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4 Best bets in so far but the 4 add up to a handy 36-1 (non boosted) Spanish Primera Division Monday at 02:15 Girona v Atletico Madrid Atletico Win by 2+ goals $3.20 Italian Serie A Tuesday at 06:30 Atalanta v Napoli (win) $2.10 Monday 3.15am EPL $2.00 Liverpool Win & +2.5 Goals Match Score vs Everton Monday 4.00am Bundesliga $2.75 Eintracht Frankfurt Win & +2.5 Goals Match Score vs Wolfsburg

Weekend Specials Monday 3.15am EPL $2.00 Liverpool Win & +2.5 Goals Match Score vs Everton Monday 4.00am Bundesliga $2.75 Eintracht Frankfurt Win & +2.5 Goals Match Score vs Wolfsburg

'Voodoo Lad' wins the Winterbottom in fine style ... Damien Oliver mentioned that he followed Enticing Star into the straight and then ended up going past the horse at the post in a grandstand finish. Another master ride for his 115th Group 1 winner. The horse was in last place at the 600m mark. DK Weir once again and another former multiple best bet from the 'A Day at the Races' crew. A terrific race and I reckon we'll be seeing Enticing Star in the East soon enough. Game in defeat and beat a number of good horses home. Another former best bet from the crew here in 'I'm a Rippa' won the George Moore Stakes up at Doomben leading virtually all the way ... ran a sizzling time as well. A much improved sprinter/miler to look out for.

Best Bet Rosehill Race 6 No.4 Pecans $4.40 (Win)

Opens things up for your Rams now in terms of the 1 seed Gorg ... as always, a lot can change in the NFL from week to week.

Saints in trouble ... scoreless at half time. Trailing by 10 so it isn't a large lead. Credit to Dallas though ... they have turned things around after looking like they were done a month ago

Saints, Rams, KC

Managed to find a few decent betting races for the weekend. The Winterbottom Stakes over the 1200m takes centre stage on Saturday but the focus on Sunday will turn to the inaugural running of the Jericho Cup at Warrnambool. Anyway, here are the 5 races that I picked out that might be of interest. Saturday Doomben George Moore Stakes $200k Saturday Rosehill Festival Stakes $160k Saturday Moonee Valley R7 Hcp $100k Sunday Warrnambool Jericho Cup 4600m $300k Saturday Ascot Winterbottom Stakes $1Million

That's racing DZ ... and the jockey slipped when they jumped.

'Barry' is an absolute riot ... the best show I've seen this year. Half hour episodes of the Comedy/Crime/Drama is the standard fare but it works well in that format (much like 'Homecoming' does with 30 minute episodes as well) Bill Hader is cast ideally in the lead although Henry Winkler steals the show ... the show in its first year won 3 Emmy's and was nominated for 9 other Emmy awards.

A big 2 points on offer for week 13 so get the thinking caps on chaps. Do any of us go early with the Saints or is that a trap-game? Surely KC & the Rams win but might there be an upset? One thing we know by now is that nothing is ever straightforward. Unless it is straightforward. Best of luck! Leaderboard in the comp 6 - JV7, Dr. Gonzo 5 - layzie, Dappa Dan 4 - Go the Biff, Clintosaurus, Dee Zephyr, DeeSpencer 3 - titan_uranus, Gorgoroth, Macca 2 - DemonDave Week 13 Lines with Cousin Sal | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 447)

If I was to frame the odds this week there would be a few big drifters whilst the plunge might be the on the cards with a couple! We're rapidly running out of weeks DZ. I will post up the games for week 13 directly. It's 'Moving' week coming up.

And it's good to see a number of teams with excellent D vying for playoff spots. They say that defense often wins out but the offense of KC, Rams, Saints is quite something. The teams with the best balance are probably still the Pats & Steelers whilst the D of the Chargers, Dallas & Chicago has been quite miserly but Dallas' ability to score is an issue for them. The Chargers run home isn't easy ... @ Steelers, vs Cinci, @ KC, vs Ravens, @ Denver. By contrast, Houston can win out and could quite possibly snag the 1 or 2 seed in the AFC ... vs Browns, vs Indi, @ Jets, @ Eagles, vs Jags

It's certainly an open race DZ ... reckon a few might firm in the market and others will drift. But as you said, El Mag has drawn well and the speed map has the horse running 2nd on settling down. It's also worth noting that the horse has been well supported in it's last 4 runs but given the strength of field, $7 or even $8 might become available. Maybe.

8 & 3 is a great result for the Chargers and Rivers is at the top of his game as well. QB's getting better into their late 30's is becoming the norm.

Quite a moment wasn't it. I'm not sure I've ever seen him throw an interception like that That loss could be very costly for the Steelers in terms of gaining the 1 or 2 seed in the AFC. Pittsburgh still have to play the Pats, Saints (A) & Chargers so just winning the division will be of paramount importance for them now.

There are a lot of late goals in soccer especially involving the best teams so the +2.5 Match Score as the 'extra' is a good option. But not always of course. Certain teams get it done more than others but sometimes the choices are limited so you have to take a chance. Been keeping an eye on the NBA as an option but the results in the NBA have been up and down all season. Good teams losing at home has been quite prevalent.

Dappa was the lone points scorer this week whilst the rest of us bombed out with either the Jags or Steelers (or both!) Leaderboard in the comp 6 - JV7, Dr. Gonzo 5 - layzie, Dappa Dan 4 - Go the Biff, Clintosaurus, Dee Zephyr, DeeSpencer 3 - titan_uranus, Gorgoroth, Macca, 2 - DemonDave

Yeah it's not the money lost with these multi's as the outlay is at a minimum ... it's more the missed large collect DZ. But well done on your weekend collect. I reckon we're on the right track but you always need a good dose of luck anyway. 4 from 6 with our picks this week so we're not far away.

Got both of yours up DZ ... well picked! Both mine missed but head-to-head sports bets are nearly always dicey propositions.

You'll have to logon to your TAB account to watch the replays of the 3 feature races from yesterday ... there's nothing available on youtube as yet. Ballarat Cup WA Guineas Railway Stakes

I can tell you from first-hand experience that the NFC Championship game on the road is almost worth 2 TD's or more in terms of the scoreline. Packers in the last 5 years have lost at Seattle & at Atlanta in NFC Championship games so home field does matter ... by contrast, it didn't matter in 2010/11 when GB were on the road throughout the playoffs and captured the prize. As you said, either way, you just have to be better on the day regardless. Even at this early stage it's hard to imagine the Rams not having the wild-card weekend off so you've just got to make sure you aren't rusty in week 2 of the playoffs (as GB were in 2011/12 when we inexplicably lost to the Giants at Lambeau in week 2 of the playoffs after going 15-1 in the regular season) Nothing is guaranteed but it's exciting times for your Rams.

Ha ha ha! To be fair, you've been through a mountain of pain with those Fisher-led Rams. A living nightmare for a decade - bit like the Demons so it's a double resurgence. You'll go close this year but those pesky Saints are your only stumbling block as I see it ... and New Orleans are playing lights-out.

My tips - Pats, Steelers, Packers Paging @titan_uranus @Dr. Gonzo Leaderboard in the comp 6 - JV7, Dr. Gonzo 5 - layzie 4 - Go the Biff, Clintosaurus, Dappa Dan, Dee Zephyr, DeeSpencer 3 - titan_uranus, Gorgoroth, Macca, 2 - DemonDave

And here am I thinking it was an NFL thread Should us non Ram fans start a new thread Gorg? ???