no robbo for hudds??think we might be better off dropping sneyd from the bench and having either spencer or jewitt in,thoughts??

no robbo for hudds??think we might be better off dropping sneyd from the bench and having either spencer or jewitt in,thoughts??also no nero for us??

Ditto. Fortunate enough to be able to have a leisurely build up to the game during the afternoon too.

We'll be in Halifax from today and staying over till wednesday just so we can make sure we're well hydrated ready for the game lol

I'm just going to get drunk and do naked laps around the pitch.

Have absolutely no idea how this will go! Brain says another smashing but God only knows! Always love a trip to the Pink Link Stand though.

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HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS -24.......10/11

SALFORD CITY REDS +24......10/11

TIE: 16/1

Now, I'm going to sound really dim here, but as I don't gamble I suppose it's no real surprise that I don't quite understand what those odds are telling me. Let's see. So, if Salford lose by less than 24 points, you win 10% of whatever your stake was? Ie, put £10 on, Salford lose by saaaay, 16 points, you win a £1 and get your stake back too? Close?

If you backed Salford +24 for £10 then yes you would win, IF they don't lose by 23 or more, losing by 24 exactly would equal the draw, although I'm not sure the bet is for BIG punters like you? For a £10 stake you would return £19.09

10 x 21 (10/11) divided by 11

The popular bets on these odds are £55 to return £105 or £110 to return £210, I would say most people back the team given the handicap thus Hudds to win by 25 or more!

Cheers for that although now my brain hurts... Think I'll stick to psychology.

Yeah! Got it. In effect, the bookies predict we're gonna get beaten by more than 24 points and are happy to give is that amount of points as a head start. A means of evening up the contest in terms of betting. Got it... Surely we won't get beat by that many?

Cheers for the explanation.

I often see the Demmys around Salford. You can tell it's them from the personalised number plates on their Bentley/Roller (one's got a Bentley, one's got a Roller).

I often walk past the bookies near us, and none of the people in there look like they've ever been within 100 yards of a Bentley/Roller with personalised number plate, nor ever will be.

The bookies know what they're doing.

Red Preacher, the simplest was to understand those odds is that if you put £11 on Salford +24, and the bet wins (i.e. Salford lose by less than 24), you'll win £10 and get your stake back.

Precisely why I never gamble. My interest stems from an essay I wrote yesterday that included the 'gambler's fallacy.' That and there's a Billy Hill's across the road from my new house. Indeed, as you say, no Bentley or Roller drivers in there this morning.