Hornets stung stung in 2nd half, Jones stunner for Liverpool

Though there were no MAJOR scalps – sorry Brighton and Villa – there was still plenty of money to be made from the FA Cup 3rd Round. But how much could you have won? It’s the Daily Spread Betting Roundup!

Hornets stung in 2nd half – Watford v Tranmere Rovers
In maybe the maddest game of the 3rd round, a much-changed Watford – focused more on Premier League survival than Cup glory – threw away a 3-0 lead against Tranmere to be forced into a replay next Wednesday.

With all of the Rovers’ goals coming after the 60 minute mark, the Total Goal Minutes make-up was pushed to 290 against an opening spread of 161-176 – that’s 114 times your original stake. Backing a Total Goals spread of 3.2-3.4, meanwhile, you'd have netted 2.6 times your initial bet.

At the start of the match the chances of a draw were pretty low – the binary spread of that outcome was just 11.1-15.4 – by half time that spread had fallen to just 0-1.3. Buy at that price, then, and you’d have ended up with 98.7 times your opening wager.

Cup holders see off valiant Vale – Man City v Port Vale
City were expected to blow away Port Vale. And though, in the end, they won 4-1, they were made to work harder for it than they’d have expected.

To put it in perspective, the Man City/Port Vale Goal Supremacy spread at kick-off was a massive 4.3-4.6. That means you would have needed to sell at that price to make 1.3 times your initial stake.

Similarly, selling a 1st Port Vale Goals spread of 74-77 left punters with 39 times their opening bet thanks to Tom Pope’s surprise 35th minute equaliser.

Though it didn’t go quite as high as it could have, the Goals x Shirts make-up still hit 775 against a starting spread of 614-678, in large part due to a strike from no. 78 Taylor Harwood-Bellis. That’s 97 times your original stake. 

Jones’ stunner gives Reds derby edge – Liverpool v Everton
Far from the 5-2 thriller back in December, a youthful Liverpool edged Sunday’s Mersyside derby courtesy of a stunning 71st minute goal from 17-year old Curtis Jones.

The teenager’s strike had echoes of Wayne Rooney’s talent-announcing bit of magic from all those years ago against Arsenal, curling the ball into the top corner from 25-yards out. More importantly, it meant anyone buying a Jones Goal Minutes spread of 5-8 made 63 times their initial bet.