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The State of Origin will start early at the Doomben Cup, with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au opening a market on Queensland v the rest for Saturday’s race.

Much like the rugby league Queensland are the favourites, priced at $1.50 for any of Triple Honour, Manighar, Lights of Heaven, Scenic Shot, Mr Light Blue and Wall Street to win.

For the rest of the field to win has been priced at $2.55.

“Queensland are the solid favourites for the rugby league and they look likely to get one up on Saturday as well, with the home grown talent looking to be too strong for all comers in the Doomben Cup,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

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Doomben Cup State Of Origin

$1.50 Queensland
$2.55 The Rest

Doomben Cup Betting

$2.40 Manighar (out from $2.30)
$5.00 Shez Sinsational (steady)
$5.50 Lights of Heaven (steady)
$7.50 Mawingo (steady)
$13 Foreteller (in from $15)
$15 Scentic Shot (steady)
$34 Absolutely (out from $31)
$31 Fibrillation (out from $31)
$34 Triple Honour (steady)
$34 Wall Street (steady)
$51 Booming (out from $41)
$151 Mr Light Blue (out from $101)
$151 Saint Encosta (out from $101)

The players have talked about it and online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au is tipping it will happen, installing above $50,000 as the $2.50 favourite to be the amount a player will be paid for a State of Origin appearance in 2013.

Between $40,000 and $50,000 is next in the market at $3.50 while the payment remaining at $20,000 is the outsider at $9.00.

“It will be interesting to see what impact the new broadcast deal will have on State of Origin match payments but the market suggests we’re likely to see a rise in what the players will be paid,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

The Blues continue to drift in series winner betting, now out to $2.80 while Queensland remain firm favourite at $1.45.

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Origin Wages Per Game in 2013

$2.50 Above $50,000
$3.50 Above $40,000 to $50,000
$4.00 Above $30,000 to $40,000
$6.00 Above $20,000 to $30,000
$9.00 Remain at $20,000

2012 Game 1 State of Origin

$2.70 New South Wales (out from $2.60)
$1.48 Queensland (in from $1.50)

2012 State of Origin Series

$2.80 New South Wales (out from $2.75)
$1.45 Queensland (in from $1.50)

The Queensland Reds have been installed as the $1.30 favourite by online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to re-sign star Quade Cooper.

The Western Force look to be the Reds biggest threat to keeping Cooper, priced as a $4.00 chance with any other Super Rugby club next at $7.00.

Any French Rugby club has been opened at $9.00 with any Japanese Rugby club and any NRL club both at $11.

“The Reds look to be the in the box seat to retain Cooper’s services but the Western Force aren’t too far back in the market and would love him in their team,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

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Where will Quade Cooper be playing in 2013?

$1.30 Queensland Reds
$4.00 Western Force
$7.00 Any Super Rugby club not listed
$9.00 Any French Rugby club
$11 Any NRL club
$11 Any Japanese Rugby club

Greg Inglis has been posted at $1.80 by Sportingbet Australia to break Dale Shearer’s long standing State of Origin try scoring record in game one in Melbourne.

Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said Inglis’s record of twelve tries in fifteen games meant the South Sydney star looked a certainty to break the record during the series.

“Both Inglis and Shearer are currently sitting on 12 tries and if Inglis stays on the park through the series, it looks a matter of when and not if he will break the record,” Sullivan said.

“We have him at $1.80 to score a try in the first game, $3.25 to get the record in game two and $6.25 for game three.

Sullivan said punters were expecting Queensland to dominate the series again which should give Inglis plenty of opportunities to cross the line.

“Queensland are $1.50 to win the series and they are the only team punters are interested in backing,” he said.

“The Blues are $2.60 and have been completely friendless to win their first series in seven years with some strong money coming for Queensland to win the series 3-0 at $3.85.”

Sportingbet has Queensland as dominant $1.48 favourites for game one in Melbourne with the Blues at $2.68.

