FIN season start with league cup; Inter Turku vs TPS

There is one game today at Turku. A traditionally fierce derby between Inter and TPS.

This is a likely massive market mover today as all bookies have not done their homework, at the time I write this asians have not yet opened.

Planning to open this up in more detail later, but it is very surprising that this is a surprise outside Finland as the situation of the teams is well known and widely broadcasted.

Anyway, if you still find someone offering odds above 2 for Inter at your local, or TPS not to score or something similar do not hesitate to place your bet.

FIN local bookie Veikkaus price Inter now at 1.30, and for a good reason.

Edit: asians finally opening. Hope you were not laying Inter at even odds at Betfair.

Finland : League Cup - Odds From 188bet.com
Time GMT+0	Betting event	Current		Open		Total Line		Over/Under
		spread	odds	spread	odds	current	open	type	current	open
Finland : League Cup - 24/01/2014
14:00	Inter Turku	-1.25	1.720	-1.25	1.650	2.75	2.75	over	1.810	1.810
	TPS Turku	+1.25	2.130	+1.25	2.230			under	2.010	2.010

and the same a few hours later...

Finland : League Cup - Odds From 188bet.com
Time GMT+0	Betting event	Current		Open		Total Line		Over/Under
		spread	odds	spread	odds	current	open	type	current	open
Finland : League Cup - 24/01/2014
14:00	Inter Turku	-1.75	1.950	-1.25	1.650	3	2.75	over	1.940	1.810
	TPS Turku	+1.75	1.890	+1.25	2.230			under	1.880	2.010

And the reason for this?

Simply put it is all down to TPS terrible financial situation after a poor season of 2013 when all the risks took materialized.

TPS lineup today is full of promising young talents added with some Kakkonen experience:

Aalto, Starck, Tenho, De John, Ojanperä, Hradecky, Trafford, Louanto, Tamminen, Sjöroos, Ahmeti. #FCTPS #Veikkausliiga

What we dont have is this :

Roope Riski (AC Cesena, Italia)
Henrik Moisander (FC Lahti)
Jani Tanska (FC Lahti)
Juho Lähde (SJK)
Kennedy Eriba
Marcio Lima
Thomas Agyiri (Manchester City)
Jarkko Hurme (Odd Grenland, Norja)
Mika Ääritalo (Holstein Kiel, Saksa)
Petteri Pennanen (RoPS)
Duarte Tammilehto (IFK Mariehamn)
Jaakko Nyberg
Mikko Hyyrynen


And the correct odds?

Difficult to say. -1.75 hc looks correct, rather -2 than -1.5, but as Inter are no world beaters either and they have a couple of questionable test guys I would not go any higher. It can turn into a 6-0 beating if the TPS kids respect seasoned Inter players too much, but if they dont a 2,3-0 looks like the likeliest outcome.