Football

Utd to beat Boro = 2-5

Everton -1 to beat Derby = 4-6

Blackburn v Spurs Over 2.5 = 17-20

Back in a treble for a 3-1 return @ Bet365

Grand National

Comply or Die 10-1 EW

McKelvey 25-1 EW

Naunton Brook 75-1 EW

United v Liverpool

I expect this will be a low scoring affair, with a leaning towards a home win. Liverpool have won 7 on the bounce since being dumped out of the cup by Barnsley, while United have won 8 from the last 10. The two sides have conceded the least goals in the league, United with 15 and Liverpool with 21. Therefore the under 2.5 goals looks a wise bet.

Under 2.5 = 13-20 @ Bet365 

Long shot = 1-0 Ronaldo 20-1 @ Bet 365

Chelsea v Arsenal

The Gunners have spluttered of late with 4 consecutive draws, due to a lack of firepower. While Chelsea have been slowly creeping closer to the top 2, winning nine and drawing four of the last 13, since losing 1-0, away to Arsenal. Chelsea have won only once in this fixture in the last 11 outings, Arsenal winning 4 and drawing 6. Last seasons fixture was 1-1 and its a sound bet this time around

Under 2.5 = 4-7 @ Bet365

Correct score 1-1 = 11-2 @ Bet365

Both games to finish 1-1 = 42-1

Other games

Scott McDonald (Celtic) to score anytime v Gretna = 4-6 @ Bet365

Is due a goal after going 5 without and Gretna have a depleted side due to not paying the players.

United to win both halfs 11-10 @ Bet 365

United on corner handicap of -3 = 19-20 @ Bet 365 (The reds must have 4 more corners than The Rams)

The big four all to win with (-1) on the handicap is 11-1 @ Bet 365 - well worth a punt considering their opponents this weekend.

Premier Accy

United (-1), Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Everton, Spurs all to win returns 19-1 @ Bet 365

Good Luck

We’re again focusing on the bizarre goings on in Division 2 this weekend, as the fixtures have fell nicely again to suggest there will at least be 4 or 5 away wins at nice prices. Also, the top 5 are all on their travels which is again favourable to us.

The teams we’re backing @ BET 365

Hereford @ 6-5 go to Accrington who have last 3 of their last 5 at home. The Bulls are 11-3-3 on the road this season.

Peterborough @ Evens - Posh  journey to Dagenham having won the last 5 away from home.

Rochdale @ 7-5 , the Dale have won 4 of their last 5 on the road

Barnet @15-8  face Notts County who have lost 9 home games this season.

Rotherham @ 31-20 go to Shrewsbury, who have 7 home losses.

Darlington @ 8-5 get the coach to Wycombe with 10 away victories under their belt.

Wrexham @ 21-10 - who travel to Chester who have lost the last 5 at home.

Perm in 5 folds and upwards. Therefore a 50p 5 fold on the above bets would total £10.50 with the minimum return being £39 on the shortest odds teams.

All 7 to come in pays 684-1!

Another profitable weekend for the column with both bets selected coming in. The double of Man Utd HT -FT and Everton outright win returned £35 on a £10 stake.  Our guest punter was unlucky, with only Man City letting him down in his 4 timer.

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On to this midweek……

Side stepping the main event of the Champions League, I have cast my eye upon the less glamorous clubs of the Championship for the main bet. It is the FA Cup Quarter Finals at the weekend and there are four non prem teams in left in, with all 4 playing midweek. Taking that into account, I am of the belief that the players for these teams will not want to get injured for the big games they have on Saturday or Sunday, and therefore will not be going all out this Tuesday or Wednesday night. Hence i have taken……

Blackpool to beat Barnsley = 5-6 @ William Hills

The Seasides are in form at the moment, unbeaten in 6 at home in the league (4-2-0), while Saturdays win at Norwich was a further confidence booster. The form of the re-born Paul Dickov has played a huge part, the diminutive Scot has 5 in 5 and is set to return after a bout of sickness at the weekend. Barnsley meanwhile haven’t won in 5 league games and are goalless in the last 4. Previous to their trip to Anfield they were soundly beaten 3-0 at Plymouth in the midweek (though they were down to 10 from the 4th minute). These two sides met in the the FA Cup 3rd round where The Tykes won 2-1, the same scoreline as the league game, but i think the scores will be reversed at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday due to the impending Chelsea fixture.

Crystal Palace to beat Cardiff 11-10 @ William Hills

The Eagles have hit the wall of late, but manager Neil Warnock described their win at Preston as one of their best performances of the season. They face a Cardiff side who will have one eye on the potential scalp of  ‘Boro in the cup on Sunday, and whom are win-less in 5; can anyone see a pattern here? Dave Jones has warned against his side doing exactly what were expecting them, and by going public, he knows that it could well happen. Palace can jump back into  play-off contention here and i expect it to happen.

