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Matchup Picks - WGC Events

Tipsters: Stanley (72-hole matchups) & Andy (18-hole matchups)

World Cup

FINAL RESULT: 3-0-0; +6.00pts

Denmark/New Zealand WON by 2
England/Ireland WON by 3
Wales/Scotland WON by 5

A nice sweep to round off a very profitable event!

 

72-hole plays (1.5pts unless stated):

Denmark to beat New Zealand -118 @ Centrebet
It may be arguable that Hansen and Kjeldsen are better players than Smail and Perks, but it should certainly weigh heavily in their favour that they are used to playing in Spanish condition whereas the Kiwis have yet to play in that country. Hansen showed some promising form at the end of the European Tour season and finished 2nd in the Open de Madrid, while Kjeldsen even has course experience from playing in the Open de Sevilla (he finished 28th) earlier this year.

England to beat Ireland -120 @ Bet365 [3pts]
No such angle here, but despite the experience of the Harrington/McGinley pairing they are really no match for Donald and Casey. Take their respective h2h records for example - Donald vs. Harrington, Donald vs. McGinley, Casey vs. Harrington and Casey vs. McGinley - the sum of these for European Tour and WGC events in the last three months is 17-4-1 in Donald and Casey's favour. No hesitation in backing them in matchups as well as the outrights this week.
(also available at Pinnacle)

Wales to beat Scotland -111 @ Centrebet
In this matchup, the respective matchups for European Tour and WGC events means a 45-17-2 record in favour of Dredge and Price. Drummond really is the weak link in the Scottish pairing despite both of them playing well in the Volvo Masters. They both finished a long way behind Bradley Dredge on this course in April and so long as Price is not too tired from his successful week at the PGA Tour Q-School Stage Two, the Welsh team should certainly finish in the top-10.
(also available at BlueSq, Paddy Power and Skybet)