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Will Tiger win the Australian Masters at Kingston Heath? To back or lay, that is the question!
With Tiger Woods firmly on his feet in Melbourne, and preparing to tackle 18 practice holes at Kingston Heath on Wednesday, the question on punters' lips is simple - to back or lay?
The Australian Masters is a traditionally tough tournament to punt on. Laying favourites has been tricky and one or two big odds chances usually sneak into the top five.
But this year, with Tiger Woods on the prowl, betting has been thrown into chaos, but it's your chance to snare some amazing value.
Let's check out the Betfair screen for the Australian Masters - Winner market:
Tiger has been installed as a short-price favourite to win the Australian Masters at Kingston Heath
Here is a quick Betfair market:
Tiger Woods - $2.64
Geoff Ogilvy - $13.50
Adam Scott - $22
Michael Sim - $19
John Senden - $28
Aaron Baddeley - $30
Mathew Goggin - $38
Rod Pampling - $34
Instantly, I see Tiger Woods as massive value for LAY punters. Yes he is the world's greatest golfer, but Tiger has not played in Australia since 1998.
He has not seen the sandbelt-style Kingston Heath course until today and will only have a few rounds of practice before Thursday tee-off.
I'm not suggesting he can't win, but his fair value is around $4. LAY early and then close your position when Tiger's odds balloon after a few errant holes.
Tiger's weakness is on the drive, and Kingston Heath does not allow any room for error off the tee. Any sideways movement and there is countless bunkers waiting to gobble up the golf ball.
Adam Scott is big value at $22, he's returning to form and join Ogilvy as the two main threats to Tiger's title. Goggin at $38 is also worth a punt.
But LAY Tiger Woods early and make a healthy profit.
- Glen Atwell
Tiger Woods, the world's first billionaire sportsman, has landed in Melbourne to play some serious golf at the Australian Masters
The world's greatest ever golfer, and first billionaire sportsman, Tiger Woods has landed in Melbourne and is ready to take favouritism into the Australian Masters on Thursday.
Woods spent Tuesday playing nine practice holes and will play the full 18 at Kingston Heath tomorrow.
A crowd of 7000 saw Woods' trademark drive launch balls into orbit today.
If you're betting on the Australian Masters, is Tiger Woods a back or a lay?
He is $2.65 on Betfair to win the tournament, despite having not played on the tricky sandbelt for many years.
Stay tuned to Sport Talk for betting tips in the coming days.
- Glen Atwell
Combat of Giants: Dragons
PSP
$49
7/10
Squarely aimed at the younger generation, Combat of Giants: Dragons is a straight-forward fly and fight DS game.
At a price that will see it stuffed into many stockings this Christmas, Combat of Giants involved choosing one of four families of dragons, customising your beast, then flying around a world battling others and collecting gems.
Gamers can choose between fire, ice, wind and earth species and can pick between colours and attacks.
It is Pokemon inspired, but don't go deleting your level 20 Squirtle just yet, because Combat of Giants is not nearly as complex.
Most of your time will be spent flying, enduring random battles that are easily won and earning gems.
It looks pretty good and sounds OK. The cut scenes are boring and text can't be speed up with the push of a button, which drags things out even longer.
Combat of Dragons won't be much fun for the over 16 crowd, but the ankle-biter DS gamers should get a kick or two out of Ubisoft's latest offering.
- Glen Atwell
If you love the game, you will love FIFA 10 - it's the best soccer simulation to date.
Last year, EA managed to convert countless Pro Evolution Soccer fans to wear FIFA's shining halo, with FIFA 09
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Players of massively multiplayer online games (MMO) usually fall into one of two categories: The veteran and the casual gamer.
And the recently released Aion, an online only game, will definitely appeal to both
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Spring Carnival is here again and punters are salivating at the generous promotions up for grabs. Casual gamblers may not realise it but Australian booking companies have a love affair with gambling themselves - gambling away their profits!
Australian bookmakers are the biggest punters of all, writes Sandra Hajda
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September 22nd 2009 04:57
The last Saturday in September has arrived, and the 2009 AFL Grand Final is set to be a corker.
Undeniably, the two best teams this year won through for the right to win the AFL Premiership
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September 14th 2009 11:28
Music on the Playstation 3 is fast becoming Sony's ace up the sleeze, as gamers and listeners turn to the shiny black box for their daily rhythmic fix.
VidZone, a downloadable application that allows PS3 owners to stream more than 13,000 tracks for free, has become a staple on hard drives and at house parties
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So the Bombers and Blues are gone. The Bulldogs flopped, and Collingwood was choked to death.
I love September
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