Take on the tipsters record: Sporting Life vs Sky Bet

By Sporting Life

16:59 · TUE September 17, 2024

Every week the Sporting Life tipping team of Tom, Jake, Jimmy (and sometimes Joe) go head to head with Sky Bet in our new column - Take on the tipsters.

The lads send their weekend selections to the Sky Bet traders, who have free reign to decide which tip they want to take on and provided a boosted price.

This article tracks the rivalry, keeping you up to date with how the tipsters are getting on against the bookie.

Overall P/L = +10.65pts

Round 5 = +2.2pts

✅ Jake: 2pts Both teams to score in Man City vs Brentford (15:00) BOOSTED to evens on Sky Bet
❌ Jimmy: 1pt Donovan Pines to score anytime in Stevenage vs Barnsley (15:00) BOOSTED to 12/1 on Sky Bet
✅ Tom: 2pts Real Madrid to score 2+ goals vs Real Sociedad (20:00) BOOSTED TO 17/20 on Sky Bet
❌ Treble: 0.5pt BTTS in Man City vs Brentford, Pines to score anytime and Real Madrid to score 2+ goals BOOSTED to 50/1 on Sky Bet

Round 4 = +4pts

✅ Jimmy: 2pts Hannibal Mejbri to be carded in Burnley vs Blackburn (12:30) BOOSTED to 11/4 on Sky Bet
❌Tom: 1pt Middlesbrough to score 3+ goals vs Cardiff (12:30) BOOSTED to 3/1 on Sky Bet
🤝 Jake: 1.5pts Tomas Soucek to commit 2+ fouls in West Ham vs Manchester City (17:30) BOOSTED TO 6/4 on Sky Bet (VOID)
❌Treble: 0.5pt Majbri carded, Soucek 2+ fouls committed and Middlesbrough to score 3+ goals BOOSTED to 40/1 on Sky Bet

Round 3 = -7pts

❌Tom: 2.5pts Mainz to score 2+ goals vs Union Berlin (14:30) BOOSTED to 11/8 on Sky Bet
❌Jake: 3pts Daniel Munoz to commit 2+ fouls in C Palace vs West Ham (15:00) BOOSTED TO evens on Sky Bet
❌Jimmy: 1pt Ben Wiles to score anytime in Huddersfield vs Shrewsbury (15:00) BOOSTED to 6/1 on Sky Bet
❌Treble: 0.5pt Munoz 2+ fouls committed, Mainz to score 2+ goals and Wiles to score anytime BOOSTED to 33/1 on Sky Bet

Round 2 = +6.95pts

✅ Jake: 1.5pts Diogo Jota to score anytime in Ipswich vs Liverpool (12:30) BOOSTED TO 13/8 on Sky Bet
❌ Tom: 1.5pts Derby 6+ corners vs Middlesbrough (12:30) BOOSTED to 6/4 on Sky Bet
✅ Jimmy: 1pt Ben Wiles to score anytime in Huddersfield vs Stevenage (15:00) BOOSTED to 6/1 on Sky Bet
❌ Treble: 0.5pt Jota and Wiles to score anytime, Derby 6+ corners BOOSTED to 40/1 on Sky Bet

Round 1 = +4.5pts

✅ Tom: 1pt Pascal Struijk to score in Leeds vs Portsmouth (12:30) BOOSTED to 6/1 on Sky Bet
❌ Jimmy: 1pt Hakeem Odoffin to score anytime in Exeter vs Rotherham (17:30) BOOSTED to 6/1 on Sky Bet
❌ Double: 0.5pt Struijk and Odoffin both to score anytime at BOOSTED to 50/1 on Sky Bet

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