sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:01
Event 9 - Which team will win the Championship play off final?
Options and number of selections
Sunderland - 20
Burnley - 12
Sheffield United - 8
Middlesbrough - 7
West Brom - 4*
Leeds - 1**
Coventry - 1**
Bristol City - 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
Most teams have played 33 games and all 8 selections are firmly in contention in this category
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2 of the top 4 are going to miss out on automatic promotion with at least 2 of the remainder missing out on the play offs
8 games to go and 8 selections fill the top 8 places in the Championship
2 of Leeds, Sheffield United and Burnley look to be heading for automatic promotion.
Latest odds suggest Sunderland (2/1) are favourites to win the play offs
Latest positions are
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4 games to go now and all 8 selections are still capable of winning this category.
Sheffield United have hit a patch of bad form with 3 consecutive losses to leave Leeds and Burnley as hot favourites for automatic promotion.
Latest standings are
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The bookies now have Sheffield United as favourites to win the play offs at 2/1 with Sunderland out to 9/4
Burnley beat Sheffield United earlier this week to guarantee automatic promotion for both Leeds and Burnley. Sheffield United are certain to finish 3rd and Sunderland have been 4th for ever and are now certain of their play off spot. Other selections, Bristol City and Coventry are looking good for a play off berth whilst Middlesbrough could capitalise on any slip ups and West Brom are in last chance saloon
Latest standings are
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sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 21:56
Event 8 - Which player will make the highest break of the World Championship (televised stages only)?
Options and number of selections
Shaun Murphy - 17
Judd Trump - 13
Mark Allen - 5*
Kyren Wilson - 5*
Mark Selby - 4*
Ronnie O'Sullivan - 3*
Zhang Anda - 2*
Neil Robertson - 1**
Ding Junhui - 1**
Ali Carter - 1**
Luca Brecel - 1**
Stuart Bingham - 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
The World Championship begins in a couple of days - of the 12 selected players only former champion Stuart Bingham failed to make it through the qualifiers
The first round has been completed and the highest break is 142 by Zhao Xintong who was not selected by anyone. The Crucible curse claimed another victim as defending champion Kyren Wilson failed to survive the first round; other first round casualties included Zhang Anda, Neil Robertson and Ali Carter
The highest scoring break is currently 138 by Shaun Murphy which is highly likely to be overtaken by the end of the tournament.
One of this year's contestants has been attending some of the early matches and James M's report from Sheffield included the following line
"Joe O'Connor was half a gnat's cock away from a 147. Heart was halfway to mouth"
Mark Allen rattles in a maximum 147 today which included a three ball plant to set a new high break mark. Mathematically, a 147 can still be surpassed so Mark Allen isn't yet taking the category but he could also still be equalled.
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:13
Event 12 - Which team will win the NBA Finals?
Options and number of selections
Boston Celtics – 29
Oklahoma City Thunder – 12
Cleveland Cavaliers – 5*
New York Knicks – 2*
Los Angeles Lakers – 2*
Sacramento Kings – 1**
Los Angeles Clippers – 1**
Miami Heat – 1**
Broolyn Nets – 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
The regular season will wrap up on 13th April and most teams remain in contention to extend the season beyond that.
Oklahoma City have already clinched the top seed position in the Western Conference whilst Cleveland and Boston are leading the way in the Eastern Conference
Latest positions are
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Broolyn were eliminated in the regular season whilst Sacramento failed to make it through the play in tournament.
The play offs begin this weekend and the draw is as follows
NBAPlayOffs.PNG
Top seeds from both Western and Eastern conferences, Cleveland and Oklahoma City have swept the board in the first round of play offs eliminating Miami in the process
The other six play off series remain in the balance
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 21:56
Event 8 - Which player will make the highest break of the World Championship (televised stages only)?
Options and number of selections
Shaun Murphy - 17
Judd Trump - 13
Mark Allen - 5*
Kyren Wilson - 5*
Mark Selby - 4*
Ronnie O'Sullivan - 3*
Zhang Anda - 2*
Neil Robertson - 1**
Ding Junhui - 1**
Ali Carter - 1**
Luca Brecel - 1**
Stuart Bingham - 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
The World Championship begins in a couple of days - of the 12 selected players only former champion Stuart Bingham failed to make it through the qualifiers
The first round has been completed and the highest break is 142 by Zhao Xintong who was not selected by anyone. The Crucible curse claimed another victim as defending champion Kyren Wilson failed to survive the first round; other first round casualties included Zhang Anda, Neil Robertson and Ali Carter
The highest scoring break is currently 138 by Shaun Murphy which is highly likely to be overtaken by the end of the tournament.
