What were the big Winning Bets this Weekend?

What a weekend of sport - in New York, tennis’s new queen was crowned, while in Manchester, the king retook his place on football’s throne.

There was an easy win for the odds-on favourite in the St Leger, the Premier League leaders and the big favourite in the US Open men’s singles well beaten, and a big crash in the Italian Grand Prix took out the two big favourites.

What is Emma Raducanu’s new world ranking?

Less than three months ago she was ranked in the 300s, but after the most amazing run to become the first qualifier to win a Major tennis tournament, new US Open champion Emma Raducanu is up from 150 to 23 in the world.

The final, against Canada’s Leylah Fernandez, was a scintillating affair. Any fears in the huge crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium that the occasion would get to the two teenagers were soon put to bed as they came out firing winner after winner.

It was rinse and repeat for Raducanu, following the script of her previous matches, as again she won without dropping a set, 6-4, 6-3. A 2-0 win was 11-8 with Spreadex fixed odds, while those playing the spreads profited from predicting a repeat of Emma’s semi- and quarter-final.

Total Games (22.5-23.5) again went under, the 19 make up giving sellers a 3.5 times their stake profit, and X-Courts (50-55), which multiplies each players game scores and then adds the sets, giving sellers an 8-point profit thanks to the 42 result (6x4)+(6x3).

How many Grand Slams has Novak Djokovic won?

It would have taken some kind of sorcery to predict the finalists in the women’s event, but it was the top two seeds who faced off in the men’s US Open final. However, if the finalists were predictable, the result wasn’t, as 4/11 shot Djokovic was denied the Grand Slam, and the chance to be the first to 21 Majors, by Daniil Medvedev (21/10).

While totals markets didn’t produce any big results with a 3-0 result not unexpected, the fact it was the Russian on top was a shock. The Medvedev 25:0 spread, which awards 25 points for the win and 0 for losing, was set at 6.75-8.25, banking buyers a 16.75-point profit, while sellers of Djokovic points at 130 won a massive 47 times their stake as he won only 83.

What odds are Manchester United to win the Premier League?

Two goals on a fantastic first appearance as a noisy full house sung his name, it was some debut for Odsonne Edouard for Crystal Palace, but even he would have to admit the footballing weekend belonged to Cristiano Ronaldo.

The returning king of Manchester was also on the scoresheet twice as Manchester United beat Newcastle 4-1 at a bouncing Old Trafford. As short as 23/10 for first goal with Spreadex fixed odds, spread buyers of Ronaldo markets found a more profitable way to get with their man. Buyers of Ronaldo’s PGM (Player Goal Minutes), set at 48-52, made 55 times their wager, his goals either side of half-time totalling 107, and SMM (Super Mega Minutes) buyers, set at 82-97, won 72 points. SMM doubles the minutes of the second goal and trebles any third, Ronaldo’s SMM settling at 169.

The new Premier League leaders are now 6/1 for the title.

Is Tottenham’s title challenge over?

In a weekend of winning favourites otherwise, Spurs’ perfect start to the season came off the rails with a 3-0 whipping at Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha got the party started with a 76^th minute penalty, rewarding buyers of Penalty Goal Minutes (12-15) with 61 times their bet, and Zaha PGM (11-14) with 62 times. While Edouard stole the headlines, remember players have to start for PGM and SMM bets to stand, though the number 22 did contribute to Shirt Numbers (33-36) buyers making 19 times their stake.

Who won the St Leger?

The highlight of the racing weekend was the world’s oldest Classic race, the St Leger, and it was odds on favourite Hurricane Lane that took the honours.

While fixed odds bettors cashed their 8/11 tickets, spread bettors had plenty of ways to get with the Godolphin runner. The Favourite Performance market, which awards 25/10/5 for 1st/2^nd/3^rd places was set at 15.5-17, so buyers banked 8 times their wager.

The Race index, which similarly awards 50/25/10, had Hurricane Lane at 32-35, meaning buyers won 15 times their bet, and for those backing Aidan O’Brien runners, given his record in this race, buyers of The Mediterranean (3-5) won 5 times their bet thanks to the 28/1 shot’s third place finish.

Who won the Italian Grand Prix?

There was a shock result in the Italian Grand Prix, as the two short priced favourites, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, took each other out in a crash where both were lucky to walk away.

While the two Championship leaders were left to argue over whose fault that was, Daniel Ricciardo took the chequered flag, followed home by McLaren teammate Lando Norris. Ricciardo was a 12/1 fixed odds poke before the off, and buyers of his Race spread (2.5-5), which awards 25/10/5 points for a podium finish, collected 20 times their stake.

McLaren’s first 1-2 in 11 years was music to the ears of sellers of our Multi-Finishing Position spread. This market multiplies the team’s two finishing positions together (with 12 being the maximum even for non-finishers). Sellers of McLaren’s Multi-Finishing Position at 22 made the maximum 20 times their stake as first and second place gave a result of 2.