Betting on Oil, Inflation Now a Crapshoot: Economist
Currently, oil prices are just as likely to rise as to fall and, consequently, there’s a 50 percent chance that recent rises in European inflation are behind us, according to Carl B. Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics.

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Markets rarely stand still and, regardless of whether they move up or down, one of the best ways to make money from them is with a binary bet (also sometimes referred to as fixed odds financial betting).  If you think that the FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares will rise over the next hour, you can use a binary bet to profit from the increase. Of course, you could alternatively create a binary bet to benefit from an expected fall in the market.

The first stage is to select the market that you want to bet on. By default the Market Type at Betonmarkets is set to FOREX and the Market to USD/JPY. Say you want to change this to place a bet on the FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares.  To do so select ‘Indices’ from the top menu and choose the FTSE 100 index (i.e. UK 100 index).  If you wanted to bet on another stock market, simply click on the drop-down menu and make your selection.

If you want to place a real fixed odds financial bet, make sure that the Currency box matches the currency that you used to deposit the funds in your account. The alternative is to have a practice run without risking any real money by selecting virtual dollars represented by the $ symbol.

Having chosen the market you want to bet on, the next stage is to decide how you think the market will move.  Some people decide by looking at the price charts to identify an important trend, whereas others prefer to check the financial news and then decide. To help you, the Indicative Market Price is shown on the right of the page, and a chart of its recent performance is displayed at the bottom.

Placing Your Bet at Betonmarkets

Say that you look at the hourly chart of the FTSE 100 Index and see that it’s entered a strong down-trend.

You decide that this is likely to continue for at least the next few hours and that you want to use a Binary Bet to make money from it.

Binary Betting: How much?

First, you need to decide how much money you want to win. Remember that the more money you want to win, the more expensive your bet will be. You can experiment by using the drop-down menus to change the winnings and see what effect this has on the cost, as shown on the pricing page. You have no commission, fees, or other charges to worry about so this amount represents the full price that you have to pay.

Say you opt to win £100.  Having identified that the market is declining, the next stage is to specify that you want to win if it falls below (rather than rises above) a certain level when the bet expires. Use the drop-down menu to select ‘lower’ and enter your target market level.  This is known as the strike price. By default it’s set close to the current value of the market, but the more you put the strike level input away the bigger the fall necessary for the bet to succeed and the cheaper the strike price becomes.

You identify a strong down-trend so you decide to move the strike price 50 points lower and set the market level accordingly.

How long?

The final stage of the process is to specify how long you want the binary bet to last. You can use the drop-down box at Betonmarkets to switch between minutes, hours, and days and use the sliding bar to set the precise duration. This combination enables you to create bets from as little as a few minutes right up to 180 days. In view of the nature of the trend you decide to set the time limit to 7 days.

The FTSE Index is trading at 4900 and you decide to bet that it will be trading below 4850 over the next 7 days. You choose to win £100 safe in the knowledge that this only costs you £29.19.

You can never lose more than the amount that you decide to bet at Betonmarkets, which is why binary betting sites offer a limited risk way to trade the markets.  The cost of £29.19 is immediately deducted from the funds in your account. If at the end of the 7 days the market does close below 54850, you win £100 and your winnings are automatically credited into your account. This means you’ve gained £70.81, which represents a return of over 243 per cent in just two hours.  Nice!

(By the way, the return of a binary bet is a standardised measure of how profitable the bet would be if it succeeds. It’s calculated as the winnings less the cost of the bet expressed as a percentage of the cost.)

Should you consider best sports betting champ as a practical money-making opportunity or cash cheat?

Like me, you’ve probably heard of online sports betting, and how the pull of gambling may have washed away so many people’s fortunes…

But sports betting systems can also be massively lucrative and rewarding to a sharp gambler… allowing you to create an extraordinary income… in far less time than what you could ever imagine!

I always look at these things with an open mind, I have tried many schemes and systems and few worked but I kept trying as is my way. The best thing to do with any betting system is read everything thoroughly and see if it’s the cash cheat for you.

Don’t try a sports betting system that you won’t enjoy doing; because you will always fail at something you don’t enjoy doing. Most systems need dedication and persistence. But there are great rewards out there if you find a system you like. There is no greater feeling than getting money for nothing. You can never get tired of winning – right?