One of this year's contestants has been attending some of the early matches and James M's report from Sheffield included the following line
"Joe O'Connor was half a gnat's cock away from a 147. Heart was halfway to mouth"
Mark Allen rattles in a maximum 147 today which included a three ball plant to set a new high break mark. Mathematically, a 147 can still be surpassed so Mark Allen isn't yet taking the category but he could also still be equalled.
No one has got close to Mark Allen's maximum yet but he was one of the second round exits along with Ding Junhui and Shaun Murphy. I also missed Mark Selby off the list of first round exits.
The draw has panned out as Ronnie O'Sullivan and some lesser known players in the top half with all 4 quarter finallists in the bottom half being former world champions
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:01
Event 9 - Which team will win the Championship play off final?
Options and number of selections
Sunderland - 20
Burnley - 12
Sheffield United - 8
Middlesbrough - 7
West Brom - 4*
Leeds - 1**
Coventry - 1**
Bristol City - 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
Most teams have played 33 games and all 8 selections are firmly in contention in this category
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2 of the top 4 are going to miss out on automatic promotion with at least 2 of the remainder missing out on the play offs
8 games to go and 8 selections fill the top 8 places in the Championship
2 of Leeds, Sheffield United and Burnley look to be heading for automatic promotion.
Latest odds suggest Sunderland (2/1) are favourites to win the play offs
Latest positions are
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4 games to go now and all 8 selections are still capable of winning this category.
Sheffield United have hit a patch of bad form with 3 consecutive losses to leave Leeds and Burnley as hot favourites for automatic promotion.
Latest standings are
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The bookies now have Sheffield United as favourites to win the play offs at 2/1 with Sunderland out to 9/4
Burnley beat Sheffield United earlier this week to guarantee automatic promotion for both Leeds and Burnley. Sheffield United are certain to finish 3rd and Sunderland have been 4th for ever and are now certain of their play off spot. Other selections, Bristol City and Coventry are looking good for a play off berth whilst Middlesbrough could capitalise on any slip ups and West Brom are in last chance saloon
Latest standings are
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Coventry sneaked past Bristol City in the final round of fixtures but it was Middlesbrough and West Brom who missed out on being involved in the post season drama.
The play-off semi final match ups are
Bristol City vs Sheffield United
Coventry vs Sunderland
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:10
Event 11 - Which team will win the NHL Stanley Cup Final?
Options and number of selections
Edmonton Oilers – 28
Toronto Maple Leafs – 9
Carolina Hurricanes – 6
Florida Panthers – 4*
Winnipeg Jets – 2*
Washington Capitals – 1**
New York Rangers – 1**
New Jersey Devils – 1**
Boston Bruins – 1**
Dallas Stars – 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
Washington and Winnipeg are the front runners as the race for play off spots heats up
Latest positions in the Eastern Conference are
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Latest Western Conference standings are
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The regular season is done and all selections qualified for the play offs except for Boston (finished bottom of Conference) and New York Rangers who missed out in the last couple of matches
The playoffs match ups are as follows and will begin this weekend
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The first round of play offs has now been completed and true to form all 4 division top seeds have progressed whilst all the wildcards have now been eliminated. The second round of play off match ups is
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sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:13
Event 12 - Which team will win the NBA Finals?
Options and number of selections
Boston Celtics – 29
Oklahoma City Thunder – 12
Cleveland Cavaliers – 5*
New York Knicks – 2*
Los Angeles Lakers – 2*
Sacramento Kings – 1**
Los Angeles Clippers – 1**
Miami Heat – 1**
Broolyn Nets – 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
The regular season will wrap up on 13th April and most teams remain in contention to extend the season beyond that.
Oklahoma City have already clinched the top seed position in the Western Conference whilst Cleveland and Boston are leading the way in the Eastern Conference
Latest positions are
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Broolyn were eliminated in the regular season whilst Sacramento failed to make it through the play in tournament.
The play offs begin this weekend and the draw is as follows
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Top seeds from both Western and Eastern conferences, Cleveland and Oklahoma City have swept the board in the first round of play offs eliminating Miami in the process
The other six play off series remain in the balance
The play offs have just reached the second round. The top 4 seeds in the Eastern Conference are all through whilst in the Western Conference second seed Houston lost their deciding match against Golden State
The second round match ups are
E11PlayOffsRound1.PNG
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sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 21:56
Event 8 - Which player will make the highest break of the World Championship (televised stages only)?
