If you look at the long term Currie Cup markets the best book looks pretty healthy and is you assume that the Lions and Griquas cannot win it you are betting into an 89% book.

There must be some value there but I am still very confused as to who I fancy to win?

Basically pulled square for the weekend in the rugby punting and I will take that.

I got the Bok game badly wrong again. Pumas, Griquas and Cheetahs ariving for me. And then I continue to get the WP caps wrong. So far in the Sportspick comp I have 3 incorrect calls and they are the 3 games WP have played so far this year.

Looking forward to this weekend's handicaps. RB, a 21 point start to the Cheetahs will be awesome! I would put everything I own plus my fiance on the Cheetahs on a 21 point handicap!

You think I am out with my Sharks -21? 

Interested to see the bookies pricing up. Love spotting the early value and almost got a full house last week! Enjoying the CC this year. Will let you know my views on the caps once they come out, think its best the forum does not "guess" the handicaps before the bookies price up.

Sharks outright in to 15/10 on Voltbet now. They are also out with their handicaps which are as follows:

Leopards +12.5
Pumas +28.5
Sharks +3.5
Lions +7.5

Agree with you Logan, also taking a punt that Brent Graham will go high on Pumas shirts 

Problem with these 25+ handicaps is that if the team is winning by 20+ with 5 minutes to go, they are not going to give a fully loaded tackle as the game is won already (Case in point was those bladdy Province chops against the Leopards last weekend)

Here are my fancies
Pumas +29.5
Griquas -10 (The Griquas are 3/3 in handicaps)
Cheetahs to win (19/20 at SportsBet)
Bulls -7.5

Hey Guys. Agreed that nothing really jumps out at you on these Caps, but i am going to have a good nibble with pumas +29 and Bulls -8. Obviously a big decider will be team selection with WP and Bulls, but i fancy Province to get well ahead only to go to sleep again after the bonus point has been secured and moast subs been made, thus allowing the Pumas to get within the 29 mark. And as with Popgun, lets hope we can call the WP cap right for the first time!! Also, with the Bulls key players back in I also fancy them to give the Lions another lesson!! 10 or more..

Sharks vs Cheetahs always a tough one to call, and i would wager that this game will also come down to the wire. gut feeling though, home ground advantage will be the decider, and Cheetahs to win narrowly!!

Tri Nations Preview Up http://www.goodforthegame.co.za/rugby/t … aland.html

I am leaning towards the Aussies at +9 but I like RB's advice in the Rugby Podcast (click link below) of waiting for the overs unders quotes to come out and then perhaps going unders given the reported state of the pitch. http://gftg.podomatic.com/entry/2010-07 … 2_48-07_00

I have posted Brent's previews and I don't think he is going to be popular http://www.goodforthegame.co.za/rugby/c … night.html

He likes Griquas but is waiting for points and shirts quotes and makes WP -26.5 his Currie Cup bet of the weekend.

Leopards backers ...

"Leopards fullback Jean Tiedt and loose forward RW Kember have been suspended for one week after both players were found guilty of foul play after being cited during Friday’s Currie Cup match against Western Province in Potchefstroom"
Full Story on http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/cc/news/2555400.htm

Sharks Team below. Abit worried about the center pairing but sharks have a power bench so think they will take this one but not by much...

Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Stefan Terblanche (captain), 12 Patrick Lambie, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Steve Meyer, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Keegan Daniel, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Ross Skeate, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Patric Cilliers.
Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Eugene van Staden, 19 Willem Alberts, 20 Jean Deysel, 21 Ruan Pineaar, 22 Andries Strauss.

Stick 1 unit on the draw at 20/1 then BG 

Sharks/Cheetahs is the only one for me that could go either way. I am in the Cheetahs camp on Sportspicks, think it could be a game for high scoring affair with a prediction of Cheetahs 37 Sharks 36

Brent, I see you highlighted the -8.5 @ evens with World of Sport in your preview. There is still -7.5 @ 10/11 available at Voltbet. That's where I just placed 5 units on the Bulls.

Ballaholic, Im on the Bay at +10.5 at Mbet! and I pity the fool that does not like that avatar 

Go the Bay

Could not resist a small spread in Griquas match - high Griqua shirts at 57.5 for half a unit

I really fancy WP tonight and have gone high on Sup at 2 units a pop at 31. Going to wait till half time to make my shirts move,

Thanks for the tip regarding the WP handicap Brent, thankfully they redeemed themselves from last weeks disastrous scenario. I can thankfully say they have restored my faith in them once again when it comes to aiding my pocket-much appreciated! 

Looking for points in the Tri Nations game, over 44.5 9/10, WSB

mackem wrote:

Looking for points in the Tri Nations game, over 44.5 9/10, WSB

overs wrapped up before HT, you've got to be happy with that mackem!

Cheers guys, not often I can say I was home and dry at half time. 

Fancy a bet for interests sake in the Cheetahs v Sharks game which is under / over 49.5 pts. 9/10 the pair but not sure which way to go at the moment.

Brent Graham wrote:

History suggests unders when these teams play but I have arrived at July venue and with a few beers in me I will surely be buying shirts of some sort

lol Brent, will go with overs, quality on both benches so need the scoreboard to keep ticking over in the first half.

darn, had to pop out and missed bet on Sharks +, will leave it for now, maybe get involved in HT.

Looking forward to the July later, might be something In The Air...?

RuggaBugga wrote:

Lions are giving a debut to 19-year-old Baby Boks flyhalf Elton Jantjies against the Bulls.

I like the youth policy but to start this fella against the Currie Cup champs is a bit daft! They even have Carlos Spencer on the bench 
Not complaing as I have 20 Units on Bulls -7.5 at 9/10.

Make that my best bet of the weekend!
Bulls to win by 15+

Call me a liar for 1 point Bulls making the punting weekend for me !

Great work on the Sharks at 2/1 Hanrick and the spreads today Brent 

Great weekend for me on the rugby punting. Didn't have a punt on the Tri Nations test, but had bets on all the CC games and called them all correct. I ended up covering my Sharks bet (10 units at 2/1) with Cheetahs 12.5 units at 8/10 so only 7.5 units profit in that game.

My punting history suggest that I should not be betting this coming weekend. Past experiences have shown that after a good weekend I tend to give back a lot of the profits the next weekend. Looking forward to the caps though and if I see value I will strike. Come on bookies, don't make us wait so long! What happened to Mbet's early prices?