UFC 78 Odds and Analysis
(odds courtesy of 5Dimes Sportsbook)

Main Event: Michael Bisping (+230) vs. Rashad Evans (-270)

With UFC 78 taking place on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, MMA fans are discussing what many are viewing as a sub-par fight card. For the second time in the last three UFC pay-per-views, the main event is a non-title bout (the first being UFC 76 where Keith Jardine defeated Chuck Liddell in the main event). This time around, it’s two undefeated 205 pounders going at it in Michael Bisping and Rashad Evans. Bisping is coming off an extremely controversial victory over Matt Hamill at UFC 75, while Evans is trying to rebound from a draw at UFC 73 against Tito Ortiz. While both men feature zeroes in the loss column, both are looking to rebound from controversy in their previous bouts with a major statement this time around.

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Futures at willhill.com

With NHL teams opening training camps this week, many people (mostly Canadians) have been looking for good places to place wagers on who the eventual Stanley Cup Champions might be. After checking on a few sites offering NHL Futures, I offer three solid bets that give great odds, and three teams to stay away from. As odd as it sounds, it seems that the UK based www.willhill.com has the most lucrative odds for hockey futures that were available.

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Here is the latest addition of the Pinnacle Pulse.. a weekly publication produced by Pinnacle Sports.

Home Field Advantage in the Premiership

One look at last season’s English Premier League table will tell you that home teams scored more goals than visiting teams (552 v 349). In fact, ever since the English Football Association formed the first ever football league in 1888, it has always been that way. QED – home teams enjoy a natural advantage over away teams.

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With football season just getting underway I figured it would be a good time for us to take a look at teaser betting. Teaser bets can be a fun way to get some extra action down on football games. Teasers also in some cases can be quite profitable but unless you know how to bet them properly you might as well spend your money on something else, because many teasers have a monster sized house edge. In this article we’ll help you to understand profitable teaser betting.

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Recognizing Value – the Key to Gaining a Gambling Edge

Risk is part of everyday life, more so than most people probably realize. From crossing theroad to the more obvious financial decisions such as buying a house, or startinga business, all involve varying amounts of uncertainty which must be considered.Gambling is the purest expression of risk, yet even when presented with a seeminglysimple choice of potential outcomes for an unknown event, such as a footballmatch, many bettors display a worrying ignorance of the concept of value andthe fundamental mathematical principals involved. In simple terms, ifa bettor cannot recognize ‘value’ they will never be a long term winner.

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