Options and number of selections
Shaun Murphy - 17
Judd Trump - 13
Mark Allen - 5*
Kyren Wilson - 5*
Mark Selby - 4*
Ronnie O'Sullivan - 3*
Zhang Anda - 2*
Neil Robertson - 1**
Ding Junhui - 1**
Ali Carter - 1**
Luca Brecel - 1**
Stuart Bingham - 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
The World Championship begins in a couple of days - of the 12 selected players only former champion Stuart Bingham failed to make it through the qualifiers
The first round has been completed and the highest break is 142 by Zhao Xintong who was not selected by anyone. The Crucible curse claimed another victim as defending champion Kyren Wilson failed to survive the first round; other first round casualties included Zhang Anda, Neil Robertson and Ali Carter
The highest scoring break is currently 138 by Shaun Murphy which is highly likely to be overtaken by the end of the tournament.
One of this year's contestants has been attending some of the early matches and James M's report from Sheffield included the following line
"Joe O'Connor was half a gnat's cock away from a 147. Heart was halfway to mouth"
Mark Allen rattles in a maximum 147 today which included a three ball plant to set a new high break mark. Mathematically, a 147 can still be surpassed so Mark Allen isn't yet taking the category but he could also still be equalled.
Unsurprisingly, no one got close to Mark Allen's 147 in the second round. So the 5 selections for Mark Allen earn the regulation 2 points plus one bonus for 3 points in total
sportsmeister wrote: 06 Feb 2025, 11:22
Event 27 - Which team will win the F1 Constructors Championship?
Options and number of selections
McLaren - 31
Ferrari - 15
Red Bull - 6
Mercedes - 2*
* would be worth one additional bonus point
With 2 of the 24 Grand Prix complete, McLaren have started strongly with a win each for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri whilst Ferrari won the sprint race in China but both cars were disqualified for different reason in the next day's main race
Latest standings are
McLaren 78 points
Mercedes 57
Red Bull 36
Ferrari 17
2 more races completed and it looks as though McLaren will be this season's dominant team.
Latest standings after 4 of 24 races
McLaren 151 points
Mercedes 93
Red Bull 71
Ferrari 57
It's difficult to see beyond McLaren this season as their lead is extended to more than 100 points
Latest standing after 6 of 24 races
McLaren 151+95 =246 points
Mercedes 93+48 =141
Red Bull 71+34 =105
Ferrari 57+37 =94
sportsmeister wrote: 06 Feb 2025, 11:29
Event 29 - Which team will be in the middle position in the league hierachy on Christmas Day; MK Dons, Northampton or Peterborough?
In League One, Peterborough are 9 points clear of the relegation zone with 7 games to go whilst Northampton are teetering 4 points clear of safety having played a game more
Meanwhile in League Two, MK Dons have plummeted down to 18th position, 16 points adrift of the play offs with just 6 games left this season.
So, all 3 teams are still in contention to win the category
With the regular season now completed the picture is marginally clearer
Peterborough and Northampton both retained their positions in League One for the 2025/26 season by finishing 5 points above the relegation places whilst in League Two, MK Dons never looked in contention for promotion finishing nearer the bottom than the play off places.
So, MK Dons are now out of contention in this category and the points will go to who is lower placed of Peterborough and Northampon on Christmas Day
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:01
Event 9 - Which team will win the Championship play off final?
Options and number of selections
Sunderland - 20
Burnley - 12
Sheffield United - 8
Middlesbrough - 7
West Brom - 4*
Leeds - 1**
Coventry - 1**
Bristol City - 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
Most teams have played 33 games and all 8 selections are firmly in contention in this category
E9P33.PNG
2 of the top 4 are going to miss out on automatic promotion with at least 2 of the remainder missing out on the play offs
8 games to go and 8 selections fill the top 8 places in the Championship
2 of Leeds, Sheffield United and Burnley look to be heading for automatic promotion.
Latest odds suggest Sunderland (2/1) are favourites to win the play offs
Latest positions are
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4 games to go now and all 8 selections are still capable of winning this category.
Sheffield United have hit a patch of bad form with 3 consecutive losses to leave Leeds and Burnley as hot favourites for automatic promotion.
Latest standings are
E9P42.PNG
The bookies now have Sheffield United as favourites to win the play offs at 2/1 with Sunderland out to 9/4
Burnley beat Sheffield United earlier this week to guarantee automatic promotion for both Leeds and Burnley. Sheffield United are certain to finish 3rd and Sunderland have been 4th for ever and are now certain of their play off spot. Other selections, Bristol City and Coventry are looking good for a play off berth whilst Middlesbrough could capitalise on any slip ups and West Brom are in last chance saloon
Latest standings are
E9P44.PNG
Coventry sneaked past Bristol City in the final round of fixtures but it was Middlesbrough and West Brom who missed out on being involved in the post season drama.
