MAPLIN UK CHAMPIONSHIP OF SNOOKER OUTRIGHT WINNER BETTING TIPS

The Maplin UK Championship is now upon us with today featuring several qualifying matches to determine who makes up the first round. At this point in time, the Betfair markets are starting to get competitive in terms of outright winner. As predicted, Ronnie O'Sullivan is the odds-on favourite with odds currently sitting at 3.75. Mark Selby is the next nearest contender with a 7.4 rating. MID-RANGE FAVOURITESCurrently, those are the only real likely winners and everybody else's odds tend to come in within the 15-30 range and I consider many of those to be unbackable. If you're looking for a bit of value and maybe a slightly more middle of the road bet, you should be taking a look at Stephen Maguire (10) and Ding Junhui (13). Stephen Hendry and Neil Robertson are both coming in at 17, but it gets pretty misty after that and I really only consider 6 players to truly be in the hunt at this point in time. BIDING TIMEObviously, you're going to wait until the qualifiers finish before dropping any of your serious cash on this one, but I expect the odds to jump around a bit- especially in regards to Ronnie O'Sullivan. After his first match, his odds will likely shorten considerably, so I would definitely be getting in on him while the getting's good. Should he come through the qualifiers as we expect, I will be giving a second look to Judd Trump- who I believe is in good form at the moment.