There are several games played where players bet on sports wins, therefore sports betting has its share of some great gambling stories, especially with golf.

The debt-ridden James Adducci, whose mortgage was unpaid and he had outstanding student loans to repay, used his life’s savings of $85,000 to wager on Tiger Woods’ game during the Masters in Augusta, Georgia in April 2019. In the end, he won more than $1.2 million.

A few days before the masters, Adducci had watched the games leading up to the tournament and he had a hunch Woods would win, so he decided to place his first sports wager after gaining his wife’s reluctant approval. In fact, he made the decision a month before to go ahead with the project. Adducci had put a great deal of thought into the decision. It was evident during Tiger’s performance at the Tour Championship that he was doing well, and he seemed to be in good spirits.

As well as the performance he had during that time, he took into account other factors that you cannot measure through statistics, such as his motivation. Although he was paying attention to the stats, his focus wasn’t on them. Because this was his first major tournament in front of his children, he was confident that he would win.

Several publications reported that the Wisconsin day trader used everything he owned to flee his hometown for Las Vegas, and even took a shared Lift to hit the Vegas streets in search of casinos that would accept his bet. Eventually, William Hill decided to accept the wager on behalf of SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. As a result of this move, the sportsbook paid out the largest payout in the history of its U.S. operations for a futures wager.

Having watched their dream title challenge fizzle out recently, Arsenal need to get back on-form – and sharpish. Given the Gunners had a healthy lead in the title, a pair of 2-2 draws where in both games they were 2-0 up are going to be pretty damaging for confidence and self-belief. Can they come out the other side against a Southampton side who are desperately fighting against relegation?

Arsenal News

Given Arsenal games seem to see plenty of goals – the Gunners have scored at least twice in their last seven games – and they have a very strong home record against Southampton, this should be a home banker. However, a growing injury list involving defenders William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko are sure to cause some headaches for Mikel Arteta.

Saliba is out with a back injury, and it is unlikely that Zinchenko returns in time. Kieran Tierney looks set to come back in at left-back.

Southampton News

Saints come into this one with a few injuries, though they will definitely be without Ainsley Maitland-Niles due to being ineligible against his parent club. Tino Livramento is finally back in action, but it is unlikely that he will be risked at the Emirates. Other than that, Mislav Orsic looks set to miss out, while Mohammed Salisu and Che Adams are also both out.

Verdict

Expect an easy home win here. Southampton have been rotten on the road, and Arsenal could not ask for an easier league fixture ahead of their trip to Manchester City in what is likely to be a title decider.

Score Prediction: 3-0

For the home side, results are essential – for Liverpool, the season already feels like a total write-off. The Reds have endured some tough times this year, with a real lack of consistency impacting their ability to get things done. the UEFA Champions League is more or less guaranteed to be gone. Even qualifying for the UEFA Europa League will be a tough ask at this point.

With so little to play for, can Liverpool match the desire of Leeds in this one?

Leeds United News

Leeds come into this one with no major new injury concerns, but they are still missing two key players in Maximilian Wober and in Tyler Adams. Both are not likely to be back for this game or anytime soon, and this will be a major blow given the importance of both players in the way that Leeds play the game.

Liverpool News

Liverpool are also missing a few players, with Naby Keita again injured and Luis Diaz still unlikely to be fit enough to start this one. Stefan Bajcetic and Calvin Ramsey are both likely out for the season, as well. Liverpool have grown used to injury issues this year, but they have a relatively fit squad to pick from this week. The problem is choosing players who are in form, of which there are relatively few.

Verdict

Both teams are lacking in form and confidence, and thus this could be a bit of a grind of a match-up. Though both games tend to see goals in their matches, Leeds lack the firepower to put teams away and Liverpool lack the systemic quality to hold teams off. This could result in a choppy, challenging game to watch where precious little actually takes place.

Expect some chances, but not much in the way of quality – this is a game that will be settled by desperation as opposed to quality.

Score Prediction: 1-1