The play-off semi final match ups are
Bristol City vs Sheffield United
Coventry vs Sunderland
Two away wins in the first legs suggest that it will be a Sunderland vs Sheffield Utd final.
To upset the odds, Bristol City have it all to do to overturn a 3 goal deficit whilst Coventry are just about still in the tie at 2-1 down
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:35
Event 17 - How many Irish players are in the starting XV for the 3rd Test for the British and Irish Lions vs Australia?
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:43
Event 19 - Which of the listed batters will score the most runs in the England vs India Test series? Brook, Jaiswal, Kohli or Root
Options and number of selections
Harry Brook - 22
Joe Root - 20
Virat Kohli - 6
Yashasvi Jaiswal - 6
Completely oblivious to the existence of this competition and this category, Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:10
Event 11 - Which team will win the NHL Stanley Cup Final?
Options and number of selections
Edmonton Oilers – 28
Toronto Maple Leafs – 9
Carolina Hurricanes – 6
Florida Panthers – 4*
Winnipeg Jets – 2*
Washington Capitals – 1**
New York Rangers – 1**
New Jersey Devils – 1**
Boston Bruins – 1**
Dallas Stars – 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
Washington and Winnipeg are the front runners as the race for play off spots heats up
Latest positions in the Eastern Conference are
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E11EM2503.PNG
Latest Western Conference standings are
E11WC2503.PNG
E11WP2503.PNG
The regular season is done and all selections qualified for the play offs except for Boston (finished bottom of Conference) and New York Rangers who missed out in the last couple of matches
The playoffs match ups are as follows and will begin this weekend
E11PlayOffs.PNG
The first round of play offs has now been completed and true to form all 4 division top seeds have progressed whilst all the wildcards have now been eliminated. The second round of play off match ups is
E11PlayOffsRound1.PNG
All 4 second round series are still alive. Latest scores are
Florida 2-2 Toronto
Washington 1-3 Carolina
Winnipeg 1-3 Dallas
Vegas 1-3 Edmonton
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:13
Event 12 - Which team will win the NBA Finals?
Options and number of selections
Boston Celtics – 29
Oklahoma City Thunder – 12
Cleveland Cavaliers – 5*
New York Knicks – 2*
Los Angeles Lakers – 2*
Sacramento Kings – 1**
Los Angeles Clippers – 1**
Miami Heat – 1**
Broolyn Nets – 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
The regular season will wrap up on 13th April and most teams remain in contention to extend the season beyond that.
Oklahoma City have already clinched the top seed position in the Western Conference whilst Cleveland and Boston are leading the way in the Eastern Conference
Latest positions are
E12P73.PNG
E12Legend.PNG
Broolyn were eliminated in the regular season whilst Sacramento failed to make it through the play in tournament.
The play offs begin this weekend and the draw is as follows
NBAPlayOffs.PNG
Top seeds from both Western and Eastern conferences, Cleveland and Oklahoma City have swept the board in the first round of play offs eliminating Miami in the process
The other six play off series remain in the balance
The play offs have just reached the second round. The top 4 seeds in the Eastern Conference are all through whilst in the Western Conference second seed Houston lost their deciding match against Golden State
The second round match ups are
E11PlayOffsRound1.PNG
Indiana hae taken out Eastern Conference top seeds Cleveland 4-1 whilst the other three series are still alive with the latest scores
New York 3-1 Boston
Oklahoma City 3-2 Denver
Minnesota 3-1 Golden State
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:01
Event 9 - Which team will win the Championship play off final?
Options and number of selections
Sunderland - 20
Burnley - 12
Sheffield United - 8
Middlesbrough - 7
West Brom - 4*
Leeds - 1**
Coventry - 1**
Bristol City - 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
Most teams have played 33 games and all 8 selections are firmly in contention in this category
E9P33.PNG
2 of the top 4 are going to miss out on automatic promotion with at least 2 of the remainder missing out on the play offs
8 games to go and 8 selections fill the top 8 places in the Championship
2 of Leeds, Sheffield United and Burnley look to be heading for automatic promotion.
Latest odds suggest Sunderland (2/1) are favourites to win the play offs
Latest positions are
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4 games to go now and all 8 selections are still capable of winning this category.
Sheffield United have hit a patch of bad form with 3 consecutive losses to leave Leeds and Burnley as hot favourites for automatic promotion.
