Welcome to the fifth edition of the new and improved weekly feature ‘The Eagles Punt’.
This week, we begin with what is always bad news for a gambling column and announce to the embarrassment of all six of us that we did terribly last week. We have written our lines and all promise to do much better!
Introductions
- @cpfcpatriot – The Eagles Beak tipster
- @Andy_Bloss – Andy, now of @FYPFanzine, formerly of the local Guardian
- @HLTCO – Dan, the man behind the HLTCO blog
- @RedNBlueArmy1 – Terrence, who runs the RedNBlueArmy fan site
- @EagleGolfTips – Tony, who gives excellent golf tips on his Twitter page
- @Oh__My__Word – Chris, frequent gambler and tipping extraordinaire
The Winning Bets
- We will hide the embarrassment and quickly gloss over the eighteen losing bets. Suffice to say, none of us saw a goalless draw coming!
Dan still leads the group by a distance of £116.10 while Blossy continues to prop up the table!
Preview
This week, Palace return to the ground where the jubilant scenes of April remain fresh in the mind. One of the greatest Palace away performances of recent memory was last season at Goodison Park, and with all that has happened since then, it seems near impossible for it to happen again.
Despite poor performances in recent games, in every game this season the team have looked strong at the start before going off the boil. If Gayle and Zaha had taken their chances against Burnley, we would have looked at a different game where the true counter-attacking style could have been used. Whether or not we can get a result against this Everton team will depend on taking our chances and not letting the wings get overloaded by Coleman and Baines. To the credit of Pulis, he stopped this in April with both Puncheon and Bolasie controlling the wing play in that game, but it has been a weakness this season both in attack and defence. Hopefully Jedinak is at his best should he play on Sunday, and without Chamakh, the ball is going to have to remain on the floor as I struggle to see a rational reason for any striker barring Gayle starting up front.
Bets This Weekend
@cpfcpatriot (+£75.90) picks:
- Palace to score in the opening fifteen minutes pays £90 with William Hill
- Norwich City, Bristol City and Preston North End pays £62.90 with BetVictor
- Jason Puncheon to score anytime pays £75 with Betfred
@HLTCO (+£192.00) picks:
- Both teams to score and Everton to win pays £28.80 with Stan James
- Hull City, Norwich City and Derby County pays £122.50 with Paddy Power
- James McArthur to score anytime pays £170 with 888Sport
@Andy_Bloss picks (-£120) (for @FYPFanzine):
- Over 2.5 goals in the Palace game pays £17.50 with Betfred
- Bristol City, Peterborough and Luton pays £180 with Bet365
- Kevin Mirallas to score anytime pays £28.75 with totesport
@RedNBlueArmy1 (-£72.50) picks:
- Handicap Result (-2) – Draw pays £43.33 with Skybet
- Brighton, Wolves and Rochdale pays £61.40 with BetVictor
- Dwight Gayle to score anytime pays £50 with Betfred
@EagleGolfTips (-£72.50) picks:
- Everton to win 2-1 pays £90 with Bet365
- Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Peterborough United pays £160 with Bet Victor
- Romelu Lukaku to score first pays £50 with Coral
@Oh__My__Word (-£60) picks:
- Everton to win 2-1 pays £90 with Bet365
- Sunderland, Leeds United and Bury pays £190 with Bet Victor
- Steve Naismith to score first pays £65 with Bet365
Usual Disclaimer: Gambling is for over 18’s (says the 23 year old who has been gambling for about 16-17 years), and only bet money that you can afford to lose.
