Newcastle United V Swansea City (17/11/12)

My Tips For The Toon V Swansea

Every match I give myself 100 points to place a few hypothetical bets on Newcastle and 100 points to place a few general football bets using the odds available from SkyBet.com.  I then compare how the two sets of bets perform and analyse whether it's better to bet with your heart or your head.

Last week my run of four consecutive profitable weeks came to an end for my Newcastle tips, so hopefully both myself and Newcastle will get back to winning ways against Swansea...

Full Time Result:

10 points on Newcastle at 1.83

Hopefully Swansea will play a more open game than West Ham did which will hopefully suit us a bit more, but at the same time with only one win from our last six league games and Swansea having only one defeat from their last five, it would be a mistake to bet big on a Newcastle victory.  My tips this week are therefore going to be follow a trend of cautious optimism with a degree of safety built in.

Both Teams To Score:
30 points on Both Teams To Score - Yes at 1.73
Swansea have conceded in their last nine league games while we've conceded in our last six, so both teams to score looks to be a decent bet.

Under/Over 2.5 Goals:
20 points on Over 2.5 Goals at 1.80

Double Chance:
20 points on Newcastle Or Draw at 1.25

Half With Most Goals:
10 points on First Half at 3.0

Half Time Result: 
10 points on Newcastle at 2.38


My general football tips are on a run of three consecutive profitable weeks, so to see how my predictions compare, here are a few tips on some of the other games being played over the weekend...

Arsenal v Tottenham - Full Time Result:
15 points on Draw at 3.75

Liverpool V Wigan - Double Chance:
20 points on Wigan Or Draw at 2.63

West Brom V Chelsea - Full Time Result:
15 points on West Brom at 3.75

Norwich V Man U - Double Chance:
20 points on Norwich Or Draw at 2.63

Crystal Palace v Derby - Full Time Result:
30 points on Crystal Palace at 1.91


Despite a disappointing result last week against West Ham, each category of tips has still managed four out of five profitable weeks, so I'll check back after the weekend to see if I can continue my form.


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