La Liga and F1 Bets 9 March 2023

 

No Serie A or Ligue 1 bets tickled my fancy this time around.


La Liga

I’ve laid Sevilla to win at home versus Almeria at 1.73. The two sides are equal on points, and while Almeria’s away form has not been strong (just three draws, hence not backing the away win) the odds are too short on a home win. Both sides have a poor recent record.

Also backed Real Betis to win away at Villareal at 4.3. Very similar deal, though higher up the table and with both sides in good form. The difference is that while Villareal are solid at home, Real Betis has had a lot of away wins this season.


My La Liga bets have been rather poorer post-computer crisis. We’ll see if this continues. I’ve decided to take a break from the Bundesliga for a while at least.


Formula 1

In addition, there are some F1 bets worth considering, and one clear tip. One race is not enough to have a rock solid view but it obviously gives a lot of insight into car performance.

Red Bull are fine on their tyres and significantly faster than everybody else at this stage. Perez was over a pit stop clear of Alonso in Bahrain. The Mexican can be backed on Ladbrokes at 7 each way (third the odds top 2) and, in my opinion, this is worth backing as he's highly likely to finish 2nd.

There's also a laundry list of Ladbrokes specials, most of which are awful, but two are worth weighing up. Verstappen at 15+ wins at 3.5 is perhaps the more appealing. I think he had 14 last year, but that season started with him DNFing. Not enough races yet to be firm on reliability but both cars ran without a problem last time.

Perez is 2.5 to be the winner without Verstappen over the course of the season. Perhaps a little too tight, but worth a mention. The only solid bet I'm making and tip I'm offering is Perez at 7 each way in Saudi Arabia.


Morris Dancer


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