This is the Key!

All the best sports betting systems have something in common; they all involve stacking the odds in your favour. So if you can find a betting system that can do this, then you are on to a winner!

Whether or not this can change your life is up to you. I would argue that one way or another it will. You will either enjoy yourself and make some money or be very frustrated and wish you hadn’t started it. The alternative is to do nothing! If you do nothing then you will never change your life.

Jon Morrison’s Best Sports Betting Champ

Jon’s system has nothing to do with betting on huge favourites or heavy underdogs. The system will take into consideration a number of subtle yet startling factors and circumstances surrounding each game, and determine which of them will have an exceptionally high probability of success based on those criteria.

Imagine if there was a simple, template-driven way to profit on sports… A money-making tactic so revolutionary that a complete sports and betting newbie could use it to make tens of thousands in winning profits in just a few short weeks for barely lifting a finger!

Imagine how much money you could make if you won 49 out of 50 of your bets! This betting system can do that. There are several thousand games played every season – that’s an abundance of golden opportunities for you to skyrocket your income into a full time salary. Well that would change your life wouldn’t it?

I would suggest that if you want to change your life, you will need to take an interest and try something new. This may involve taking a risk. Life is a risk everyday so without knowing it, you are braver than you think.

At CashPointMonkey.com we aim to shorten the odds for you by reviewing the best sports betting systems. After reviewing 50 of the most clicked sports betting systems we found five that really work. Of course this depends on you and how much you are willing to learn and take instruction from the professionals.

Now yeah…. I know what you’re thinking, just another scheme or sports betting system that won’t work. Check out Jon’s testimonials on his website. The other indication of a successful system is advertising. If you didn’t know; when you see adverts down the right hand side on Google, these are pay-per-click (PPC) adverts.

Companies are paying up to $10.00 per click, when you search for ‘the best online sports betting systems’ you will find lots of these adverts down the side. If none of these betting systems worked then none of the people paying $1000’s in PPC would make any money. So someone is making money somewhere, some how and clearly some sports betting systems work and what we do is find them for you.

This best sports betting system is based on American Basketball and Baseball. If you don’t like either of these sports then don’t worry there are 4 other betting systems on CashPointMonkey.com that also really work! Never give up; it’s just a matter of finding the right betting system guide for you and you can make real money!

Everybody makes a bet now and then. For millions of people now and then is every time a sports game is played. For 95% of those people, it will be a losing proposition.

The rest are those who use their heads about betting. Rather than placing a wager on their favorite teams every game, they bet on situations identified by their betting systems as having a higher probability of winning.

That’s what a betting system is. A way for the user of the system to gain an advantage in the probabilities of the outcome of a game. It’s an organized way to go about finding winning situations and betting them.

Some systems are sold online for as much as $197 and claim to win 97% of the bets. But they all use progressive betting for a three game series to get that winning percentage.

How big of an advantage are they really. Lets look at some numbers to get a clear picture .

If you are looking at a coin toss, you have a 97% chance of winning if you use five progressions. That is, double the bet for four losses. The online betting systems use a progression of three. That is, double the bet for two losses.

If you had a system that could win 2 out of 3 games, that is 66%, you would have a 97% chance of winning on a three bet progression. So the series of games averages out to a 66% chance the team will win any given game in the 97% systems.

Anybody who is looking to make money betting on sports has to have a system to find increased probabilities for a win and to control the betting strategy.

If you want to be successful as a sports bettor, you DO need a system. Maybe not a $197 miracle bet, but something that will win consistently over the course of the season.

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2-14 last year, 0-16 the year before; there’s only one way for the Detroit Lions to go…right?

One of the NFL’s most maligned teams, the Lions haven’t really had anything to cheer about since, well, the last time they made the playoffs, which was in 1999 (Sportsbook had them as a 7-point dog in that Wild-Card game, which they lost 27-13 to the Washington Redskins).

Will the Lions be Kings of the Jungle again? Let’s say that’s highly unlikely this year and the current NFL Future odds posted at online sportsbooks are evidence of that.

They are longshots to take the NFC North division, currently listed at +1400, longer shots of course to win the NFC championship (+5000) and off the charts when it comes to the Super Bowl (+20,000).

