Free Bets Prove A Winner With FA Cup Watching Online Punters

By yudhi on Jun 17, 2009 with Comments 0

With the 3rd round of this year’s FA Cup now over it’s typically a time when the world and his wife continue their betting action thanks to the potential remaining for more giant-killing exploits – it would be prudent to understand who’s playing against whom, when and where, and most importantly, how their chances are rated.

By offering some instinctive gut feelings – juxtaposed with some well researched actual sporting bet odds courtesy of a selection of big online betting names – then you’ll hopefully be able to decide for yourselves just who is worth taking a punt on. Call it the housewife’s guide if you like, with a focus on free bets.

Yes, free bets. With most major online bookmakers rolling out their free bets initiatives to cover FA Cup games, there really is no better time to take advantage and sign up with one of a myriad of virtual bookies that offer a comprehensively interactive betting service 24/7. Free bets afford punters who register and create a new online account the opportunity to double their initial deposit from day one of membership, as most bookmakers match the punter’s opening investment as a usable incentive to grab and keep their attentions for the long haul.

Fresh from last Monday’s gladiatorial encounter, all eyes will be firmly fixed on Merseyside again this coming weekend as David Moyes’ re-vigorated Everton attempt to play nearest neighbours and fierce rivals Liverpool at their own game. So expect to see multi-million pound strikers in blue jinking this way and that whilst demonstrating exceptional ball skills; just before Gordon Brown admits that the Credit Crunch was all one big joke and the Met office announce a heat wave heading our way next week. Despite the Toffee’s recent endeavours, given Liverpool’s cut and thrust this season it would be a brave man to bet against the reds sealing their entry into the Fifth Round in front of the uproarious Anfield faithful.

So unfortunately for those without a scouse dialect, news of any Goliath slaying at the hands – or rather feet – of perky David’s won’t grab much of the back pages come the following Monday morning, as the centre stage of the weekend games will be dominated by the heavyweight collision of Liverpool and Everton.

Tottenham Hotspur’s imminent defeat to Manchester United might garner a few column inches mind, as despite being briefly rejuvenated under the appointment of professional East Ender Harry Redknapp, things have gone a little pear shaped in recent games. Still, you can’ rely solely on re-signed Redknappophile Jermaine Defoe to carry the fight to Stretford’s finest footballing ensemble, and ‘Arry will be hoping David Bentley will add his tup’penneth to proceedings – if not his creativity – to cause United a bit of aggro.

The Red Devils will be firing on all cylinders, with protagonist-in-chief Wayne Rooney rising to any half challenge with his usual gusto, ably assisted by the ever diplomatic likes of Gary Neville and Cristiano Ronaldo as they seek to blunt the Spurs, who find themselves offered at 7/1 on average across all markets for the unlikely win at Old Trafford.

Championship pace-setters Wolverhampton Wanderers will be crossing their fingers that Middlesbrough turn up at Molineux having forgotten to pack the ‘point’ that they’re yet to prove this season on their travels, and be hoping that blank-firing Mido will strip off his MFC tracksuit to spearhead the ‘Boro attack. At 6/4 most bookies are assuming Wolves will heap more pressure on Gareth Southgate’s under achievers.

And finally FA Cup holders Portsmouth hold out the hand of friendship to Swansea City and hope that the crafty Championship side don’t instantly twist it behind their backs in a half nelson until Tony Adam’s flounderers submit amid an embarrassing shedding of tears. Swansea could prove one in the eye for Tony Adams’ Fratton Park debonairs.