Another Cricket World Cup collapse for England, a Brazilian fiesta and a tense Super Rugby quarter-final all feature in Spreadex’s weekend spread betting roundup.

Sri Lanka shock hosts England – Cricket World Cup
For the 2nd time this tournament, England were shocked by a side that, on paper, they were expected to brush aside. Yet, just like in their match against Pakistan, the World Cup hosts were shown up by their underdog opponents, beaten by Sri Lanka despite chasing a meagre 232.

So unfancied were the Lions that they went into the group stage fixture at a Sri Lanka to win match spread of 7.6-12.5. Given that market makes up to 100, anyone backing a classically English capitulation could have made 87.5 times their initial stake.

Brazil pummel Peru 5-0 – Copa America 2019
Maybe compensating for their goalless draw against Venezuela – a result that saw the hosts booed off the pitch – Brazil topped Copa America Group A with a 5-0 pummelling of Peru (who still reached the last-16 thanks to being the best-ranked 3rd-placed team).

No. 5 Casemiro kicked things off in the 12th minute, quickly followed by no. 20 Roberto Firmino and no. 19 Everton at the half hour mark. Just after the break no. 13 Dani Alves then made it 4, with no. 10 Willian adding an unnecessarily nail to the coffin in the final moments of the game. Why are the players’ shirt numbers being listed, you might ask? Well, the Goals x Shirts make-up came in at 335 compared to an opening spread of 135-152, leaving you with 183 times your initial stake.

Bulls neutered by Hurricanes (eventually) – Super Rugby Quarter-Finals
Jordie Barrett ended up being the key differentiating factor between the Hurricanes and the Bulls during Saturday’s Super Rugby quarter-final, his 2nd half penalties helping the Wellington side edge it 35 points to 28. Multiple those scores together and you get a Match Multi-Points make-up of 980; compare that to an opening spread of 636-687, and you end up with 293 times your initial stake.