2008 England vs India - ODI - One Day International Series - Review and Latest Betting Tips

India stands at a comfortable 2-0 lead after winning the first two One Day internationals against England in the most convincing fashion. With an Indian win at these odds a foregone conclusion, the series still offers many other decent betting lines to bet on. Betting Choice team looks at the various possibilities in this One Day Series with 5 matches still to be played. The English team, led by Kevin Pieterson, seem to be searching for answers to the Indian riddle and finding it difficult to solve it. Even the bookmakers have recalculated their odds and are now offering very low returns on betting on India to win the series. A bet on India is being offered at odds from 1/11 at Betfair to as low as 1/33 at Ladbrokes. Correct Score India 5-2 Ladbrokes 11/5India 6-1 Skybet 11/4India 7-0 Skybet 6/1 England 4-3 Bet365 14/1 We at Betting Choice believe that these are the 4 results possible in this series. The only way England can win is 4-3, a lot depends on the 3rd One day international to be played between both the teams on 20th November at Kanpur. If England manages to win that, then the 14/1 odds look lucrative for an England backer. Though we believe that India will sweep this series comfortably and a perfect betting opportunity exists by betting on all the above 3 possibilities of an Indian victory. Total betting units investment = 10 (5-2) + 10 (6-1) + 10 (7-0) = 30 Units Possible return outcomes if:Outcome Return + Investment Total Return ProfitIndia Wins 5-2 = 22+10 32 2 India Wins 7-0 = 60 + 10 70 60 As you can see the maximum possible return from this strategy is 60 Units with the minimum being 2 units. A perfect hedge can be created here by betting 3 units on England to win 4-3 at 14/1 odds. If there is the unlikely upset then you will win 42 units thus off setting the 30 investment on India and still end up with profit of 12 units. Disclaimer - The above strategy is based on current form being displayed by the Indian team and is just for information purpose. To Hit the Most Sixes India 8/13England 6/5 Betting Choice analysis - India has hit 20 sixes in the first 2 matches while 15 sixes have been hit by England. Considering the form Yuvraj Singh is in and strong attacking batting line up of India, we feel that this one would also go the India way. England - Batsman with most runs in the series In the current scenario, we would lay our money on Kevin Pietersen at 11/10 and Andrew Flintoff at 8-1 considering the form they are showing in India until now. India - Batsman with most runs in the series Our Betting Choice is Yuvraj Singh at 2/5 and Gautam Gambhir at 9/2 at Bet365. A combined bet on both of them will be a good strategy in this case. Look out for our preview tomorrow of the third one day international between India and England. Our ICL 20-20 Indian Championship Finals betting tips had a success ratio of 3:4 and we strive to review each upcoming cricket match in detail.