2015/16 Hound football predictions/punt...

I understand from recent communications that I'm to organise this year's collective football predictions/punt - therefore...

My thoughts;

• last year's was a shambles!
• the odds were ludicrous and we were almost all out after the first two 'hurdles'
• this year's should be more realistic and structured so as to maximise the chances of some sort of return

 

Accordingly I suggest;

• five predictions
• each prediction to be the winner of a top domestic European league of your choice (see below for the list of all 'premier' leagues covered by Bet365)
• entirely up to the individual which league/winner they choose
• bet to be placed as a 'Super Yankee', i.e. overall bet broken down into 26 individual, smaller, bets covering each of the possible combinations of 'win'
• stake to be decided by each individual according to their means/confidence
• people can choose straightforward 'five-fold' bet if they prefer

The 'Super Yankee' option should maintain interest in our respective punts for pretty much the entire season.  Keep it as straightforward as you want - England, Scotland, Spain, Germany and France - or go as diverse as you want - Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, Wales and Denmark. 

 

For example;

1 England - Man Utd @ 5/1

2 Spain - Real Madrid @ 13/8

3 German - Bayern Munich @ 1/10

4 Holland - Ajax @ 6/4

5 Wales - TNS @ 4/9

 

As a five fold that returns at 58.43/1 but you get one prediction wrong and you get nothing.

 

As a 'Super Yankee' at £0.10 per stake (£2.60 total outlay) it returns as follows;

Wins         Odds          £££s

1/2           14.75/1       1.57
1/3           5.60/1         0.66
1/4           13.25/1       1.42
1/5           7.66/1         0.86
2/3           1.88/1         0.28
2/4           5.23/1         0.62
2/5           2.79/1         0.37
3/4           1.61/1         0.26
3/5           0.58/1         0.15
4/5           2.43/1         0.34
1/2/3        16.32/1       1.73
1/2/4        36.40/1       3.74
1/2/5        21.75/1       2.27
1/3/4        14.67/1       1.56
1/3/5        8.53/1         0.95
1/4/5        19.58/1       2.05
2/3/4        5.85/1         0.68
2/3/5        3.17/1         0.41
2/4/5        8/1              0.90
3/4/5        2.77/1         0.37
1/2/3/4     40.14/1       4.11
1/2/3/5     24.02/1       2.50
1/2/4/5     53.03/1       5.40
1/3/4/5     21.64/1       2.26
2/3/4/5     8.90/1         0.99
1/2/3/4/5  58.43/1       5.94

 

By way of another example;

Austria - Rapid Vienna @ 7/4, Denmark - FC Copenhagen @ 7/10, Ireland -  Dundalk @ 1/6, Portugal - Benfica @ 6/4 and Turkey - Galatasaray @ 7/4 comes in at 36.49/1

 

List of 'premier' domestic leagues covered on Bet365;

England, Scotland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Holland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Russian, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey & Wales

Those who were interested could possibly choose to add a sixth variable into the mix - I would suggest the winner of Euro 2016 - but to cover all the options as per the 'Super Yankee' idea above means 57 smaller, constituent bets - giving rise to the name the 'Heinz' - meaning the minimum stake would be £0.10 x 57 = £5.70

Any questions/suggestions then comment below for a response...