South Africa Odds On For First Test in British Lions Betting

While The British and Irish Lions are unbeaten so far in their 2009 Tour the real test gets underway next week with the first test. South Africa are the hot favourites when the much awaited Lions Test series gets underway next week. Bookie Paddy Power is offering 1/3 for the world champions to win the three match series with Paul O'Connell's men 9/4 – a price so far proving irresistible to patriotic punters. The Lions are also proving popular to win the First Test at 5/2, a game that many see as being their best chance of victory as the only match of the three at sea-level. Indeed Paddy Power are offering 5/1 for The Lions to win the First Test and South Africa to come back to win the remaining two games.

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A South Africa whitewash is just 5/4 whereas the bookie is offering 16/1 for The Lions to win the series 3-0. The last time the Lions toured South Africa was in 1997 when a Jeremy Guscott drop kick won the series – Paddy Power offer 33/1 for any Lions player to repeat the thrilling finale this time round in 2009. Paddy Power, spokesman for the bookies, said: “We traditionally fear an Irish or English win in the Six Nations due to the patriotic punt but for the Lions we've got money coming from all four countries. If Paul O'Connell's boys triumph in South Africa, the bookies will be heading for a mauling from Lions punters.”

Lions trips to South Africa have been famously bruising encounters down the years and Paddy Power is betting on which team will have most players sent to the sin-bin over the course of the series. The Lions are 8/11 favourites to South Africa's evens money for most sin bins whilst Paddy Power are offering 10/3 for two or three Lions sin bins and 12/1 for seven or more.

1st Test Match Betting

2/7 South Africa 5/2 Lions 25/1 Draw

Handicap Betting

10/11 South Africa -8 10/11 Lions +8 20/1 H'Cap Draw

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