League Hurling Semi Finals Betting Previews

Easter Sunday brings us 2 intriguing hurling league semi finals. In the first of these 2 games sees surprise packets Wexford take on Tipperary. Wexford have been the story of this years campaign. Davy has brought life back to Wexford hurling again and instilled a confidence and structure in their make up. Wexford are currently playing at championship pace(which will catch up on them during the summer) and this has given them the edge over the teams they have played thus far. 

Tipperary are the best team in the country and they are targeting league success. As far as I'm aware, no current member of their panel have a league panel and it is one they are intent on adding. Tipps full forward line are awesome when on fire and they need a performance from John McGrath and Bubbles. Wexfords structure sees a sweeper operating probably in front of Seamus Callinan. Tipp will counteract this by spraying diagonal balls into their 2 corner forwards. We expect John McGrath to score over 3.5 points, we will have a 2 point stake at 4/6 on this.

As we feel that Wexford are possibly operating at their peak performance level and the fact they play with a sweeper which will reduce opportunities for Tipp, we think they will stay somewhat close to Tipperary. Based on this, we believe that Wexford (+6) is a solid bet. We will have a 2 point stake on this @ 5/6 (Ladbrokes).

The second semi final will be a war of attrition. 2 teams who play direct hurling who like to rough it out. Galway are deservedly favourites for this and take on a Limerick side who I feel have become insignificant on the hurling landscape over the past 2 years. John Kiely has brought through some solid young players and it will be interesting to see how they cope with the physicality of Galway and the big occasion. We believe there should be plenty of scores in this and think that Limerick should cover the over 22.5 points offered in PP. We will have a 1.5 point stake on this @10/11.

In Dowling, Hayes and Hegarty, they have the players to cause the Galway defence bother. Outside of Daithí Burke, they lack a solid centre back and their corner back options must also be a worry for Michael Donoghue. Diarmuid Kirwan referees this(most inconsistent ref in hurling) and his performance will have a impact on our 2nd selection. We believe the Galway defence will cough up frees and this should allow Shane Dowling plenty of opportunities to score. Our 2nd selection in Shane Dowling over 9.5 points. A 1.5 point stake @5/6.