Good morning Syndicate Members,
Your friendly bookie may not be Raphael Honigstein, but he can still meet a deadline. Africa by sunrise, just as promised ; )
Ein Feuerwerk aus Endorphine.
Ein Feuerwerk zieht durch die Nacht.
No need to go over the rules as we’ve already done so
shortly before the advent of the Asian Cup.
Let’s rock some lines, Syndicate Members. Short and
Sweet….for a change. ; )
Saturday
Equatorial
Guinea vs. Congo NDR
vs. 
The hosts should squeak through in an emotionally charged match in the Estadio de Bata. Ahem. Is anyone else interested in taking a trip to a gleaming new 35,000-seat-capacity venue by the sea? I’m down if you are.
THE
LINE: Equatorial Guinea +1 Goal
Burkina
Faso vs. Gabon
vs. 
Should be a fairly straightforward game plan for the Stallions. Deploy the tenacious 4-3-3 and the rest will take care of itself.
THE
LINE: Burkina Faso +2 Goals
Sunday
Zambia
vs. Congo DR
vs. 
This match will determine the constellation of the group. Any bookie worth his salt has to stay away from it.
THE
LINE: Pick em’
Tunisia
vs. Cape Verde
vs. 
No longer the “Minnows”, the Blue Sharks can be expected to astound. We’ll still set a high line here as even the most promising of upstarts can’t expect to be properly motivated without some early adversity.
THE
LINE: Tunisia +2 Goals
Monday
Ghana
vs. Senegal
vs. 
Not feeling a grandiose re-entry for the Teranga Lions here. The Black Stars should debut solidly.
THE
LINE: Ghana +2 Goals
South
Africa vs. Algeria
vs. 
A little bit of heart from Mashaba’s Men ought to keep this one close, but the Desert Foxes are, frankly, too strong.
THE
LINE: Algeria +1 Goal
Tuesday
Cote
d’Ivoire vs. Guinea
vs. 
Yaya Toure, Wilfried Bony, and Yaya Toure again. That’s all she wrote. Les Elephants will get out of the gate quick….as they always do. Longer-term prospects will have to wait at least until Wednesday.
THE
LINE: Cote d’Ivoire +3 Goals
Mali
vs. Cameroon
vs. 
No way “Les Aigles” falter against a ridiculous looking 4-2-3-1 (or potential 5-1-3-1). Bet against me if you dare.
THE
LINE: Mali +1 Goal
GENTLEMEN,
ENTER YOUR WAGERS