Brian Taylor, sportsbook manager at SPORTSBETTING.com, said of the early betting volume on the NFC North, they actually do have some clients who are taking a chance on Detroit in 2010.

Of all the betting action on the future bet “To win the NFC” 9% of the money is on the Lions at +1400 (a $100 wager pays $1,400 if they win).

It might be a little optimistic and a year or two early, but remember the Dallas Cowboys were in rough shape before Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin came together to lead them. And it took Tom Brady supplanting Drew Bledsoe for the Patriots to really emerge as a consistent championship caliber team.

But do the Lions have a QB that can step forward and turn this franchise around? I think they do.

Matt Stafford had a very good rookie season…as good as Mark Sanchez, despite the numbers and Sanchez’s playoff performance.

In 10 starts in his rookie campaign, Stafford threw for 2,267 yards and 13 TDs but also was intercepted 20 times as well – not the prettiest of stats but then again, look at the team in front of him.

The Lions had the worst defense in the league, in terms of yards allowed, as opposing teams amassed 6,274 yards against Detroit’s defense.

To that end, the Lions selected DT Ndamukong Suh in the first-round of this year’s draft.

If the Detroit Lions are to really make a push for the postseason though, they are going to have to improve their record against divisional opponents.

The Lions have lost 15-consecutive games to fellow NFC North teams, 0-15 straight up (SU), and have gone 4-10-1 against the spread (ATS) at the same time.

They can start to turn the tide Week 1, when they’ll open the regular season in Chicago against the Bears. SPORTSBETTING.com has the lines up for Week 1 games and the Lions are currently listed as 7-point underdogs.

Looking at the numbers, Detroit is only 3-8 SU in their last 11 overall against the Bears and they aren’t much better against the spread at 4-7 ATS. In their last 20 when listed as underdogs of 8-points or less, they are only 4-16 SU and 5-15 ATS.

That said, I like the Lions plus the points in the opener.

I expect them to take a big step forward in 2010, winning six or seven games, maybe more.

Gambling Online – The Saints closed out a magical season by bringing home the Vince Lombardi Trophy and now all eyes turn to basketball (or most eyes), as the pro and college schedules really heat up now.

The LA Lakers are still the odds-on faves to win another championship at online sportsbook. They currently have NBA Future odds on them of +150 at SPORTSBETTING.com, followed by the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics, both at +300.

Tuesday’s lineup

Let’s look at Tuesday night action.

Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers

Chicago Bulls small forward Luol Deng didn’t practice on Monday, suffering from tendinitis in his right shoulder, according to ESPN but is expected to be ready for the team’s game against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.

It’s a good thing as Deng is second only to Derrick Rose in team scoring, with an average of 17.9 points a game.

The Bulls are 1.5-point road ‘dogs for that game and the Total at 201.

Chicago has struggled mightily in its last 20 games in Indiana, going 3-17 straight up. However, worth noting is the Bulls are 9-4 against the spread in their last 13 road games.

In the Bulls’ last nine games overall, it is 6-3 ATS, with six Unders in that time, and in their last nine when underdogs of 2-points or less, they are 6-3 SU and ATS.

Over/Under Alert: The tilt against the Pacers is the first of back to back games for the Bulls and in their last 12 such situations, they have recorded 2 Overs and 10 Unders, including six Unders in a row.

Early wagering action leans to the home team Pacers, with 66% of the action.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Portland Trailblazers

The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to be one of the most improved teams in the NBA.

Last year the Thunder were 23-59 straight up and this year they are 29-21 SU through 50 games and their betting numbers are even better — Oklahoma City is 31-19 against the spread.

The Thunder play the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday and are mere 1-point road underdogs with the O/U at 191.

Oklahoma City have been absolutely money for bettors on the road. They boast a mark of 18-7 ATS in their 25 road games this season and more impressively is a sterling 15-5 ATS mark in their last 20.

Over/Under Trends: In Oklahoma City’s last nine games when listed as an underdog of 2-points or less, they have a record of 2 Overs and 7 Unders.

Good luck with your basketball handicapping.

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With a tip of the hat to Yogi Berra, it’s “deja vu all over again” as the 2010 NBA Championship is set to tip off.

