EIRCOM LEAGUE 5th to 7th August betting

**eL Bettor** · 05/08/2004, 10:51 AM

Odds from Ladbrokes: (Home - Away - Draw)

Thurs 5th Aug
9/4 Derry Evs Bohs 9/4 7.45
1/2 Bray 5/1 Dundalk 12/5 7.45

Fri 6th Aug
Evs Waterford 9/4 Longford 9/4 7.00
10/11 Drogheda 5/2 Shamrocks 11/5 7.45
7/4 St Pats 5/4 Cork 11/5 7.45
5/2 Athlone 4/5 Harps 5/2 7.45
9/4 Monaghan Evs Galway 9/4 8.00

Sat 7th Aug
9/4 Kilkenny Evs Kildare 9/4 7.30
5/2 Sligo 4/5 UCD 5/2 7.30
8/13 Cobh 7/2 Limerick 5/2 7.45

The bookies seem to have read too much into Dundalk's injury worries. They are unbeaten in 7 games and did well against Athlone last week with a number of youth players. Bray meanwhile have gone 3 games without a win, including a shock home defeat to Kilkenny in the cup and are absolutely no value here at 1/2, with 4 players missing. Dundalk are definitely worth a punt IMO @ 5/1 as they bid to close within 3 points of the top 4.

Any more opinions?

**pete** · 05/08/2004, 11:15 AM

I presume those odds are listed in home, away, draw order?

**Schumi** · 05/08/2004, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by pete

I presume those odds are listed in home, away, draw order?

$hite, I think you're right. I was thinking 5/2 on us to beat Sligo was very good.

**Terry** · 05/08/2004, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Schumi

$hite, I think you're right. I was thinking 5/2 on us to beat Sligo was very good.

likewise, I though we were 9/4 to beat monaghan

**eL Bettor** · 05/08/2004, 1:42 PM

yes they are in 12X order.
Otherwise you'd be looking at 4/5 or EVs for a draw and that wouldn't make sense now would it?

**macdermesser** · 05/08/2004, 3:18 PM

Paddypowers odd were not so generous for the Dundalk game .. 4/1. But going on what you said, it does seem worth a couple of euro .. perhaps trying to catch it with something else.

Drogheda seem to be one of the form teams at the moment .. but I wonder would betting on a draw against Rovers be worth the gamble too. 11/5 seems quite generous.

**pete** · 05/08/2004, 5:01 PM

Limerick @ 7/2 looks good value as they only lost in Cup on penalties?

**eL Bettor** · 05/08/2004, 7:22 PM

Yeah there's never a whole lot between Limerick and Cobh, so they may well pick up their 2nd win of the season here.
Harps to beat Athlone looks solid enough also after de Town's defeat to Dundalk last week.