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August 03, 2002
English Premier League 2002-2003: begins in two weeks! The oddsmakers say Man U to win it, and WBA, Birmingham and Bolton most likely to be relegated. What do you make of the odds? And where will you get your EPL news? BBC? Soccernet? Where?
posted by worldcup2002 to soccer at 11:21 AM - 9 comments
I'm also miffed that Liverpool is third, oddswise, to win the EPL. This, after finishing ahead of Man U last season, and a run in the Champs League, too. And now, with some new signings from the World Cup, and the returning young hellions to boot. Oddsmakers be damned! And I hope Man City finishes ahead of United this year.
posted by worldcup2002 at 01:49 PM on August 03, 2002
So basically worldcup2002, oddsmakers just pull number out of their ar...ah, hats?? Seriously, anyone have insight as to the process used to determine the odds? I'm curious...
posted by romakimmy at 02:10 PM on August 03, 2002
roma: Check out the oddschecker.com Guide to Betting. Good stuff there. I know how odds are made; I don't have to like them. ;-)
posted by worldcup2002 at 02:49 PM on August 03, 2002
On top of the beeb and espn, above, I also check out the guardian for football goodness. Especially for the snarkiness.
posted by sauril at 03:55 PM on August 03, 2002
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posted by worldcup2002 at 06:20 PM on August 03, 2002
Get your money on Birmingham to stay up, it's a lock, as they say in Diner.
posted by Fat Buddha at 05:20 PM on August 04, 2002
Fat Buddha: Ha! You lot couldn't even beat West Brom last year...
posted by salmacis at 06:54 AM on August 05, 2002
salmacis: Have the feeling I'm gonna be reminding you about that comment around Xmas time, when you've already been relegated. ;-) Gregan, heh.
posted by squealy at 05:30 AM on August 06, 2002
I've never been able to make heads or tails of "the odds". For example, so far AS Roma is favored to win the scudetto, yet my beloved Juventus has higher odds of winning the Champions legue than Roma. Anyone want to explain that one to (admittedly clueless on odds) me? And I get all my footie news from Kataweb (in italian) as it always has the most up to date breaking news, with Auntie Beeb serving as a backup when the former's traffic gets too heavy.