Rugby League 1-3rd April

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Rugby L'gue Match Coupon Home Draw Away
1st Apr 2011
20:00 St Helens v Hull Kingston Rovers 1.12 31.00 5.50
20:00 Hull FC v Castleford Tigers 1.61 21.00 2.30
20:00 Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors 2.40 21.00 1.57
2nd Apr 2011
19:15 Salford City Reds v Crusaders 1.25 26.00 3.75
3rd Apr 2011
15:00 Bradford Bulls v Harlequins 1.25 26.00 3.75
15:00 Warrington Wolves v Catalans Dragons 1.04 41.00 10.00
15:00 Huddersfield Giants v Wakefield Wildcats 1.04 41.00 10.00

Rugby L'gue Handicap Match Coupon Home Draw Away
1st Apr 2011
20:00 St Helens v Hull Kingston Rovers (-14.0)1.90 (-14.0)17.00 (+14.0)1.90
20:00 Hull FC v Castleford Tigers (-4.0)1.90 (-4.0)17.00 (+4.0)1.90
20:00 Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors (+4.0)1.90 (4.0)17.00 (-4.0)1.90
2nd Apr 2011
19:15 Salford City Reds v Crusaders (-10.0)1.90 (-10.0)17.00 (+10.0)1.90
3rd Apr 2011
15:00 Bradford Bulls v Harlequins (-10.0)1.90 (-10.0)17.00 (+10.0) 1.90
15:00 Warrington Wolves v Catalans Dragons (-24.0)1.90 (-24.0)17.00 (+24.0)1.90
15:00 Huddersfield Giants v Wakefield Wildcats (-24.0)1.90 (-24.0)17.00 (+24.0)1.90

Odds Paddy Power

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Looks like a real tough set of fixtures this week with no real value as far as i can see on the match betting so it looks like another for the Handicap.

After recent results Superleague has become a bit of a minefield to try and pick a winner so this week I'll have to stick to form.

I'll probably have a dabble on Saints as Hull KR have been struggling in recent weeks and I was expecting a slightly larger handicap considering Saints are at home and won't be looking to concede any more ground to Warrington , my main concern is Saint's Injury problems but they've had that for a couple of weeks now and still pulling off wins.
Saints Win -14 @ 1.90

Big game of the weekend is Leeds v Wigan, a couple of weeks ago you could have put your house on Wigan for this fixture as Leeds were so bad but they seems to have turned it around and are now getting their act together.
Wigan come into this on the back of a thumping by Warrington when they were looking pretty much invincible, it could be the kick up the arse they need to avoid complacency during this campaign and should make them come into this match fully focused hoping to not drop any more points and lose ground to Warrington.
This game is usually a tough affair but with only a handicap of 4 points I think its well within Wigans reach.
Wigan -4 @ 1.90

I'm going to have a bet on Salford too allthough I think the handicap is slightly higher than it should be, I'll have a shop around and see if i can find around -8.
The Crusaders absolutely battered Salford a few weeks back at the Millenium weekend but since then there has been a role reversal with Salford playing well in recent weeks since there new players have now settled in, whilst the Crusaders seem to have really dipped in form not having won in 5 or 6 games and losing to pretty average opposition.
Salford are the sort of side that blow hot and cold but since coach Mcrae has been sidelined with sickness they really have pulled together and made the effort , he's still not recovered yet so lets hope they keep it together for him.
Salford win -10 @ 1.90, but shop around as I'm pretty sure you can find better than that.

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Saints came in but Wigan struggled for most of the night allthough they nearly pulled of a win in the dying seconds, would have been no good for me mind as it would have tied the handicap.
Allthough they drew on the night Wigan didn't deserve anything from this match as it was a very poor showing from them, it was only Leed's tiring at the end as they had put so much into the game that let Wigan back in, if it wasn't for a couple of basic errors Leeds should have been out of sight by half time.

when you look at the result and the way the points went it looks like a cracking match, but it was very poor display from Wigan, I was impressed by Leeds mind and if they can up their fitness level and keep the like of Burrows and Sinfield injury free they could go on to have a good season.
I like the way they found Sam Tompkinsons achilles heal too with the high ball, it will be interesting to see how he fairs now other teams will no doubt try the same tactics.