Peringkat akhir BPL: 1. Liverpool 2. Chelsea 3. Man Utd 4. Arsenal 5. 6. 20. Everton
Wkwkwkwkwwkwkwk --- On Thu, 8/14/08, Ari Muladi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Ari Muladi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [BolaML] Siapa Juara EPL 2008-2009? To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, August 14, 2008, 6:49 PM MU dan Chelsea banyak diunggulkan di pasar taruhan akan menjuarai EPL musim ini. Tabloid Bola kemarin juga sedikit lebih menjagokan Chelsea akan menjuarai EPL. Liverpool sepertinya sulit untuk menjuarai EPL kalau lihat line up squad nya, tapi cukup mampu kalau cuma untuk batu sandungan mengalahkan team yang masuk kategori 4 besar, kecuali lawan MU biasanya Pool sudah kalah sebelum bertanding. Banyak yang memprediksi Pool akan melewati Arsenal, tapi pasar taruhan masih lebih menjagokan Arsenal. Chelski Scolari's Chelsea are a good punt to end Ferguson's Premier League run * Dan Roebuck <http://www.guardian .co.uk/profile/ danroebuck> * The Guardian <http://www.guardian .co.uk/theguardi an> , * Friday August 15 2008 Opinion among bookmakers is rarely divided on something as high profile and exposed as the ante-post market on the Premier League, but ahead of this weekend's kick-off in the English top division an intriguing development on the exchanges has thrown up an opportunity for punters. Usually, prices offered by the fixed-odds bookmakers echo what is happening on the likes of Betfair but this is not always the case when it comes to certain long-term markets. With the traditional bookmakers, Manchester United are the favourites with every firm, with the best price available 6-4 (general). However, on Betfair, the champions were trading at 2.96 (just shy of 2-1) at lunchtime yesterday. Chelsea, meanwhile, were the market leaders on the exchanges at 2.82 (slightly bigger than 9-5) but are general second-favourites with the high-street layers at 15-8 (Coral). Changing a price on hundreds of coupons in thousands of shops generally is not done. Therefore, on the eve of the Premier League season, last season's runners-up look the best bet to win the title. Only two points separated United and Chelsea - a gap that could easily be closed if the Londoners' squad stays fit. Revealingly, not one Chelsea player started more than 28 league games last term. Luiz Felipe Scolari has brought in Deco while Jose Bosingwa has solved Chelsea's problem position of right-back and, up front, Nicolas Anelka's pre-season form has seen some layers cut his price to 12-1 to win the Premier League's Golden Boot - Coral offers the best price at 25-1. United, who are without Cristiano Ronaldo until at least late September, rarely suffered with injuries last season but even if you favour Sir Alex Ferguson's team to win the title, the chances are they will trade bigger than 6-4 at some time. Arsenal have been weakened with the summer departures of Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini and Gilberto but finished only four points behind United last season. Still, at half the price (6-1, Ladbrokes and Sky Bet) they were this time last year, Arsenal make little appeal. Liverpool are fourth favourites at 8-1 (Betfred) but, if their 0-0 draw away at Standard Liège in midweek is anything to go by, it will, as usual, take Rafa Benítez's squad half a season to gel. Sky Bet offers 2-5 the top four places will be filled by last year's leading quartet and 7-4 that any other team breaks their stranglehold. So, for those looking for a wager on a team other than United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool the place to go is the betting "without the big four" market. Here, Tottenham are the 9-4 (Boylesports) favourites with Aston Villa 5-1 (general), Everton 6-1 (general), Portsmouth 15-2 (Sportingbet) , Manchester City 8-1 (Bet365) and 10-1 bar. Promoted clubs West Bromwich Albion (5-4, general), Stoke (4-9, Betfred and Paddy Power) and Hull (4-11, Paddy Power) are market leaders to be relegated - VC Bet will lay 5-2 that they all go down. Fulham narrowly escaped relegation last season but after a number of eye-catching signings over the summer - not least Andy Johnson (80-1, general, to be top goalscorer) - there is plenty to suggest they could be the division's big improvers. On the handicap market, most bookmakers have cut either the price or the points received by Roy Hodgson's team, but Fulham are still available at 15-1 with a 45-point start with Betfred. In the speciality markets offered by the firms, the one that stands out is Paddy Power's quote of 50-1 that Deco is the first player to receive five yellow cards. The former Barcelona midfielder has hit double figures in cautions in seven of the past eight league seasons (including last year when he started only 14 games). Selections Chelsea to win the Premier League at 15-8 (Coral) Fulham +45, each way, on the Premier League handicap market at 15-1 (Betfred) Deco to be the first player to receive five league cautions at 50-1 (Paddy Power) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
