I'll be posting actively on this thread aswell since ive been waiting for this series all year! The lions are a unique tour which gets me supporting players ive been cursing all year such as Joe Woresley
Having a look around there are limited markets on the first game on Sat, Royal XV v British & Irish Lions. The bookie with the most markets is
Bet365 so far me thinks. Havent spotted a try scoring market yet on this game alone so if you see one traeth gimme a shout.
The match result odds are as follows ;
British and Irish lions 1/200 to win
Royal XV 20/1
No value here, it will be a win for the lions im sure.
The handicap odds are as follows ;
British and Irish lions -32.5 10/11
Royal XV + 32.5 4/5
Tuff call, i think the bookies have got this one right. Lions have a solid team for the first game with players ichting to impress but 32.5 is a fair few points with the game at altitude. I wouldnt be risking this one
The best market i can see is the winning margin market.
Lions to win by 16-20 9/1
Lions to win by 21-25 15/2
Lions to win by 26-30 13/2
I think everyone in the rugby world will expect the lions to win this match. Geeks has gone with a tuff pack and a backline with alot of pace that will surely win this game by a few tries. These are some good odds but it is diffucult to call because we know nothing about the Royal XV
My bet for the day would be First scoring play,
Lions penalty at 6/4. You can have the try and 7/4 . With ROG kicking and the territorial game the lions are likely to play this may be a sound bet.