Latest standings are
E9P42.PNG
The bookies now have Sheffield United as favourites to win the play offs at 2/1 with Sunderland out to 9/4
Burnley beat Sheffield United earlier this week to guarantee automatic promotion for both Leeds and Burnley. Sheffield United are certain to finish 3rd and Sunderland have been 4th for ever and are now certain of their play off spot. Other selections, Bristol City and Coventry are looking good for a play off berth whilst Middlesbrough could capitalise on any slip ups and West Brom are in last chance saloon
Latest standings are
E9P44.PNG
Coventry sneaked past Bristol City in the final round of fixtures but it was Middlesbrough and West Brom who missed out on being involved in the post season drama.
The play-off semi final match ups are
Bristol City vs Sheffield United
Coventry vs Sunderland
Two away wins in the first legs suggest that it will be a Sunderland vs Sheffield Utd final.
To upset the odds, Bristol City have it all to do to overturn a 3 goal deficit whilst Coventry are just about still in the tie at 2-1 down
Sheffield Utd eased into the play off final with a second leg 3-0 victory.
Coventry levelled their semi final amd the tie looked set to go to penalties before heartbreak for Coventry as Sunderland scored the winner with only seconds left.
The Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland showdown takes place this weekend
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:10
Event 11 - Which team will win the NHL Stanley Cup Final?
Options and number of selections
Edmonton Oilers – 28
Toronto Maple Leafs – 9
Carolina Hurricanes – 6
Florida Panthers – 4*
Winnipeg Jets – 2*
Washington Capitals – 1**
New York Rangers – 1**
New Jersey Devils – 1**
Boston Bruins – 1**
Dallas Stars – 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
Washington and Winnipeg are the front runners as the race for play off spots heats up
Latest positions in the Eastern Conference are
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E11EM2503.PNG
Latest Western Conference standings are
E11WC2503.PNG
E11WP2503.PNG
The regular season is done and all selections qualified for the play offs except for Boston (finished bottom of Conference) and New York Rangers who missed out in the last couple of matches
The playoffs match ups are as follows and will begin this weekend
E11PlayOffs.PNG
The first round of play offs has now been completed and true to form all 4 division top seeds have progressed whilst all the wildcards have now been eliminated. The second round of play off match ups is
E11PlayOffsRound1.PNG
All 4 second round series are still alive. Latest scores are
Florida 2-2 Toronto
Washington 1-3 Carolina
Winnipeg 1-3 Dallas
Vegas 1-3 Edmonton
Both Edmonton and Carolina secured their place in the Conference finals with 4-1 victories; Dallas joined them with a 4-2 victory over Winnipeg. The Florida vs Toronto series went to the deciding match which Florida convincingly won 6-1
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:13
Event 12 - Which team will win the NBA Finals?
Options and number of selections
Boston Celtics – 29
Oklahoma City Thunder – 12
Cleveland Cavaliers – 5*
New York Knicks – 2*
Los Angeles Lakers – 2*
Sacramento Kings – 1**
Los Angeles Clippers – 1**
Miami Heat – 1**
Broolyn Nets – 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
The regular season will wrap up on 13th April and most teams remain in contention to extend the season beyond that.
Oklahoma City have already clinched the top seed position in the Western Conference whilst Cleveland and Boston are leading the way in the Eastern Conference
Latest positions are
E12P73.PNG
E12Legend.PNG
Broolyn were eliminated in the regular season whilst Sacramento failed to make it through the play in tournament.
The play offs begin this weekend and the draw is as follows
NBAPlayOffs.PNG
Top seeds from both Western and Eastern conferences, Cleveland and Oklahoma City have swept the board in the first round of play offs eliminating Miami in the process
The other six play off series remain in the balance
The play offs have just reached the second round. The top 4 seeds in the Eastern Conference are all through whilst in the Western Conference second seed Houston lost their deciding match against Golden State
The second round match ups are
E11PlayOffsRound1.PNG
Indiana hae taken out Eastern Conference top seeds Cleveland 4-1 whilst the other three series are still alive with the latest scores
New York 3-1 Boston
Oklahoma City 3-2 Denver
Minnesota 3-1 Golden State
Minnesota moved into the Conference final with a 4-1 victory while New York dumped out the most popular selection of Boston 4-2.
Oklahoma City vs Denver went to the deciding match which Oklahoma City won by a decent margin.
The Conference final match ups are
Indiana vs New York
Oklahoma City vs Minnesota
No one has selected Indiana or Minnesota so we might be heading for some countback points in this category
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:01
Event 9 - Which team will win the Championship play off final?