WHEN WILL GREG INGLIS BREAK DALE SHEARER’S QLD ORIGIN TRYSCORING RECORD?
Sportingbet Australia market
Game 1 $1.80
Game 2 $3.25
Game 3 $6.25
Not in 2012 $5.50

New South Wales front rower Paul Gallen has been installed as the $1.50 favourite by online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to gain the most metres in the 2012 State of Origin series with his closest rivals Billy Slater and Greg Inglis at a distant $7.00.

“For him to be ahead of such players being a front rower is remarkable. You don’t often see a prop at the top of this market,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

Maroons hooker Cameron Smith has been opened as the $3.50 favourite to make the most tackles in the series ahead of teammate Ashley Harrison ($5.00) with Luke Lewis the leading New South Wales player at $7.00.

Punters interest in Queensland has continued unabated in the last 24 hours, with the Maroons firming into $1.48 to win Game 1 and $1.45 to win the series. The Blues continue to drift and are out to $2.70 to win Game 1 and $2.75 to win the series.

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Most metres gained in 2012 State of Origin series

$1.50 Paul Gallen
$7.00 Billy Slater, Greg Inglis
$9.00 James Tamou
$13 Trent Merrin
$17 Justin Hodges, Josh Morris
$23 Josh Morris

Most tackles in 2012 State of Origin series

$3.50 Cameron Smith
$5.00 Ashley Harrison
$5.50 Nate Myles
$6.00 Sam Thaiday
$7.00 Luke Lewis
$8.00 Robbie Farah
$9.00 Trent Merrin
$11 Paul Gallen, James Tamou

2012 Game 1 State of Origin

$2.70 New South Wales (out from $2.60)
$1.48 Queensland (in from $1.50)

2012 State of Origin Series

$2.75 New South Wales (out from $2.55)
$1.45 Queensland (in from $1.50)

Cowboys five-eighth Jonathan Thurston is now the outright favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au at $5.00 to take out this year’s Dally M Medal.

Thurston was out to as much as $15 six weeks ago but has now moved ahead of Copper Cronk ($5.50) and Billy Slater ($7.00) in the market.

Slater remains the punters choice though and is the best backed player to Round 11. Cronulla Sharks duo Paul Gallen ($9.00) and Todd Carney ($13) are the next best supported in the market.

“It’s no surprise that Billy Slater has attracted the most interest from punters given his start to the season but Paul Gallen and Todd Carney are quickly closing that gap,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

“The interest in Greg Inglis has also spiked in the last month while the Warriors Shaun Johnson has caught the punters eye of late too.”

Inglis was an $81 chance before the season commenced and was at $67 in mid-March but has firmed sharply into $13.

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2012 Dally M Medal winner betting

$5.00 Jonathan Thurston
$5.50 Cooper Cronk
$7.00 Billy Slater
$9.00 Paul Gallen
$13 Todd Carney, Greg Inglis, Mitchell Pearce
$17 Ben Barba
$21 Daly Cherry-Evans, Peter Wallace, Matthew Bowen
$26 Benji Marshall, Shaun Johnson

Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has installed Danny Green as the $1.36 favourite to beat arch rival Anthony Mundine should the pair face-off in the next 12 months in the light heavyweight division.

Mundine has been priced as the $3.00 outsider.

“The market suggests Danny Green is the clear favourite so it will be interesting to see who the punters come for,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

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Danny Green versus Anthony Mundine

$1.36 Danny Green
$3.00 Anthony Mundine
Fight must be at Light Heavyweight or all bets will be voided.

Rachael Leahcar has moved to the shortest odds since the market on The Voice has been open, firming from $3.75 to $3.25 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au after her last performance.

She has been the punters pick, with more bets placed on her than any other contestant, including one punter who bet $350 last week at $6.00 for a potential collect of $2100.

