Offshore Oscar’s picks Mar-21, 22 – Roma/Juventus too close to call

By: Offshore Oscar | March 20th, 2009

Another great weekend as we hit two of three propositions, and now our total is heading back toward its peak from a month ago. Those who said that my picks sounded like they were coming from someone in the Special Olympics of Gambling really hurt my feelings, so it’s nice to prove once again that just participating isn’t enough. It’s all about winning.

Original bankroll: 1,000 units
Last time’s bankroll: 1,491.2 units

Last time:
1 – 40 units on Sunderland to win at 2.20 – Final 1-2 – LOSS
2 – 40 units Real Madrid to win at 2.00 – Final 2-5 – WIN
3 – 40 units Hibernian to win at 2.50 – Final 1-0 – WIN
Profit/loss = +60 units
New bankroll: 1,551.2 units

This week’s Offshore Oscar plays:

1 – Everton seem to have righted the ship after a bad spell, they cleaned Stoke City’s clock last Saturday and they travel south this Saturday to face Pompey in the lunchtime match. Portsmouth drew at a weak Boro side and will have their hands full with Everton’s in form strikers.

40 units Everton to win at 2.62 (so a win gets us back 104.8 units)

2 – Wolves and Birmingham City have been good to us before in the Coca-Cola Championship and we hope to keep rolling with them this weekend. They both still need to keep winning for an automatic promotion to the EPL and face weak opposition on Saturday. Wolves travel to Nottingham Forest while the Blues host Norwich City.

40-unit win parlay Wolverhampton at 2.15 into Birmingham City at 1.70 (so if both win we get back 40 x 2.15 x 1.70 = 146.2 units)

3 – The big match up of the weekend in Serie A is at Olympic Stadium in Rome where 6th place Roma host second place Juventus. Juventus looks to have secured a spot in Europe, while Roma is still fighting for 4th place. Juventus won 2-0 at home in November, but this match should be more closely contested.

40 units on the Roma-Juventus draw at 2.90 (so a draw gets us back 116 units)

Odds from willhill.com