Options and number of selections
Sunderland - 20
Burnley - 12
Sheffield United - 8
Middlesbrough - 7
West Brom - 4*
Leeds - 1**
Coventry - 1**
Bristol City - 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
Most teams have played 33 games and all 8 selections are firmly in contention in this category
E9P33.PNG
2 of the top 4 are going to miss out on automatic promotion with at least 2 of the remainder missing out on the play offs
8 games to go and 8 selections fill the top 8 places in the Championship
2 of Leeds, Sheffield United and Burnley look to be heading for automatic promotion.
Latest odds suggest Sunderland (2/1) are favourites to win the play offs
Latest positions are
E9P38.PNG
4 games to go now and all 8 selections are still capable of winning this category.
Sheffield United have hit a patch of bad form with 3 consecutive losses to leave Leeds and Burnley as hot favourites for automatic promotion.
Latest standings are
E9P42.PNG
The bookies now have Sheffield United as favourites to win the play offs at 2/1 with Sunderland out to 9/4
Burnley beat Sheffield United earlier this week to guarantee automatic promotion for both Leeds and Burnley. Sheffield United are certain to finish 3rd and Sunderland have been 4th for ever and are now certain of their play off spot. Other selections, Bristol City and Coventry are looking good for a play off berth whilst Middlesbrough could capitalise on any slip ups and West Brom are in last chance saloon
Latest standings are
E9P44.PNG
Coventry sneaked past Bristol City in the final round of fixtures but it was Middlesbrough and West Brom who missed out on being involved in the post season drama.
The play-off semi final match ups are
Bristol City vs Sheffield United
Coventry vs Sunderland
Two away wins in the first legs suggest that it will be a Sunderland vs Sheffield Utd final.
To upset the odds, Bristol City have it all to do to overturn a 3 goal deficit whilst Coventry are just about still in the tie at 2-1 down
Sheffield Utd eased into the play off final with a second leg 3-0 victory.
Coventry levelled their semi final amd the tie looked set to go to penalties before heartbreak for Coventry as Sunderland scored the winner with only seconds left.
The Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland showdown takes place this weekend
Disaster for Sheffield Utd who were close to going 2-0 ahead but ended up losing 2-1 to a Sunderland injury time winner.
How many times does the Championship final get decided in injury time? Leicester, Crystal Palace, West Ham...
Sunderland were clearly the most popular selection with 20 picks so just the standard 2 points each
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:10
Event 11 - Which team will win the NHL Stanley Cup Final?
Options and number of selections
Edmonton Oilers – 28
Toronto Maple Leafs – 9
Carolina Hurricanes – 6
Florida Panthers – 4*
Winnipeg Jets – 2*
Washington Capitals – 1**
New York Rangers – 1**
New Jersey Devils – 1**
Boston Bruins – 1**
Dallas Stars – 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
Washington and Winnipeg are the front runners as the race for play off spots heats up
Latest positions in the Eastern Conference are
E11EA2503.PNG
E11EM2503.PNG
Latest Western Conference standings are
E11WC2503.PNG
E11WP2503.PNG
The regular season is done and all selections qualified for the play offs except for Boston (finished bottom of Conference) and New York Rangers who missed out in the last couple of matches
The playoffs match ups are as follows and will begin this weekend
E11PlayOffs.PNG
The first round of play offs has now been completed and true to form all 4 division top seeds have progressed whilst all the wildcards have now been eliminated. The second round of play off match ups is
E11PlayOffsRound1.PNG
All 4 second round series are still alive. Latest scores are
Florida 2-2 Toronto
Washington 1-3 Carolina
Winnipeg 1-3 Dallas
Vegas 1-3 Edmonton
Both Edmonton and Carolina secured their place in the Conference finals with 4-1 victories; Dallas joined them with a 4-2 victory over Winnipeg. The Florida vs Toronto series went to the deciding match which Florida convincingly won 6-1
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:13
Event 12 - Which team will win the NBA Finals?
Options and number of selections
Boston Celtics – 29
Oklahoma City Thunder – 12
Cleveland Cavaliers – 5*
New York Knicks – 2*
Los Angeles Lakers – 2*
Sacramento Kings – 1**
Los Angeles Clippers – 1**
Miami Heat – 1**
Broolyn Nets – 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
The regular season will wrap up on 13th April and most teams remain in contention to extend the season beyond that.
Oklahoma City have already clinched the top seed position in the Western Conference whilst Cleveland and Boston are leading the way in the Eastern Conference
Latest positions are
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Broolyn were eliminated in the regular season whilst Sacramento failed to make it through the play in tournament.
