am personally on board with that! Certainly a big chance of it happening. City just seem hell-bent on winning this competition this year.

Inter is a big shout. Can you add a bit of punctuation to your future posts please mate? Very hard to read all that! 
@Fader has also written his Manchester City vs Inter Milan betting tips preview ahead of the final so keen to hear what you all think of his tip for City to win to nil? I am personally on board with that! Certainly a big chance of it happening. City just seem hell-bent on winning this competition this year.

Inter is a big shout. Can you add a bit of punctuation to your future posts please mate? Very hard to read all that! 
@Fader has also written his Manchester City vs Inter Milan betting tips preview ahead of the final so keen to hear what you all think of his tip for City to win to nil? I am personally on board with that! Certainly a big chance of it happening. City just seem hell-bent on winning this competition this year.

Interesting picks mate! @Fader has written his Fiorentina vs West Ham betting tips on the main site and made similar suggestions for the scorer markets. I'm personally backing Fiorentina to win on penalties. I wouldn't be surprised if it went all the way and I don't have it in me to risk jinxing Fader's West Ham boys by backing them! Both teams are 17/2 with Bet365 to win on penalties so no difference in price.

Interesting picks mate! @Fader has written his Fiorentina vs West Ham betting tips on the main site and made similar suggestions for the scorer markets. I'm personally backing Fiorentina to win on penalties. I wouldn't be surprised if it went all the way and I don't have it in me to risk jinxing Fader's West Ham boys by backing them! Both teams are 17/2 with Bet365 to win on penalties so no difference in price.

i am taking Fiorentina.
Not sure those are the best and most reliable arguments but they are 8th in Serie A with +10 goals differential , whereas in Premier League West Ham are 14th with -13 goals differential , the goal differential is quite a big argument for me ; PL is a stronger league than Serie A but still I feel those 50/50 odds have small value on Fiorentina.

A quick crunch of the spread prices to give a flavour for what's expected from this game; might help to identify any potentially "off" fixed odds prices.
Total goals expectation 2.4. Simple use of Poisson function gives "true" odds for >2.5 goals of 2.32 which is pretty much where the fixed odds markets sit Supremacy is West Ham/Fiorentina 0.025 so pretty close to a coin toss with a sliver of favouritism for West Ham. Fixed odds markets are similar but slightly favouring the Italians. Both teams around the 2.9 mark to win in 90 minutes. Both teams a shade of odds on to lift the trophy with the bookies though Fiorentina a shade of odds against on BF. Total corners 9.55 split 5.4 for Fiorentina and 4.15 for West Ham Total booking points 52 evenly split at 26 points each Total goal minutes 123.5 (hovering around the standard 50 minutes per goal mark) Will have a look at the anytime goalscorer prices for some of the more likely scorers.

The 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League Final is now confirmed. It will see Italian Serie A club Fiorentina take on Premier League side West Ham. It's set to be a cracking game and it'll be interesting to see what @Fader feels about his team's chances of winning the trophy. Give us your tips and predictions if you have any thoughts too! 

@StevieDay1983 Blau Weis LInz again is the champions of Austrias second division. Will they gain promotion this time? I hope they will get promoted because they earned it.

My preview of the weekend's action in the MLS and my 14/1 treble - https://www.punterslounge.com/football-news/expert-accumulator-mls-tips-03-06-23/
My BTTS preview of the weekend's action and 13.5/1 accumulator - https://www.punterslounge.com/football-news/expert-btts-accumulator-mls-tips-03-06-23-04-06-23/
Good luck all

Thank you, @MinellaWorksop! Glad you enjoyed it. Will be looking to make things even better next season and, as always, we welcome any suggestions for you all as to how we do that. This is a competition we organise for you so keen to encourage you all to share any ideas you have to take things to the next level. 

Anything could happen and not much appears to be priced obviously wrongly! 
I'm leaning towards Roma but it feels pretty much close to a coin toss. Sevilla drifting beyond 2/1 is almost tempting. The game has a low goals expectation and none of the more likely goalscorers are particularly generously priced. Dybala around the 7/2 mark comes closest for me.
My Bet Builder in the 365 thread is Roma to lift the trophy, both teams shown a card and En-Nesyri SoT at 12/5. Unfortunately I don't get the 25% bonus and was only allowed 44p on as it's a standout price that is the most appealing bet I've found so far.
Could be plenty of cards but the market has factored that into the prices. 
Best chance of finding generous prices here is if you fancy a well behaved goalfest!

OK, so I've written my Sevilla vs Roma Europa League Final betting tips article on the main site. Head on over and check it out. Let me know what you think. Do you agree with my picks? Or am I being too pro-Mourinho? 

The 2022/23 Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League has now been completed and we can now confirm that @Gazza's United has held on to the top spot in the table to win the £100 first-place cash prize!
I am also delighted to announce that @BARNSLEYCHOP has picked up the second-place cash prize of £50 and @Dannywadge takes home the third-place cash prize of £25! We will be in contact with the three of you to sort out payment of winnings shortly. 
Congratulations to all our prize winners for an incredible effort this season! I think we can all agree that it's been a thoroughly enthralling campaign and the fact the title went to the last week showed just how competitive it was.
A quick nod to this week's Manager of the Week which was won by @Mitchell Hart's USA Hammers who accumulated 80 points this week. Harry Kane brought home the vast majority of the points with 32 points earned.
The final name of shame abuse goes to Steve Morse and his Long Tall Leaders side who only picked up 14 points this week. A number of key players not being selected by their clubs for the final round of league games was the killer blow and a disappointing way to end the season.
I would just like to thank you all for your involvement this season. It's been a pleasure to do the updates every week and we look forward to going again next season with even more members involved with more prizes up for grabs!