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The Joker's Bet Of The Day: Monday July 20

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A tip from the Joker to get your betting day under way....

Cristiano Ronaldo might make his Real Madrid debut this evening against Shamrock Rovers. CR9 is in Ireland as part of the Spanish club's pre-season programme. Although Ronaldo doesn't know anything about the opposition ('Sorry about that,' he says), the Hoops will need more than an extra leaf on their three-leaf clover (that would only turn them Celtic, and they are not good enough to beat Real either) to take anything other than a thrashing from this match.

This is a team that lost a UEFA Cup game 7-0 to Gornik Zabrze as recently as 1994-95, but perhaps Gary Twigg can help them. The Scottish hitman has scored 14 times in 15 matches for Rovers this season (and 32 in 23 for Brechin City last season). If Julien Faubert can get a move to Real Madrid, Twigg can score against them.

Recommendation: Back Over 3.5 Goals at [1.62] in Shamrock Rovers v Real Madrid