Just as they did two seasons ago, the storied Boston Celtics and LA Lakers will represent their respective conferences in this year’s NBA Final. LA is looking serve a cold dish of revenge, as they were dumped 4-2 in that 2008 Final.

This time around, online sportsbooks have the Lakers as the series favorites, listed at -175 while the Celtics are +155 underdogs.

So where’s the money going and is there any good value in betting on the series.

Let’s look at some betting numbers of note for this matchup:

Boston has been a healthy play for the sports betting public the last few weeks, posting a 7-2 mark against the spread in their last nine starts.
They’ve also been covering at an impressive clip on home court, going 7-2 ATS the last nine times they’ve played in front of the hometown faithful.

Over/Under bettors might want to jot down that in the Celtics last 11 games overall, they have recorded 3 Overs, 7 Unders and 1 Push.

As for the Lakers, they are 10-2 SU in their last 12 overall, but for bettors, keep in mind they have not paid off very well at the STAPLES Center in their last 20 games, only going 7-12-1 ATS (but they are 17-3 straight up in those 20 starts).

The Celtics owned the Lakers the last time they met in the finals, going 4-2 SU but they were even more dominant when it came to against the spread numbers as Boston covered in every single game of that 2008 championship (6-0 ATS).

Celtics’ Injuries:
Despite the few days off that both teams have enjoyed prior to the start of the championship series, both teams are less than 100 percent.

Most notable amongst the banged up Celtics is starting point guard Rajon Rondo.

Rondo is suffering from muscle spasms in his back but he expects to be ready for opening tip-off on Thursday.

“I’m about 67 percent today,” quipped Rondo to ESPN.

“I won’t be 100 percent by Thursday, but I’ll be like 94.7.”

While Rondo says he will be somewhere close to 100 percent for the opener, the same probably can’t be said of Lakers center Andrew Bynum.

Lakers’ Injuries:
Bynum has been playing for a bulk of the postseason with slightly torn meniscus in his right knee and had the problem area drained on Tuesday according to reports.

Bynum will have to undergo offseason surgery and despite having the area drained, he told ESPN that it doesn’t feel any better.

“I think I just need to fight through it until we get the surgery done,” he said.

“This is the last hurrah; this is the last show, so I’m ready to give everything.”

Going into Game 1, SPORTSBETTING.com has the Lakers as a 5.5-point home favorite and the Total is set at 192.

In Boston’s last nine games when listed as an underdog of 6-points or less, there have been 6 Overs and 3 Unders.

The Lakers are only 3-6-1 ATS in their last 10 when favored by 6-points or less.

Early betting action has been pretty even, with 57% of the volume coming in on the Lakers.

I’ve made a small series wager on the Lakers at -175, as I think with the additions, the commitment to being tougher defensively (something that caused them issues in the 2008 loss) and a nicked up Celtic roster gives a nice edge to the Lakers.

Look for them to get some revenge and hoist the Championship trophy.

Enjoy the NBA Betting championship series.

The 2010 NBA trade deadline has come and gone and while the Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t get the Phoenix Suns’ Amare Stoudemire, like they wanted, they still were able to score Antawn Jamison from the Washington Wizards and Sebastian Telfair from the L.A. Clippers.

“We are very excited to have an experienced all-star player of Antawn’s caliber and character join us,” said Cavs GM Danny Ferry after making the deal.

“He has the ability to add a special, unique dimension to our team with a strong inside presence and the ability to stretch teams defensively, while impacting the entire court.”

As it stands, online sportsbook have Cleveland as the odds-on favorite at -110 to win the Eastern Conference and +225 to win the NBA championship.

The trade was consummated on Feb. 18 and Jamison made his debut a day later and since then, the Cavaliers are 0-2 straight up and against the spread.

After a game against the New Orleans Hornets, the Cavs will hit the road for a two-game Atlantic division swing with games against the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors.

Cleveland at Boston:

The Cavs haven’t paid off for the sports betting public in their last 10 road games, only managing a record of 2-6-2 ATS.

However, Cleveland has fared well when visiting Boston, boasting an impressive 9-3-1 mark against the spread in their last 13 (although worth noting is they are only 4-9 straight up in those games, with nine-straight losses).

