Best Of Bets

Day: 29 October 2021

  • Paul Gascoigne tipped for I’m A Celebrity after a flurry of bets come in

    Featured in Daily Mirror.

    The latest contestant to be rumoured to appear on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here is former footballer Paul Gascoigne, as a flurry of bets come in.

    The popular show is set to return to our screens later this month but the celebrity line-up has not yet been announced.

    Stars including Una Healy, Jade Thirlwall and Richard Madeley are tipped to be setting up home in Gwrych Castle in Wales – but will Gazza be joining them?

    A BestofBets.com spokesperson said: “It’s well known that Gazza has been close to signing up to the hit show previously but because of concerns that he hasn’t been in the best shape, he’s had to back out. But in the last 24 hours, his odds has taken a nose-dive from 14/1 down to as short as 5/2, so this may well be the year when Gazza takes on Wales.

    “No doubt that Gazza is a big attraction for producers, as he has been for the last few years, but the ex-England, Spurs and Rangers star would most definitely provide some great entertainment, as he did on the Italian version of the hit show.”

    I’m A Celeb will be returning to Wales for the second year in a row due to coronavirus restrictions.

    ITV have been playing teaser adverts for the past couple of weeks, confirming that the show will return this month.

    Ant and Dec have been dressed as knights as they revealed they would be returning to Wales for the 2021 series.

    During the ads the pair discussed new trial ideas for the upcoming series.

    They joked about eating ‘two pig’s testicles’ instead of the usual one in the eating trials, with other trials expected to be tougher than ever.

    The end of the trailer said: “Here it shall be more gruelling than ever.”

    The official start date is thought to be Sunday, November 21.

    Louise Redknapp is one of the top celebrities to be entering the castle with odds of 2/1.

    Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall is rumoured to be going into the castle

    Coming in at second most likely to be on the next series is ex-Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing with odds of 5/2 and then Love Island’s Maura Higgins at 7/2.

    Thoughts that Maura will be joining the show come after her recent break up from her boyfriend Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice.

    Coming in at the least likely to take on the castle is radio host Nick Grimshaw along with presenter Maya Jama.

    This year’s series will be the 21st season with it being renewed until at least 2022.

    There are usually around 22 episode each series which would mean the king or queen of the castle will be announced in December some time before Christmas.

    Last year Giovanna Fletcher was crowned the winner on December 7 but the show started slightly earlier on November 15, so this year might run on a bit longer.

  • Tottenham vs Manchester United

    Without being too harsh, both Tottenham and Manchester United have had better days than what they did on Sunday; although the manner of United’s defeat most likely overshadowed how disappointed and low Spurs were feeling following their loss.

    But regardless of any amount of lack of goals, or even shots, from Spurs last weekend, that’s put into insignificance by United’s horrific 5-0 home thrashing by hated rivals Liverpool, which could, and should, have been much, much worse. But it was bad enough for Sir Alex Ferguson to pay a visit to the training ground this week, although it’s doubtful that even his hairdryer treatment would make a difference to this United squad at this point in time.

    United have collected just one point from their last four league games and the knives are well and truly out for the Norwegian boss, which is hardly surprising, and his odds suggest he’s the next manager to get sacked (currently leading the sack race at 2/5 with William Hill). However, rumours have it that Ole has been given three more games to turn things around; meanwhile, his counterpart in the home dugout Nuno Espirito Santo also finds himself under serious pressure, as he’s currently fourth in the sack race at 14/1.

    As expected, following a result as damaging as Man United’s, the price for Ole’s men to grab three points at Tottenham’s stadium this weekend continue to drift; having originally been priced at 11/10 they’ve experienced a 6% swing and find themselves around the 17/12 mark with BetVictor, yet they’re remain the favourites as Spurs find themselves at 2/1 outsiders; and although Spurs haven’t had a much better run than Man United, they’ve won three out of their four home games this season and beaten Man City at home.

    So while the ‘big six’ may no longer be a viable term in terms of quality of the teams, considering these two teams are currently six and seventh in the league, with Spurs just a point ahead of United, an overarching theme, betting-wise, so far this season has been the shortening of the draw in the games involving the traditional ‘big six’. And given the turmoil these two sides are in at present, it’s not surprising that the odds for a draw on Saturday have gone from 11/4 at the beginning of the week to just 2/1 with SBK; and we may see these odds getting even shorter as we get closer to game day.

    But the value betting-wise could be on a home win and for both teams to score, with United surely set to have a go after the week they’ve had at 9/2 with William Hill.

    As for players. Cristiano Ronaldo who had a goal disallowed in last week’s disaster against Liverpool, but he’s still clearly United’s main threat and is 13/10 with BetVictor to score in the capital. Meanwhile, Harry Kane who’s been labelled disappointing this season, despite scoring 10 times in 16 games, is set to make the most of a disjointed Man United defence and he’s 29/20 to score Saturday.

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