All The Money Comes For Carlton In Sportsbet AFL Betting

Punters are convinced that Carlton’s injury worries will cost them in round 1, with more than three times the amount of bets placed on Richmond compared to the Blues for this Thursday’s blockbuster with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

After opening at $3.00 in January 2012, the Tigers were once as long as $3.75 for the round 1 clash. However with Carlton’s ever growing injury list, the Tigers have firmed from $3.20 to $2.60 in the last week.

Carlton still remain favourites, but have drifted from $1.35 to $1.50 as a result.

“Carlton have been the short price favourites since the market opened, but the punters have seen value in the Tigers and when combining that with Carlton’s injuries, all the money has been on Richmond,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

“Carlton still look like one of the teams to beat this year, but the punters think the Tigers are getting them at a vulnerable time and given the trend of betting, could start even shorter by the start of the match.”

In other round 1 betting, Hawthorn continue to be the punters choice against Collingwood, shortening to $1.70 despite being the $2.20 underdogs when the market opened in January. Collingwood are now clear outsiders at $2.15.

Port Adelaide have also been given some hope on the eve of the season, moving from $3.30 to $2.90 with the Saints drifting from $1.34 to $1.42.

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2012 AFL Betting Round 1

Prices in brackets from 19 March
$1.50 Carlton Blues (out from $1.35)
$2.60 Richmond Tigers (in from $3.20)

$1.70 Hawthorn Hawks (in from $1.80)
$2.15 Collingwood Magpies (out from $2.00)

$1.42 Melbourne Demons (in from $1.44)
$2.90 Brisbane Lions (out from $2.80)

$1.25 Adelaide Crows (steady)
$4.00 Gold Coast Suns (steady)

$1.70 Geelong Cats (steady)
$2.15 Fremantle Dockers (steady)

$1.85 Essendon Bombers (steady)
$1.95 North Melbourne Kangaroos (steady)

$1.66 West Coast Eagles (steady)
$2.22 Western Bulldogs (steady)

$1.42 St Kilda Saints (out from $1.34)
$2.90 Port Adelaide Power (in from $3.30)