It's a humble Tuesday evening Salmons, but let not the dullest of days dampen the possibility of a couple of small but good looking investments.
Salmon followers are already on Andy Murray in the Men's Australian Open, and so far he looks in super form. Let's switch to the Women's draw now and get behind Kim Clijsters, who looks an absolute shoo in. She was available at 6/4 a few days ago and amazingly can still be backed at prices just short of that figure. She should have no trouble seeing off Radwanska in the semis, and on doing so is likely to be odds on for the final. She has to be backed at 5/4 to win outright.
As keen Villa fans at Salmon HQ, the sight of Darren Bent netting on his debut on Saturday evening was precisely the tonic required to revitalise our interest in the Premier League season. The Villans can be backed at 13/10 to continue their recent better form by putting a weak Latics side to the sword this evening. OK, Villa aren't the best away from home and have shipped plenty of goals this season, but they always create chances and against a Wigan team that have been whipping boys this season, I see no reason not to back Aston Villa to win.
On the subject of Villa, I couldn't help but flick through the end of season markets to see if there was any value in backing the Claret n Blues for a sudden upturn in fortunes. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that they can be backed with Stan James at a staggering 20/1 to finish in the top 6. They have work to do, but with current sixth place residents Sunderland having a very tricky run in and other challengers looking inconsistent at best, it could be worth chancing Houllier to come good and lead Villa to their fourth consecutive 6th place finish. On Betfair, they are half the price SJ are offering and a token shrapnel bet could prove to be more than just fun.
Kim Clijsters (Women's Australian Open) 5/4 Bet365 [2 points win]
Aston Villa (to beat Wigan) 13/10 Bet365 [1 point win]
Aston Villa (Top 6 finish) 20/1 Stan James [0.5 point win]
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