Another frustrating innings for England, play-off confirmation for Wigan and a Swiss spectacle from Man City all make our Daily Spread Betting Roundup.

But how much could you have won?

Same old England... – 2019 Ashes 5th Test
Though better than many of their innings this Ashes – it has lasted longer than a day, at least – there was still a familiar sense of dissatisfaction at the end of the 1st day of the 5th Test, England ending the session at 271-8.

Joe Denly was the first casualty, caught out for just 14 runs. Even at a muted opening Runs spread of 32-37, that’s still 18 times your initial stake if you had predicted another early exit for the Kent batsman and sold at that price.

More disappointing was Ben Stokes. The hero from the 3rd Test turned also-ran in the 4th, he could only scrape together 20 runs at the Oval before being caught by Nathan Lyon. Compare that to an original spread of 40-45 and any sellers could have made 20 times their initial stake.

Wigan secure 2nd place – 2019 Super League
The Warriors confirmed their place in the Super League’s play-offs qualifying final on Thursday night, beating Castleford 26-8. That means the Tigers need Hull FC to lose against league leaders St Helens on Friday to ensure that they also progress to the next stage of the competition.

Though Wigan’s win was expected – it was their 12th victory in 13 games – the extent of their triumph still left room to make a bit of money. Buying a Wigan/Castleford Points Supremacy spread of 1-4 in the moments after the visitors had gone 0-2 up would have netted you 14 times your initial stake.

Lugano lashed by Man City – 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League
Man City almost guaranteed their place in the last-16 of the Champions League with a massive 7-1 victory in Switzerland. The English side had gone 1-0 up in the 26th minute, only for it to be cancelled out just before the break. A penalty minutes after the restart reasserted their lead, before 5 games in the final 25 minutes gave way to that incredibly lopsided score line.

It also meant the Total Goal Minutes market rocketed to 515. Take away an admittedly high starting price of 214-229, and that’s 286 times your opening stake.