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Mitchell Pearce will be the New South Wales halfback for Game 1 of the 2012 Origin series says online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au who’ve installed the Rooster at $1.12 to get the nod.

Next in the market is Broncos number seven Peter Wallace at $5.00 while Dragons veteran Ben Hornby is priced at $21.

“We’re supremely confident Ricky Stuart will stick with Mitchell Pearce,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said. “He did well in 2011 and when on song can control a game.”

“Peter Wallace is a roughie with the Broncos playing so well but we reckon Pearce will be Ricky’s man for Game 1.”

Penrith Panther Luke Walsh has also been included in the market but is given little chance at $101.

Sportsbet.com.au has also framed a market on whether Todd Carney and Pearce will be the five-eighth and halfback combination for Game 1, pricing it at $2.10.

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Who will be NSW halfback in Game 1 of 2012 State of Origin series?

$1.12 Mitchell Pearce
$5.50 Peter Wallace
$21 Ben Hornby
$101 Luke Walsh

$2.10 Todd Carney play 5/8 and Mitchell Pearce to play halfback in Game 1

Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has opened the St. George Illawarra Dragons as the $1.60 favourite for Friday night’s clash with the Newcastle Knights ($2.35) and installed the Bulldogs as the $3.30 outsiders against the undefeated Melbourne Storm ($1.33).

Manly have also been installed as short-priced favourites in Round 7 of the NRL, opened at $1.22 to account for the Gold Coast Titans ($4.25) while the Sharks are at $1.50 for their clash with the Parramatta Eels ($2.50).

“It’s not often a Des Hasler coached side is priced at $3.00 or more but the Storm are simply on fire and playing them in Melbourne is the toughest task in the game right now,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

“The Dragons are also tough to beat at WIN Jubilee and will be keen to bounce back from their loss to the Sharks so we’re tipping them to account for the Knights while Cronulla will brush past the Eels for win number five.”

The Wests Tigers have been installed at $1.65 against the Panthers ($2.25) while the South Sydney Rabbitohs have been opened as the $2.50 outsider against the Warriors ($1.50).

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NRL Betting Round 7 Head-to-head

$1.60 St. George Illawarra Dragons
$2.35 Newcastle Knights

$1.35 Brisbane Broncos
$3.15 Canberra Raiders

$1.33 Melbourne Storm
$3.30 Canterbury Bulldogs

$2.00 Sydney Roosters
$1.80 North Queensland Cowboys

$1.22 Manly Sea Eagles
$4.25 Gold Coast Titans

$1.53 New Zealand Warriors
$2.50 South Sydney Rabbitohs

$1.50 Cronulla Sharks
$2.55 Parramatta Eels

$2.25 Penrith Panthers
$1.65 Wests Tigers

Cronulla Shark Todd Carney is now the outright favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to be named NSW five-eighth for Game 1 of the 2012 State of Origin series.

After opening at $6.00 on Tuesday last week, Carney has firmed into clear favourtism at $1.90. St. George’s Jamie Soward was opened as the short priced favourite at $1.50 but has drifted out to $3.50.

The New Zealand Warriors James Maloney has been the biggest mover, into $6.00 from $17 while Jarrod Mullen (out to $8.00 from $5.50) and Terry Campese (out to $51 from $10) have drifted significantly.

“Carney is playing outstanding football and clearly out played Jamie Soward on Saturday night and has deservedly moved into favouritism,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

“If he keeps this up he will be in the number 6 jersey on May 23.”

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Who will be NSW five-eighth in Game 1 of 2012 State of Origin series?

(prices from Tuesday 3 April)
$1.90 Todd Carney (in from $6.00)
$3.50 Jamie Soward (out from $3.50)
$6.00 James Maloney (in from $17)
$8.00 Jarrod Mullen (out from $5.50)
$51 Terry Campese (out from $10)
$26 Any other player (steady)

Despite talk the Central Coast is now in contention to be the location of Sydney’s second airport, leading online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has kept Badgerys Creek as the $1.80 favourite to be the destination.

Nepean (Western Sydney) remains close behind at $2.10 while the Central Coast comes in next at a distant $11.

“There has been endless amounts of talk and speculation but we still think Badgerys Creek will get the nod,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said. “Some parts of the Central Coast will be happy with the market and some won’t be but we feel they’re not in it right now.”

Bankstown and Richmond are also priced at $11 while the small town of Wilton in the Macarthur region is considered a $21 chance.

Next in the market is Windsor at $26 with Newcastle the rank outsider at $51.

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Location of Sydney’s Second Airport Betting

$1.80 Badgerys Creek
$2.10 Nepean (Western Sydney)
$11 Bankstown, Richmond, Central Coast
$21 Wilton
$26 Windsor
$51 Newcastle
Location must be announced by December 31, 2012 or all bets refunded.

While Hayden Quinn is still favourite, reality TV stars Nathan Jolliffe and Johnny Ruffo have emerged as real contenders to take out this year’s Cleo Bachelor of the Year title, both firming from $101 into $9.00 (Jolliffe) and $16 (Ruffo) with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

With both Jolliffe and Ruffo being heavily promoted for their upcoming appearances in Celebrity Apprentice and Dancing With The Stars respectively, there has been significant interest in the pair from punters.

“Nathan and Johnny have been popping up on our TV screens quite often as Celebrity Apprentice and Dancing With The Stars get closer. This has obviously helped their chances as they have been the biggest movers since the market opened and look to be legitimate threats,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

On the other hand, Quinn has drifted slightly from $2.75 to $3.00 as has second favourite James O’Connor from $3.00 to $3.50.

Other big movers have been Channel 9’s Clint Stanaway into $26 from $101 along with radio personality Daniel Gawned and the Herald Sun’s Wes Hosking, both also into $26 from $101.