The play offs begin this weekend and the draw is as follows
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Top seeds from both Western and Eastern conferences, Cleveland and Oklahoma City have swept the board in the first round of play offs eliminating Miami in the process
The other six play off series remain in the balance
The play offs have just reached the second round. The top 4 seeds in the Eastern Conference are all through whilst in the Western Conference second seed Houston lost their deciding match against Golden State
The second round match ups are
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Indiana hae taken out Eastern Conference top seeds Cleveland 4-1 whilst the other three series are still alive with the latest scores
New York 3-1 Boston
Oklahoma City 3-2 Denver
Minnesota 3-1 Golden State
Minnesota moved into the Conference final with a 4-1 victory while New York dumped out the most popular selection of Boston 4-2.
Oklahoma City vs Denver went to the deciding match which Oklahoma City won by a decent margin.
The Conference final match ups are
Indiana vs New York
Oklahoma City vs Minnesota
No one has selected Indiana or Minnesota so we might be heading for some countback points in this category
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:04
Event 10 - How will Luke Littler fare in the Premier League darts season?
Options and number of selections
Winner – 34
Runner Up – 16
Eliminated in the semi-finals – 4*
* would be worth one additional bonus point
After 5 of 16 rounds in the regular season, Luke Littler is maintaining his world champion form with 2 wins and looks well set to reach the play off week
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Despite an early exit in Week 9 in Berlin, Luke Littler has extended his lead at the top of the table with wins in Weeks 7&8 in Cardiff and Newcastle.
Latest positions are
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Everyone predicted that Luke Littler would reach the final week play offs and everyone was correct
Littler comfortably topped the regular season table with 6 wins from 15 weeks
The semi final match ups are
Luke Littler vs Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries vs Nathan Aspinall
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:04
Event 10 - How will Luke Littler fare in the Premier League darts season?
Options and number of selections
Winner – 34
Runner Up – 16
Eliminated in the semi-finals – 4*
* would be worth one additional bonus point
After 5 of 16 rounds in the regular season, Luke Littler is maintaining his world champion form with 2 wins and looks well set to reach the play off week
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Despite an early exit in Week 9 in Berlin, Luke Littler has extended his lead at the top of the table with wins in Weeks 7&8 in Cardiff and Newcastle.
Latest positions are
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Everyone predicted that Luke Littler would reach the final week play offs and everyone was correct
Littler comfortably topped the regular season table with 6 wins from 15 weeks
The semi final match ups are
Luke Littler vs Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries vs Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price led the semi final 6-4 at the interval but Luke Littler empahtically turned the match around winning 6 of 7 legs to record a 10-7 victory
Luke Humphries was Littler's final opponent and it proved a match too far as Humphries triumphed 11-8
There were 16 selections for Runner Up each collecting 2 points
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:10
Event 11 - Which team will win the NHL Stanley Cup Final?
Options and number of selections
Edmonton Oilers – 28
Toronto Maple Leafs – 9
Carolina Hurricanes – 6
Florida Panthers – 4*
Winnipeg Jets – 2*
Washington Capitals – 1**
New York Rangers – 1**
New Jersey Devils – 1**
Boston Bruins – 1**
Dallas Stars – 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
Washington and Winnipeg are the front runners as the race for play off spots heats up
Latest positions in the Eastern Conference are
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Latest Western Conference standings are
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The regular season is done and all selections qualified for the play offs except for Boston (finished bottom of Conference) and New York Rangers who missed out in the last couple of matches
The playoffs match ups are as follows and will begin this weekend
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The first round of play offs has now been completed and true to form all 4 division top seeds have progressed whilst all the wildcards have now been eliminated. The second round of play off match ups is
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All 4 second round series are still alive. Latest scores are
Florida 2-2 Toronto
Washington 1-3 Carolina
Winnipeg 1-3 Dallas
Vegas 1-3 Edmonton
Both Edmonton and Carolina secured their place in the Conference finals with 4-1 victories; Dallas joined them with a 4-2 victory over Winnipeg. The Florida vs Toronto series went to the deciding match which Florida convincingly won 6-1
The Conference final match ups are
Florida vs Carolina
Dallas vs Edmonton
Latest Conference final scores are
Florida 3-0 Carolina
Dallas 1-2 Edmonton
The finalists have noe been confirmed with Florida and Edmonton both recording 4-1 victories in the Conference finals. The Final series begins next Wednesday with Florida as marginal favourites
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:50
Event 21 - At which of the 3 Grand Tours will a GB cyclist record the best General Classification finish?
Options and number of selections
Giro d'Italia - 32
Tour de France - 11
Vuelta a Espana - 11
Seven years after a dramatic implosion on the penultimate stage of the Giro, Simon Yates achieved full redemption by snatching the pink jersey, again on the penultimate stage. The final stage into Rome is merely a ceremonial stage so Simon Yates claimed the Giro title and 32 selections were guaranteed 2 points for choosing Giro d'Italia
Can any GB cyclist emulate Yates by winning either the Tour or the Vuelta? Note it did happen back in 2018 when GB swept the board by winning all three Grand Tours
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:13
Event 12 - Which team will win the NBA Finals?
