South Africa break English hearts and Liverpool keep their record alive – it’s the Daily Spread Betting Roundup. But how much could you’ve won?

Springboks spoil the party – England vs South Africa
Securing their 8th-ever win over New Zealand in the semi-finals, there was maybe the feeling that England had already done the hard part. After all, South Africa had lost to the All Blacks and only narrowly got past Wales in the last 4.

Well, Eddie Jones and co. were in for a nasty surprise. Unable to score a single try, England eventually lost 32-12, failing to get revenge for their 2007 final defeat in France.

Heading into the fixture Spreadex were offering an England/South Africa Point Supremacy spread of 5-8 – sell that, and you would have bagged 25 times your initial stake. The caginess of the final also meant selling a Total Tries spread of 3.3-3.6 could have got you 1.3 times your original bet.

Though he couldn’t surpass Josh Adams as the World Cup’s top scorer, Makazole Mapimpi nevertheless got his 6th try on Saturday in the 66th minute. Anyone who bought a Try Minutes spread of 12-15, then, would have won 51 times their initial stake. Similarly, backing Cheslin Kolbe, who compounded England’s misery in the 74th minute, at a spread of 9-12 could have won you 62 times your original bet.

Oh, and if you’d backed South Africa from the very beginning, and bought at an Outright Index spread of 60-64 on the eve of the tournament, you would have won 36 times your opening bet.

Reds kept their record alive (just) – Aston Villa vs Liverpool
It looked, for a good while there, that Liverpool’s unbeaten domestic record was about to come to an end. Aston Villa held onto their unlikely lead from the 21st minute, thanks to summer signing Trezeguet’s first goal for the club.

And then Andy Robertson headed home in the 87th minute. AND THEN, in the dying moments of the game, Sadio Mane nodded into the back of the net, robbing the hosts of a much-needed win and preserving Liverpool’s 6 point lead at the top of the table.

Thanks to the Reds using their heads, anyone buying a Headed SMMs spread of 56-66 was rewarded with 201 times their original bet due to a make-up of 267.