TELEVISED GAMES IN BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE 2012/2013

The Barclays Premier League matches to be broadcast on Sky Sports and ESPN in the opening months of the 2012/13 season have been announced.

Newcastle United against Tottenham Hotspur will be the first match shown live, with the fixture to be broadcast on ESPN at 5.30pm on 18 August - the opening day of the season.

Chelsea will visit Wigan and defending champions Manchester City will host Southampton the following day, with both matches to be shown live on Sky Sports.

Full list of broadcast selections and fixture changes up to 30th Sept 2012:

Saturday 18 August, 2012

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur (5.30pm kick off)
Live on ESPN

Sunday 19 August, 2012

Wigan Athletic v Chelsea (1.30pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Manchester City v Southampton (4pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Monday 20 August, 2012

Everton v Manchester United (8pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Saturday 25 August, 2012

Swansea City v West Ham United (12.45pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Chelsea v Newcastle United (5.30pm kick off)
Live on ESPN

Sunday 26 August, 2012

Stoke City v Arsenal (1.30pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Liverpool v Manchester City (4pm)
Live on Sky Sports

Saturday 1 September, 2012

West Ham United v Fulham (12.45pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers (5.30pm kick off)
Live on ESPN

Sunday 2 September, 2012

Liverpool v Arsenal (1.30pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Newcastle United v Aston Villa (4pm kick off)
* Further to Newcastle's participation in the Europa League Play Offs the preceding Thursday.

Southampton v Manchester United (4pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Saturday 15 September, 2012

Norwich City v West Ham United (12.45pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Sunderland v Liverpool (5.30pm kick off)
Live on ESPN

Sunday 16 September, 2012

Reading v Tottenham Hotspur (4pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Monday 17 September, 2012

Everton v Newcastle United (8pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Saturday 22 September, 2012

Swansea City v Everton (12.45pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Sunday 23 September, 2012

Liverpool v Manchester United (1.30pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Manchester City v Arsenal (4pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers (4pm kick off)
* Further to Tottenham’s participation in the Europa League the preceding Thursday.

Saturday 29 September, 2012

Arsenal v Chelsea (12.45pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur (5.30pm kick off)
Live on ESPN

Sunday 30 September, 2012

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion (4pm kick off)
Live on Sky Sports

Converting Fractional Odds to Decimal Odds

Converting to Decimal Odds

Decimal odds are a more modern way to look at betting especially online. If you are more familiar with fractional odds then it may seem complicated but in fact it is relatively easy to work out and so it is worth knowing how to convert fractions into the decimal odds that are used at most bookmakers these days. In this blog I will explain how to do just that with ease. All you will need is a calculator or pen and paper and the step-by-step instructions below.

Understanding what fractional odds such as 6/4, 3/1 and 10/3 represent makes the conversion process easy to understand. The left hand side of the odds tell you how much profit a bet will make after you stake the number of units on the right hand side. 3/1 therefore means that if you stake £1, you would make a profit of £3 for a total return of £4.

Decimal odds also tell you how much profit you will make from a bet, but as you will remember our decimal odds figures include our returned stake. This means that to convert fractional odds to decimal odds we need to take the left hand side of the fraction (we'll call this L), divide by the right hand side of the fraction (we'll call this R) and then add 1 to include the returned stake. This could be set out as:

( L / R ) + 1

Taking odds of 3/1 as an example, our conversion to decimal odds here would require us to take 3, divide by 1 and then add 1:

( 3 / 1 ) + 1
( 3 ) + 1 = 4.0

Odds-on fractional odds are converted in exactly the same way, so if you come across fractional odds such a 1/3, the calculation would be:

( 1 / 3 ) + 1
( 0.33 ) + 1 = 1.33

Decimal Odds Conversion Table

Although converting fractional odds to decimal odds is easy, many people like to have a decimal odds conversion table on hand to help them convert odds even when they don't have a calculator available. If this idea appeals to you then the decimal odds conversion table below is one that will help you to convert fractional odds from 1/5 to 9/1. For fractional odds of 10/1 and higher (and all fractions that just have 1 as the right hand side figure, come to that) you should be able to carry out the calculation in your head quite easily.

Fractional Odds	Decimal Odds
1/5	1.20
2/9	1.22
1/4	1.25
2/7	1.29
3/10	1.30
1/3	1.33
4/11	1.36
2/5	1.40
4/9	1.44
1/2	1.50
8/15	1.53
4/7	1.57
8/13	1.62
4/6	1.67
8/11	1.73
4/5	1.80
5/6	1.83
10/11	1.91
1/1	2.00
11/10	2.10
6/5	2.20
5/4	2.25
11/8	2.37
6/4	2.50
13/8	2.62
7/4	2.75
15/8	2.87
2/1	3.00
9/4	3.25
5/2	3.50
11/4	3.75
3/1	4.00
100/30	4.33
7/2	4.50
4/1	5.00
9/2	5.50
5/1	6.00
11/2	6.50
6/1	7.00
13/2	7.50
7/1	8.00
15/2	8.50
8/1	9.00
17/2	9.50
9/1	10.00

I hope this helps you work out the amounts you will win when looking at decimal odds.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SPAIN EURO 2012 CHAMPIONS

CONGRATULATIONS

SPAIN

EURO 2012 CHAMPIONS

SPAIN 4-0 ITALY

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