Wednesday's Market Moves

Last updated: 2nd July 2008

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Murray - 33/1 for more five-set drama.

Sky Bet have produced a variety of special markets following the announcement of the opening fixtures of the Blue Square Conference.

Newly relegated teams, Mansfield Town and Wrexham, are 33/1 to go straight back up to League Two next season.

It's 6/1 for any team to accumulate a hundred or more points; a feat achieved by last season's champions Aldershot and 7/1 is quoted for any side to score a hundred or more goals.

10/1 is quoted for Cambridge once again to lose in the play-off final this season.

Tour de Force!

Sky Bet are offering a wealth of markets ahead of the start of the Tour de France on Saturday, including 2/1 for British sprinter Mark Cavendish to win two or more stages.

It's 5/4 for 'Cav' not to win a stage, 4/7 to win at least one and 14/1 for him to win the green jersey.

In March, Cavendish and his partner Bradley Wiggins took the Madison title at the Track World Championships in Manchester and Sky Bet quote 5/6 for them to go on to win gold in this event in Beijing.

The Manxman is 25/1 with Sky Bet to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

Treble chance

Following the completion of the qualifiers for the Las Vegas Desert Classic, Sky Bet are offering a special enhanced treble on Thursday's matches.

It's 12/5 for Barneveld, Lewis and Manley all to win.

Defending champion Raymond van Barneveld gets his campaign underway against England's Matt Clark and is 1/6 to progress through to the second round.

Adrian Lewis faces a difficult first round match against PDC newcomer Robert Thornton and it's 4/6 for Lewis to win and 11/10 Thornton.

Peter Manley who won this tournament in 2003 takes on Steve Maish and it's 1/2 for Manley to progress and 6/4 Maish.

Sky Bet are also offering their customers a free bet on Friday's matches if you place a bet on the leg betting in any of Thursday's matches.

Saints Stride on

St Helens' mid-season surge has seen their winning streak extend to 12 consecutive matches in the Super League and Sky Bet quote 7/4 for Saints to remain unbeaten for the rest of the regular season.

Double-chasing St Helens are 100/30 to win both the Challenge Cup and the Grand Final, with the Rhinos also quoted at 100/30 to win both titles.

Leeds travel to Wigan on Friday and Sky Bet are offering odds on whether the two teams' kickers will be successful at their first attempt at goal.

It's 1/6 for Pat Richards to score at his first attempt (7/2 not to) and 2/5 for Kevin Sinfield's first kick to go between the sticks (7/4 to miss).

Sky Bet have also produced a special market on players to score in their next three matches.

Bradford's Paul Sykes, who scored for the fourth consecutive match last week, is 9/2 to extend that run to seven games.

Hamilton to hit back

Lewis Hamilton will be looking to bounce back in front of his own fans this weekend in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Sky Bet have released a numbver of markets surrounding how he performs, with him 5/2 to take victory in the McLaren, 1/3 to finish on the podium and 10/3 to set the fastest lap.

Some more novel betting oppotunities see him priced up at 25/1 to receive a drive-through penalty and 40s for retirement after a crash with Kimi Raikkonen.

More Murray Magic?

Andy Murray is 33/1 with Sky Bet for more comeback heroics against Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon.

That is price for the Scot to come from 2-0 down and beat the Spaniard when they meet on Centre Court in their quarter-final encounter.

Murray is 13/2 to do the reverse and race into a 2-0 lead while he is 14/1 to progress against the number two seed in straight sets.

Nadal remains the heavy favourite at 1/5 with Sky Bet to make the last four with Murray on offer at 10/3.