You Can Bet On The Big Bash League In Those Testing Gaps

Yes, it is a packed cricket schedule, isn’t it? No sooner has one competition finished another begins and all with the Ashes loitering in the background. So with the T20 World Cup still ringing in our ears we can now bet on the Big Bash League down under. For a lot of those who enjoy a bet on sports in Australia this will make a pleasant change from a bet on Test cricket. Whilst the Ashes odds are a foregone conclusion, the odds on the Big Bash League certainly aren’t. 

You can always bet on the Big Bash League drawing an audience, and plenty of punters. As winter sports dominate in the UK, cricket fans can enjoy this fast-paced contest on the other side of the world. So, the BBL odds would get their fair share of attention even without the Ashes or that World Cup win. Still, it’s hard to view them without looking through those prisms. Sure you can expect some exceedingly good cricket, but can it outshine the age old Test battle next door?

Certainly, online bookies in Australia like Bet365 believe so. If you take advantage of Australian gambling laws and log on right now you’ll find the odds aren’t so clear cut. Whilst you can only really back Australia in your bet on the Ashes, your bet on the Big Bash League is less simple. Right now a bet on the Sydney Sixers gains the shortest prices. However, that could change oh so quickly in this series. Indeed as the Ashes plods along, the BBL is likely to spark continuously.  

Bet365 Has Your Bet On The Big Bash League 2021

English cricket fans may fear the Ashes are a lost cause. However, there’s plenty of English players in the BBL. With sixty-one matches squeezed into two months, you can bet on the Big Bash League to provide a superb distraction. Tymal Mills, Tom Curran and Sam Billings, are all playing and may feel they’ve a point to prove. After all, Joe Root and Chris Silverwood will have to have one eye on the BBL. Just in case they should need replacements at very short notice.  

2021 BBL Betting Odds 

• Adelaide Strikers – 11/1
• Melbourne Renegade – 10/1
• Brisbane Heat – 10/1
• Melbourne Stars – 13/2
• Hobart Hurricanes – 5/1
• Sydney Thunder – 5/1
• Perth Scorchers – 9/2
• Sydney Sixers – 10/3 

 

So with Australia cock-a-hoop over their T20 World Cup Win and a bunch of English players hoping to make their mark, you can bet on the Big Bash League being special this time around. Online sportsbook sites in Australia like Bet365 know this all too well after only a couple of matches. The Sixers beat the Melbourne Stars by a whopping 152 runs, then Sydney Thunder battered the Brisbane Heat by 7 wickets. No one is resting on their laurels in this contest.

Sydney Sixers Lead The Way With A Big First Winí

So will this tournament boil down to a contest between the two sides from Sydney? Well probably not, although both have begun well. The odds on the Sydney Thunder languish a little at 5/1. This is the same price as you’ll get for a bet on the Hobart Hurricanes right now. Although that may change. They could easily overtake the odds on the Perth Scorchers at 9/2, currently second favorites. So, the Sixers are only the best bet on the Big Bash League for the time being.

Not that you should, on their first performance, bet on the Brisbane Heat. They only get 10/1 alongside the Melbourne Renegades. That means only one side is getting longer prices. The Adelaide Stars copping just 11/1 at online betting sites in Australia like Bet365. So whilst they’re not a wonderfully good bet on the Big Bash League, the Sydney sides probably are. Unless, of course, you’re from Perth, in which case you’ve got bigger problems than a bet on T20 cricket. 

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We take a look at how a bet on the Big Bash League might fill in the gaps between watching England lose in the Ashes.