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Sky Bet Betting Blog Posted 27th October 2009 view comments

Plunge on David to rock Goliath

David Haye is attracting overwhelming support ahead of his fight against WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev in Nuremberg next month.

The 'Hayemaker' has been backed down to 9/1 (from 16/1) with Sky Be to defeat the 7 foot Russian by knockout and has also come in for support to win inside the distance, forcing Sky Bet to cut the odds to 2/1 (from 7/2).

Money is flooding in on Haye to defeat Valuev in Nuremberg.

Money is flooding in on Haye to defeat Valuev in Nuremberg.

Haye will be conceding almost a foot in height and up to four stones in weight but is Sky Bet's 1/2 favourite to take the WBA heavyweight title from Valuev (6/4, draw 25/1)

Sky Bet's boxing betting expert, Scott Springgay, said: "Our customers think history will repeat itself and David will defeat Goliath once more, but this time not with a slingshot; more like a thundering uppercut. All the money has been on Haye to win inside the distance and for him to deliver that knockout blow to bring the giant Valuev down."

To bet on Haye v Valuev, click here

Fowler 2/1 for PGA Tour victory in 2010

With back-to-back top 10 finishes in the last fortnight, Walker Cup and former amateur star Rickie Fowler has hit the PGA Tour with a bang and Sky Bet are offering odds on how the American rookie will fare on the PGA Tour next year. Fowler is a 2/1 chance with Sky Bet to win an official PGA event in 2010 (4/11 not to win an event) and 12/1 to win two or more.

Fowler's runner-up finish at the Frys.com Open has earned him enough conditional money to skip right to the final stages of PGA Tour Q-School. This week he will tee it up in Mississippi for the Viking Classic, where he is a 25-1 chance with Sky Bet to land his first PGA victory.

Sky Bet pit Fowler against Frys.com Open winner Troy Matteson in a 72-hole match bet and can't split the pair, offering 5/6 on Fowler and the same price on Matteson.

John Rhodes, Sky Bet's golf betting expert, said: "Fowler looks the real deal to me and I fancy him to win on the PGA Tour next year. At only 20 years of age, he's already making waves with endorsements, sponsorships and his Leonardo DiCaprio looks, and his golf game is equally good."

12/1 is on offer for Fowler to force his way into Corey Pavin's 2010 Ryder Cup side.

To bet on Rickie Fowler specials, click here

11/10 Big Four team fails to lift the Carling Cup

The 4th round of the Carling Cup gets underway today and Sky Bet are offering their customers a host of football betting opportunities.

In recent times, the Barclays Premier Big Four have dominated the Carling Cup, winning a total of 6 titles from the last 9 competitions. It's 4/6 that one of the Big Four (Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal or Liverpool) lifts the trophy this season.

11/10 is quoted for a team from outside the Big Four to lift the title and 100/30 is on offer for Harry Redknapp's Tottenham side to reach their third consecutive final.

With only three teams from outside the Barclays Premier still left in the competition, it's 50/1 for Barnsley, Peterborough or Scunthorpe to become the first team since 1991 from outside the top flight to lift the trophy.

Barnsley face the toughest fixture of the three when they host the defending champions Manchester United, live on Sky Sports 2 from 7:45pm. It's 6/1 for Barnsley to pull off a major upset and overcome United, with Alex Ferguson's men 1/2 to win in 90minutes (3/1 Draw).

Peterborough are 9/2 to win away at Ewood Park (4/7 Blackburn & 3/1 Draw) and Scunthorpe, who were defeated by Peterborough 3-0 at the weekend, are 14/1 to overcome Manchester City (1/6 Man City & 6/1 Draw).

In a match bet on who will progress the furthest, Manchester United are evens to progress further in the competition than their rivals City (8/11).

To be on the Carling Cup, click here

Ferdinand 4/1 to leave Manchester United

Rio Ferdinand's slump in form has sparked speculation that the England centre-back could be dropped by club and country and Sky Bet go 4/1 that the Red Devils' skipper leaves Manchester United during the summer transfer window.

A series of high profile blunders over the past month has prompted suggestions that Ferdinand could be past his best and Sky Bet go 4/6 that he fails to start for Manchester United against Blackburn on Saturday (11/10 to start).

Sir Alex Ferguson has even questioned whether Ferdinand can earn a place in Fabio Capello's 23-man squad for next year's World Cup, although Sky Bet still think he is a certainty to go to South Africa, offering 1/25 that he makes the squad and 8/1 that he misses out.

Ferdinand's Manchester United team-mate Michael Owen, who Capello this week branded his 'tormentor', is a 9/4 chance to force his way into the World Cup squad.

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