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Ireland v Italy Betting is One Sided Affair

Ireland take on Italy at Croke Park in Dublin, in the opening game of the 2010 Six Nations Championship knowing that their winning run in the tournament should continue unabated.

Grand Slam winners in 2009, Ireland could not have a better fixture to start of their defence in this new campaign and are massive favourites to win the match by a ‘country mile’. One bookmaker, Bet365 has the Irish as 1/100 odds on to win the match, whilst others are being far less generous and quoting them at around 1/33. Bet365 also offers 16/1 about an Italian win and 50/1 for the draw.

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Obviously the markets for punters to concentrate their efforts and their money on is the handicap and winning margin markets, where better value can be found for specific bets. For instance BET365 are offering the following handicap bet; 10/11 on a -21.0 Ireland score and a +21.0 Italy score, with the draw at 16/1.This clearly represents much greater value than betting on the simple outright win market.

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The two teams have met 10 times since Italy joined the Six Nations in 2000 with Ireland winning comfortably every time, particularly when on home soil. It is why rugby punters should consider the Winning Margin market as an alternative to the handicap. We think Ireland will win this match by at least 25 points and have noted that Bet365 are offering odds of 13/2 for Ireland to win by between 26-30 points and 11/2 for a win by 21-25 points. At these odds these bets are well worth getting involved with and making some money from. We have listed several Winning Margin alternatives below for further consideration

2010 Six Nations Latest Betting

Match Betting

1/100 Ireland
16/1 Italy
50/1 Draw

Winning Margin Market

Ireland 13+ - 4/11
Ireland 1-12 – 9/4
Ireland 16-20 – 5/1
Ireland 21-25 – 11/2
Ireland 26-30 – 13/2
Ireland 31-35 – 8/1
Ireland 36-40 – 11/1

Odds Provided by Bet365

Posted: Thursday, 4th February 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: six nations, croke park, ireland, italy, bet365,

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