“She has been the favourite since day one and that performance justified her odds coming in again to the shortest we have had since the market opened,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

While Leahcar has shortened, so has Karise Eden who has moved from $4.50 to $4.00. Lakyn Heperi is next in the market at $4.50, while Darren Percival has drifted from $6.00 to $6.50.

Sam Ludeman has firmed from $1.50 to $1.43 to be the first contestant to be eliminated from Seal’s group, while Viktoria Bolonina and Matt Hetherington are both equal $1.50 favourites to be eliminated from Delta’s team.

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The Voice Winner

(Prices in brackets from Monday 14 May)
$3.25 Rachael Leahcar (in from $3.75)
$4.00 Karise Eden (in from $4.50)
$4.50 Lakyn Heperi (in from $4.75)
$6.50 Darren Percival (out from $6.00)
$10 Brittany Cairns (in from $12)
$10 Fatai Veamatahau (in from $11)
$11 Ben Bennett (out from $9.00)
$13 Diana Rouvas (out from $10)
$15 Emma Louise Birdsall (out from $13)
$17 Ben Hazelwood (in from $26)
$19 Danni Da Ros (in from $21)
$21 Sarah De Bono (in from $23)
$23 Laura Bunting (steady)
$26 Chris Sebastian (in from $34)
$26 Glenn Cunningham (in from $67)
$29 Carmen Smith (steady)
$29 Prinnie Stevens (steady)
$34 Jimmy Cupples (steady)
$41 Adam Martin (steady)
$51 Sam Ludeman (out from $41)
$67 Michael Duchesne (in from $81)
$67 Taga Paa (steady)
$81 Matt Hetherington (out from $67)
$81 Viktoria Bolonina (steady)

One Sportsbet Australia punter woke up on the r=wrong side of the ledger Tuesday morning after an abysmal performance from Carlton Blues saw them lose to St Kilda Saints 19.8 (122) to 14.14 (98).

The punter in question was so confident of a Blues result he wagered $110,000 on Carlton at $1.24 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

That hard earned is now dust after Carlton battled to contain The Saints’ small forwards with veteran sharp-shooter Stephen Milne booting four goals, while first-year dynamos Terry Milera and Amed Saad chipped in with another five between them.

The sorry punter can lament the fact that he was one of many that got the game result wrong with Sportsbet reporting that for every dollar invested on a Saints victory, $8 was being invested on Carlton.

Essendon and Adelaide continue to firm as genuine contenders to win the flag, with the Bombers into $9.00 from $17 and the Crows into $15 from $21 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

After opening at $31, the Bombers were as long as $79 after their narrow two point victory over the Kangaroos in round one and have shortened every week since.

Similarly, the Crows were given long odds of $34 when the market first opened before drifting out to $51 in late February.

“These teams weren’t given much chance at the start of the year, but with the form they have been in, they now look like real contenders and the market reflects that,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

“Obviously the top teams like Carlton and Hawthorn have taken the majority of bets, but over the last two weeks we have seen some increased betting for the Bombers and Crows with fans seemingly believing they are the real deal.”

Hawthorn still remain as flag favourites, but have drifted from $4.25 to $4.50 and may not remain as favourites after tonight’s match between Carlton and St Kilda, with the Blues currently second favourites at $4.50.

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AFL Premiership Winner Betting

(Prices in brackets from 7th May)
$4.50 Hawthorn (out from $4.25)
$4.75 Carlton (out from $4.50)
$6.00 West Coast (out from $5.00)
$8.00 Collingwood (steady)
$9.00 Geelong (out from $7.00)
$9.00 Essendon (in from $17)
$15 Adelaide (in from $21)
$17 Sydney (out from $10)
$34 Fremantle (steady)
$51 North Melbourne (steady)
$51 Richmond (in from $101)
$67 St Kilda (steady)
$301 Western Bulldogs (out from $251)
$1001 Port Adelaide (out from $501)
$1001 Brisbane (out from $501)
$NA Melbourne
$NA Gold Coast
NA GWS