In this blog we wrap up the round of 16 action, project the quarter-finals handicaps and keep an eye on the weather and the betting offering up a bet in each.
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QUARTER-FINAL HANDICAPS ARE UP
Posted 07 April 13h20
The handicaps are out and below I compare Betxchange caps in brackets next to mine
Leinster Rugby -15.5 (-14.5) vs Glasgow Warriors
Bordeaux Bègles 12.5 (-10.5) vs Munster Rugby
Northampton Saints -7.5 (-16.5) vs Castres Olympique
RC Toulon +5.5 vs (+5.5) Stade Toulousain (Toulouse)
The big difference is the Saints game and I will mull over that
Champions Cup Quarter-Finals Handicap Projections
Friday, 11 April 2025
21:00 – Leinster Rugby -15.5 vs Glasgow Warriors, Aviva Stadium
Saturday, 12 April 2025
16:00 – Bordeaux Bègles 12.5 vs Munster Rugby, Stade Chaban-Delmas
18:30 – Northampton Saints -7.5 vs Castres Olympique, cinch Stadium @ Franklin's Gardens
Sunday, 13 April 2025
16:00 – RC Toulon +5.5 vs Stade Toulousain (Toulouse), Stade Félix Mayol
ROUND OF 16 WRAP
Posted 06 April 22h17
1st up a massive apology to those who logged on Sunday for bets on the Bordeaux and Toulouse games. For some unexplained reason I could not save the bets and ended up placing them in the forum.
Champions Cup – Round of 16 Results
Friday, 4 April 2025
Northampton Saints 46–24 Clermont Auvergne, Saints started -10.5 and the preview pick Saints over 31.5 points landed
Saturday, 5 April 2025
RC Toulon 72–42 Saracens, Toulon started -16.5 and the preview selection -71.5 arrived after looking dead and buried
Leinster Rugby 62–0 Harlequins, Leinster started -21.5 and the preview selection Leinster over 17.5 1st half points landed
Castres Olympique 39–37 Benetton Rugby, Castres started -8.5 and the preview pick Castres over 29.5 points arrived
La Rochelle 24–25 Munster, Munster started +6.5 and our ML pick Munster at 3/1 landed
Glasgow Warriors 43–19 Leicester Tigers, Glasgow started -8.5 and the speculative preview pick Glasgow by 11-20 points (53/20) missed
Sunday, 6 April 2025
Bordeaux Bègles 43–31 Ulster Rugby, Bordeaux started -25.5 and the over 64.5 points put up in the forum landed
Toulouse 38–15 Sale Sharks, Toulouse started -22.5 and the -22.5 forum pick scraped home
Overall a good week with 7/8 picks landed
Punt well guys
