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Leinster v Saracens Odds: Irish side hot favourites in the betting for Heineken Cup clash

Pool Two leaders Leinster host bottom of the table Saracens at the Royal Dublin Society in their crucial Heineken Cup match on Saturday. The lunchtime start sees Leinster go in as long odds on favourites to win the match with Victor Chandler bookmakers and a win would put them within touching distance of the knockout stages. They are offered at odds of 1/10, while defeat for Saracens would almost certainly spell the end of their cup hopes for the season and they are a generous 5/1, with the draw coming in at 25/1.

Irish side Leinster top Pool Two after winning three and losing only one of their four Heineken Cup fixtures so far. They have picked up some decent results along the way, not least the 24-8 win over Clermont in their last Cup fixture. Since then it has been back to domestic action where they occupy third spot in the Magners League and came away with a hugely impressive 15-10 win over Ospreys last week. It is back to European action this weekend and they will be confident of consolidating top spot in Pool Two.

They are huge favourites for the match and it is not surprising as they have only lost two of their last 12 in the Heineken Cup and they boast the attacking talents of Cian Healy and Johnny Sexton. They have scored 10 tries in the competition so far, with Healy notching two of them, and the first score on Saturday to be a Leinster try looks good at odds of 3/1 with VictorChandler.com.

However, Leinster have been hit by the retirement of second row forward Trevor Hogan and James Heaslip is also out with an ankle injury. There is a note of caution as well as Leinster only managed to beat Saracens 25-23 in the away fixture in October, and with the Leinster winning margin of 1-5 points this time being offered at industry best priced odds of 7/1 with VCBet it is a market worth considering. 7/1 look very generous odds when you consider the last match between these two and the fact Saracens have managed to pick up two losing bonus points this season.

Saracens have had a poor time of it though in the Heineken Cup, with their 19-14 win against racing Metro in their last match the sole victory from four matches and they only have six points to their name. They are going to have to go some way to achieve a Heineken Cup quarter final spot and will be playing for pride more than anything. They are second in the Aviva Premiership at the moment which has provided some respite from European action, despite losing their last two domestic matches.

They have been boosted by the news that Charlie Hodgson will be joining for the 2011/12 season and although we think they will struggle to win this match they are well worth a look in the handicap betting market. They are at odds of 10/11 to win with the handicap at +12 points with VictorChandler.com, which looks a good handicap considering their close match against Leinster last time and their decent record of picking up losing bonus points.

Leinster v Saracens Tips

Tip #1: Leinster to win by 1-5 points @ 7/1 with VictorChandler.com
Tip #2: Saracens to win with the handicap at +12 points @ 10/11 with VictorChandler.com
Tip #3: First scoring play to be a Leinster try @ 3/1 with VictorChandler.com

Leinster v Saracens Odds

Match Betting

1/10 Leinster
25/1 Draw
5/1 Saracens

Handicap Odds

10/11 Leinster -12
10/11 Saracens +12
16/1 Draw

Winning Points Margin Odds

7/1 Leinster by 1-5 points
6/1 Leinster by 6-10 points
11/2 Leinster by 11-15 points
11/2 Leinster by 16-20 points
9/1 Saracens by 1-5 points
12/1 Saracens by 6-10 points
22/1 Saracens by 11-15 points
40/1 Saracens by 16-20 points

Odds supplied by VictorChandler.com, who provide several other betting markets for this match and all the weekend's Heineken Cup fixtures.

Posted: Friday, 14th January 2011
Author: Chris James
Tags: heineken cup, leinster, saracens, heineken cup, victor chandler,

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