Are the bookies right to doubt Saracens?

Monday 7 December 2009
Published By: Ben Welch
Guinness Premiership > Saracens

Saracens' 15-13 victory over Sale on Saturday left them six points clear at the top of the Guinness Premiership and extended their record for the season to nine wins and one draw without defeat.

However, despite their dominance so far, they remain only third favourites at around 4/1 to be 2010's Grand Final champions at the bookmakers, with Leicester Tigers and London Irish - who lost and drew respectively in their weekend fixtures - both priced lower.

And it has taken a long time for the Sarries' odds to even get this low. Several matches into the season and with a perfect record in tow, they were still among the outsiders in the betting.

Of course, the varied fortunes of Gloucester and Wasps in recent years have shown that how you perform during the regular season doesn't necessarily have much bearing on who goes on to Grand Final glory.

But looking at the formbook so far, would you really go against St Albans' Men in Black?