Options and number of selections
Boston Celtics – 29
Oklahoma City Thunder – 12
Cleveland Cavaliers – 5*
New York Knicks – 2*
Los Angeles Lakers – 2*
Sacramento Kings – 1**
Los Angeles Clippers – 1**
Miami Heat – 1**
Broolyn Nets – 1**
* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points
The regular season will wrap up on 13th April and most teams remain in contention to extend the season beyond that.
Oklahoma City have already clinched the top seed position in the Western Conference whilst Cleveland and Boston are leading the way in the Eastern Conference
Latest positions are
E12P73.PNG
E12Legend.PNG
Broolyn were eliminated in the regular season whilst Sacramento failed to make it through the play in tournament.
The play offs begin this weekend and the draw is as follows
NBAPlayOffs.PNG
Top seeds from both Western and Eastern conferences, Cleveland and Oklahoma City have swept the board in the first round of play offs eliminating Miami in the process
The other six play off series remain in the balance
The play offs have just reached the second round. The top 4 seeds in the Eastern Conference are all through whilst in the Western Conference second seed Houston lost their deciding match against Golden State
The second round match ups are
E11PlayOffsRound1.PNG
Indiana hae taken out Eastern Conference top seeds Cleveland 4-1 whilst the other three series are still alive with the latest scores
New York 3-1 Boston
Oklahoma City 3-2 Denver
Minnesota 3-1 Golden State
Minnesota moved into the Conference final with a 4-1 victory while New York dumped out the most popular selection of Boston 4-2.
Oklahoma City vs Denver went to the deciding match which Oklahoma City won by a decent margin.
The Conference final match ups are
Indiana vs New York
Oklahoma City vs Minnesota
No one has selected Indiana or Minnesota so we might be heading for some countback points in this category
Latest Conference final scores
Indiana 2-1 New York
Oklahoma City 2-1 Minnesota
Oklahoma City eased through their Conference final 4-1 whilst Indiana needed an extra game to beat NY Knicks 4-2
So, Oklahoma City and Indiana will contest the NBA Finals starting later this week. With no selections for Indiana, the category points will go to Oklahoma City; will it be 2 points or 1 though?
sportsmeister wrote: 06 Feb 2025, 11:22
Event 27 - Which team will win the F1 Constructors Championship?
Options and number of selections
McLaren - 31
Ferrari - 15
Red Bull - 6
Mercedes - 2*
* would be worth one additional bonus point
With 2 of the 24 Grand Prix complete, McLaren have started strongly with a win each for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri whilst Ferrari won the sprint race in China but both cars were disqualified for different reason in the next day's main race
Latest standings are
McLaren 78 points
Mercedes 57
Red Bull 36
Ferrari 17
2 more races completed and it looks as though McLaren will be this season's dominant team.
Latest standings after 4 of 24 races
McLaren 151 points
Mercedes 93
Red Bull 71
Ferrari 57
It's difficult to see beyond McLaren this season as their lead is extended to more than 100 points
Latest standing after 6 of 24 races
McLaren 151+95 =246 points
Mercedes 93+48 =141
Red Bull 71+34 =105
Ferrari 57+37 =94
McLaren extend their lead to nearly 200 points after 9 of 24 races - they should have the Constructor's title in the bag by the end of September at this rate
McLaren 246+116=362 points
Ferrari 94+71=165
Mercedes 141+18=159
Red Bull 105+39=144
sportsmeister wrote: 05 Feb 2025, 22:46
Event 20 - How many different players (both male and female) will win a Grand Slam tennis singles title during 2025?
Options and number of selections
5 - 27
6 - 24
7 - 3*
* would be worth one additional bonus point
Confirmation of the results of the Australian Open back in January
Jannek Sinner won the Men's title
Madison Keys won the Women's title - her maiden Grand Slam title
Meanwhile, Jannek Sinner has accepted a three month ban for doping but will be back on tour in time for the next Grand Slam tournament in Paris
The French Open finals provided full value for money as Coco Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka in three sets whilst Jannek Sinner faced off against Carlos Alcaraz in the men's final. Not only did Alcaraz come back from 2 sets down he also saved championship points before clinching the title in a final set tiebreak. Apparently it's only the 5th time that the winner has saved championship points!
Gauff and Alcaraz wins take the number of different Grand Slam winners up to 4 with 2 more events to come
