Atleti stun defending champs, Windies edge 2nd ODI

Atletico set up a Madrid derby Supercopa de Espana final in Saudi Arabia, while West Indies edged their 2nd ODI against Ireland. But what were the biggest make-ups?

Atleti stun defending champs – Barcelona v Atletico Madrid
In a thrilling semi-finals, Atletico gazumped cup holders Barcelona at the last to set up a final with Real Madrid this Friday.

After taking the lead within a minute of the 2nd half restart thanks to Koke, Atletico quickly found themselves down 2-1 following goals from Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann. That the latter’s came from his bonce meant anyone buying a Headed Goal Minutes spread of 22-25 made 37 times their initial stake.

With the clock ticking down, Atleti were running out of time. Then Alvaro Morata converted from the spot in the 81st minute – that’s 64 times your original wager if you bought a Penalty Goal Minutes spread of 14-17 – to bring things level.

The winner came in the 86th minute, Angel Correa scoring his 4th of the season to keep Diego Simeone’s side in Saudi Arabia for another night. It also pushed the Total Goal Minutes make-up to 326 against a starting spread of 132-143 – that’s 184 times your initial stake.

So dire were their chances that the Atletico to win match binary spread had fallen from an already low starting price of 23.8-27.8 to 0-3.9 as game entered the final 10 minutes. Take a risk at that point and you’d have finished the night with 94.1 times your opening bet.

The game promised to be spicy – the starting Bookings spread was a very high 64-68 – and it delivered, equalling the 8 yellows seen in their last meeting in December. Buying that aforementioned starting price, then, left you with 12 times your original bet.

Even better, because the cards were evenly spread across both halves, the Multi Bookings make-up hit 1600. Take away a starting spread of 875-1015, and you’re left with 585 times your initial wager.

First home ODI series win since 2014 – West Indies v Ireland
After finishing up the 1st ODI with a 5 wicket win, the West Indies will have entered the 2nd ODI full of confidence.

But Ireland ran them close, making 237-9 in large part thanks to Paul Stirling’s 63. Buy his Runs spread of 30-35 and you get 28 times your starting bet.

Sadly for the visitors they blew 2 run-out chances in the final over, allowing Windies to secure a 1 wicket victory. That does mean, however, you needed to sell a West Indies/Ireland Supremacy spread of 55-65 to make 45 times your initial stake.