Back-to-Back:

The games against the Celtics and Raps take place on Thursday and Friday, so it is worth looking at how the Cavs fare in these back-to-back situations.  Playing the front end of a back-to-back, Cleveland has only taken four out of their last 12 against the spread in this spot.

They are only 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games playing the second night of a back-to-back situation…so keep an eye on that game vs. the Raptors.

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- The Wizards didn’t make out to badly in the trade deadline either, acquiring C Zydrunas Ilgauskas and some lesser names from the Cavs and forwards Josh Howard, Drew Gooden, James Singleton and guard Quinton Ross from the Dallas Mavericks.

Washington is still a long shot to take the East at +20,000 and even more of a long shot to take the championship at +50,000 however.

The Wizards host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday and in their last nine overall games against the Grizz are 2-7 SU and 3-6 ATS with six Overs.

In Washington’s last 14 home games, they have recorded 4 Overs and 10 Unders.

Good luck with all your NBA plays.

Online sports betting is the ideal way to be able to take part in such wagering on all your favorite teams. Not all of us live close enough to a place where we can go do it in person on a regular basis. Plus, with the online process you can do it any time of the day or night. You don’t have to conform your schedule so that you get there in time to place your bet.

When it comes to online sports betting you have several choices. Make sure you carefully review what is offered so you end up signing up with a reputable website. Find out how long they’ve been around, what other people have to say about them, and what their payouts look like.

Learning online sports betting if you’re new to it is easy enough in this format. It gives you time to explore what your options are and even to learn the rules in depth. There are many sports covered but you have the convenience of betting on all of them in one place. You can also add funds to your account or make withdrawals from it in a variety of ways.

Being able to see the updates of these events as they go on is also part of online sports betting. With your account you can see what the scores are that are in progress or the finals. You can view them for various sports too just by navigating the website. Now you don’t have to jump around all over the internet trying to keep up with it all.

When it comes to online betting, make sure you understand the odds and what you are spending. If you are confused about anything contact support. The specifics for each website vary so don’t assume that you have  solid understanding of what will occur. Take the time to read the rules and regulations before you get started. This will help you to have a very positive experience from online sports betting. Otherwise surprises may come along that you weren’t anticipating which puts a damper on your fun.

Online sports betting can be a fun method though of further enhancing the experience you have during a particular sporting event. The fact that there are so many different ways to bet on the different events is also encouraging. This can initially be intimidating but as you learn the ins and outs of it you will find it has plenty to offer you.

Learn how this new and affordable Baseball Betting System, Betting on Baseball for MASSIVE Profit, will Absolutely Skyrocket your Bank Account!

Eddie “The ACE” Bradford has just released his new Baseball Betting System, Betting on Baseball for MASSIVE Profit, to the general public. These days, sports betting systems seem to be a dime a dozen and most lack quality and accurate information. The Ace has just raised the bar by launching one of the highest, if not the highest, quality baseball betting system I have ever reviewed!

The ACE has taken the “guess work” completely out

of selecting your daily matchup and has made

it easy, almost too easy, to find your pick!

In this new baseball betting book, Eddie will show you that you do not need to spend countless hours analyzing stats and data on teams and players when trying to determine which of the days matchups is the most optimal to make money on. However, he will show you where to find this vital information that somebody else has already done for you, each and every day of the baseball season, at the click of a mouse for FREE!

Once you have found your “play” of the day, you need to know how much to wager on this play. This is where “The ACE” truly leaps in front of the other sports betting system competition on the market. The Betting on Baseball for MASSIVE Profit baseball betting system will show you the exact money management strategy that took a starting bet of just $20 in 2006 and turned it in to over $160,000 of pure MASSIVE Profit by the fall of 2008! Step-by-step instructions on how to leverage every penny of your bankroll to yield the profit you have only dreamed of! The best part, he show how to make this system work on a SMALL BANKROLL! There is no need to have to start with thousands of dollars backing you!

The (7) Very Critical, Must Follow, Rules when Betting on Baseball

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I have seen a lot of good sports betting systems and way more bad ones out on the market. I can honestly say that Eddie has raised the bar and put out what I believe to be the best baseball betting system on the market today. His system is super affordable and if you win just 1 or 2 more $25-$50 bets than you did before you bought the system, you more than paid for the system in full!

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