And while GWS recruit Israel Folau may be struggling to get a kick, he has been tipped to have better luck in the competition, firming from $81 to $26 to win the competition.

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2012 Cleo Bachelor of the Year Sportsbet Betting

(Prices in brackets from Monday 19 March)
$3.00 Hayden Quinn (out from $2.75)
$3.50 James O’Connor (out from $3.00)
$4.75 Sharrod Wellingham (in from $5.00)
$9.00 Nathan Jolliffe (in from $101)
$16 Ben Swift (in from $101)
$16 Johnny Ruffo (in from $101)
$16 Lachlan Cosgrove (in from $101)
$17 Bernie Vince (out from $16)
$21 David ‘Wolfman’ Williams (steady)
$26 Clint Stanaway (in from $101)
$26 Daniel Gawned (in from $101)
$26 Israel Folau (in from $81)
$26 Wes Hosking (in from $101)

Hawthorn may still be $4.25 flag favourites but Geelong have been given some hope of defending their title after yesterday’s win over the Hawks, firming from $5.50 to $4.50 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

Collingwood have also held firm at $4.50, while Carlton have emerged as genuine contenders at $6.50.

With all the focus on the Victorian teams, the West Coast Eagles continue to fly under the radar and have firmed from $13 to $7.50.

“All the money has been on the Hawks, but the Cats showed that they can still match it with the best and could have one more crack at the flag left in them,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

“There are a few teams who could think they deserve to be the flag favourites. It’s great to see so many teams with a genuine chance, giving plenty of value as it appears to be an open race.”

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2012 Sportsbet AFL Premiership Betting

Prices in brackets from Monday 2nd April
$4.25 Hawthorn (out from $3.40)
$4.50 Collingwood (out from $4.25)
$4.50 Geelong (in from $5.50)
$6.50 Carlton (in from $7.00)
$7.50 West Coast (in from $13)
$17 Fremantle (out from $15)
$21 Adelaide (steady)
$26 Sydney (in from $31)
$41 St Kilda (steady)
$67 Essendon (out from $51)
$101 North Melbourne (out from $81)
$151 Richmond (out from $101)
$151 Western Bulldogs (out from $101)
$151 Port Adelaide (out from $101)
$251 Brisbane (out from $101)
$501 Melbourne (out from $101)
$501 Gold Coast (out from $251)
$1001 GWS (steady)

With Facebook snapping up Instagram for a reported $1 billion dollars this morning, speculation has arisen as to what other companies might be in their sights, with social media platform Pinterest the hot favourite at $2.00 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.
Blog Spot is next in the market at $2.75, with You Tube also given some chance at $5.00.

Other companies that may also appeal to Facebook include Twitter ($8.00), Mobenga ($11), LinkedIn ($14) along with Myspace ($21).

Google, seen as Facebook’s biggest competitor, have been given long odds of $51.

“While the purchase of Instagram could be a one off, they may have a few other platforms in their sights in an attempt to gain an even further stranglehold on the world of social media,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

“Many of the features on Pinterest could be easily transferable onto Facebook, while we think Google would be too big for even Facebook to take on.”

With Myki still seemingly proving too much for Metro Trains to handle, they have also been included in the market at $101 for Facebook to take them over.

“Myki is still a bit of a mystery and it seems to always have some problems. If anyone can work it out maybe it will be Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook team!”

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What will Facebook buy next?

(Market open until April 2013. All bets refunded if no purchase is made in this time)
$2.00 Pinterest
$2.75 Blog Spot
$5.00 You Tube
$8.00 Twitter
$11 Mobenga
$14 LinkedIn
$21 Myspace
$51 Google
$101 Metro Trains

All eyes will be on Lot 200 at this week’s Inglis Sales and online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au is tipping the half-sister of Black Caviar and All Too Hard could fetch in excess of $2.51 million.

Sportsbet.com.au has opened a market on what the highest price paid for any of the yearlings for sale this week will be, with a price tag of between $2.51 million and $3 million the early $2.80 favourite.

A sale price of more than $3.5 million has been given some chance ($4.20), while the outsider in the market at $14 is for no sale to break the $1.5 million barrier.

“There are some great yearlings up for grabs, but Helsinge has proven to be an outstanding broodmare and her Redoute’s Choice filly is set to go for a huge price,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

What will be the highest price paid for a Yearling at the 2012 Inglis sales?

$2.80 $2.51 million to $3 million
$3.70 $2.01 million to $2.5 million, $3.01 million to $3.5 million
$4.20 Over $3.5 million
$9.00 $1.5 million to $2 million
$14 Under $1.5 million

Jason Day may have pulled out of the US Masters due to injury but those who backed him with sportsbet.com.au can still enjoy their Easter break, with the online bookmaker refunding all bets placed on the Aussie golfer to win the tournament.

“Our patriotic punters who got behind Jason Day shouldn’t have to suffer because of his unfortunate injury, so we are more than happy to refund their bets money so they can enjoy their Easter break,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

With the tournament still underway, Rory McIlroy looks like the one to beat at $4.00, with Lee Westwood next in the market at $8.00, while Phil Mickelson is also in the hunt at $11.

Tiger Woods has now drifted out to $31 after his second round dummy spit, while Aaron Baddeley is Australia’s best hope at $41.

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US Masters Updated Betting

$4.00 Rory McIlroy
$8.00 Lee Westwood
$11 Phil Mickelson
$14 Bubba Watson
$16 Sergio Garcia
$17 Jason Dufner
$20 Louise Oosthuizen, Matt Kuchar
$25 Fred Couples
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$31 Tiger Woods
$41 Aaron Baddeley