Not sure what to vibrate for in 2023? Here is a selection of 5 odds to help you bet!
Rugby: France win the World Cup @4.00
Best nation in the world, led by the best player in the world and host country of the competition: France’s rugby team is poised to win its first World Cup next September. For this, however, it will be necessary to get rid of New Zealand, which appears in the Blues pool. But this French group seems unstoppable, and this year they even returned to success by winning the Grand Slam at the Six Nations Tournament. Thanks to its golden generation, crowned two-time U20 world champions in 2018 and 2019, France have reason to hope for their first title with the A.
Basketball: Boston wins the NBA @4.50
An unhappy finalist last year, Boston is back even stronger this season. Led by MVP favorite Jayson Tatum, the Massachusetts franchise holds the best record in the league. Despite a turbulent off-season, which saw head coach Ime Udoka suspended for non-sporting reasons, the CSs have managed to deliver on the promises they made last year. Their journey to the final in 2022 has given them the experience needed to win a title. From this year? It’s more than possible.
Bet on Boston to win
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton wins the World Championship at 4.50
After a season dominated by Red Bull and Max Verstappen, the 2023 season promises to be very interesting. Mercedes, which had completely missed its start to the year 2022 and had to work hard to improve its vehicle throughout the season, finally seems to have returned to a correct level during the last few Grands Prix. Fierce competition is therefore expected from March, since Ferrari, which suffered from its strategic mistakes last year, has reviewed its entire organization, recruiting Frédéric Vasseur as team manager. In this 3-way fight, we can imagine that the smartest and most experienced one will win. In this game we bet on Lewis Hamilton.
Bet on a Lewis Hamilton coronation
Football: Paris wins the Champions League @8.50
Paris was not spoiled by the draw. But Paris have the two best players in the world. Winner and best player of the World Cup, Lionel Messi will return to the city of light with the virtual certainty of being the Ballon d’Or 2023. Top scorer of the World Cup and author of a hat-trick in the final, Kylian Mbappé returns to the capital as he did for him with a spirit of vengeance. Add to that a Neymar who has been walking on water since August, a World Cup semi-finalist Achraf Hakimi or a goalkeeper of the caliber of Gianluigi Donnarumma, and you have a team capable of winning everything. Who can stop the Paris strike force? Bayern Münich are slight favorites going into the last 16 but will be hampered above all by injuries to Neuer and Mané. If Christophe Galtier’s men qualify, it won’t be clear who can stop them.
Bet on European champion Paris
Tennis: Holger Rune wins Roland-Garros @15
Aged just 19, the Dane accomplished the feat at the end of the season by defeating Novak Djokovic in the Masters of Bercy final. Just before the year he had already surprised his world by reaching the quarterfinals at Roland-Garros, defeated by future finalist Casper Ruud. It must be said that Rune knows this tournament well, as he won the junior edition in 2019.
Competition will be fierce: Carlos Alcaraz, the new world number 1, or of course Rafael Nadal are the legitimate favourites, as is Novak Djokovic, who will be vengeful after a season marred by Covid. But Rune has enough to face this year 2023 with serenity and without the pressure that will be that of these three men next spring.
Bet on a Rune success at Roland-Garros
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