The Double is 2.85-1

N.B Look out for Doncaster and Sheff Wed’s results who face Bristol Rovers and West Brom respectively. A bit more risky, but they could well come in.

Top up the bet with Barca, Man Utd and Chelsea at home in the Champions League for a 7-1 five timer.

Good Luck.

Despite being inebriehated while writing this, I am sound of mind and I can assure all my readers (yes thats you Dave from Wincester) that I have placed the bets myself earlier today… so … if your’e still reading… i will go ahead………

Saturday sees the big three in England kicking off at 3 o’clock…I honestlty can’t tell you the last time that happened (probably last week then -Ed) .

United To Increase the Heat 

United travel to Fulham on Saturday on a high after last weekends results.  Despite having a important Europen Game against Lyon in midweek, Ferguson will be making sure that this game is won by the 60 minute mark. So i expect them to be going out all guns first half so Rooney, Ronaldo et al can be withdrawn.

Take United to be winning at HT and FT at 10-11 PP, SJ and Bet Direct.

Get Stuck Into the Toffees

I was at Eastlands on Monday Night to see first hand the job David Moyes charges did on Sven’s XI, and i couldn’t fail to be impressed.  The defence was superb and the workrate was second to none. The 4-5 generally available is a steal imo.

Everton to Win 4-5 @ Genreally available

Special Guest Punter

Everyweek we will be featuring one of the readers tips …this week it’s Paul Latham from Manchester aged 28. He has chosen a Four Timer of:

Man United

Man City

Mk Dons

Peterborough

The Four Fold pays 3.8-1 at Ladbrokes, which is stumbling distance for this young man from The North. (Good Luck Lad)

Away The Lads!

Whats going on in League two? Take a look at the table that shows the home and away records of the teams, and you’d think it was printed the wrong way round. The remarkable fact is that 15 of the 24 sides have better or equal away records compared to their home!

So were going to highlight the best picks this week…..

All Prices from Bet 365

MK Dons @ Barnet = 10-11

Now, Barnet beat The Dons back in January to end Paul Ince’s sides 9 match unbeaten run with a shock 1-0 win, and MK have struggled since. However their last 2 games has pointed to an upturn in form, with a 1-0 win at Swansea in the cup and a 3-3 draw at home to Shrewsbury, in which they raced into a 3 goal lead. Barnet on the other hand have lost 4 on the trot and are struggling at the foot of the table with only 4 home wins all season.

Stockport @ Accrington = 13-10

County have been in fine form of late (barring last weeks reverse to Bury when their keeper was sent off and replaced with an outfield player) with the noticeable emergence of youngster Tommy Rowe. They have won their last 5 away games, and beat Stanley 2-0 in the reverse fixture in January. Accrington have lost 7 of the last 9 and like Barnet have only won 4 at home all season, and are shipping goals of late.

Goalscorer Tip = Tommy Rowe 17-2 First Goal, 14-5 Anytime

Peterborough @ Macclesfield Town = Evens

Posh travel to The Moss Rose unbeaten in the league in six, since Macc upset the form book in January at London Road.  Since then Macc have only won once and that was away from home. Posh have 7 victories on the road to date, while Town have only 2 home wins all season.

Goalscorer Tip = Aaron McLean 5-1 First goal, 13-8 Anytime

Lincoln @ Rotherham = 11-4

The Imps are looking for their 5th successive away win at Milmoor this weekend, whist also looking for their 6th win on the bounce. They face a Rotherham side who’s form is denting their promotion push, with only 2 wins in their last 8. The home and away stats don’t match up to the previously tipped fixtures, but Lincoln are flying at the moment and are to good to pass up at 11-4.

Hereford @ Shrewsbury = 6-4

The Bulls travel to Shrewsbury with 1700 fans in tow, as they go in search of their 5th win on the trot at Oteley Road on Saturday. On loan Dutch striker Sherjill MacDonald has hit 6 in 3 since joing from West Brom and his partnership with fellow loanee Gary Hooper is looking fruitful. The Shrews have won just once in eight games with 3 home defeats in that time, and have slipped into mid tabel obscurity, while Hereford are looking good in 2nd place for an automatic promotion spot.

Goalscorer Tip = Sherjill MacDonald First goal 9-2, Anytime 6-4

Darlington @ Bury = 6-5

The Quakers entertain The Shakers at Gigg Lane this weekend, and were looking for another travelling side to take the spoils. Darlington have won 3 of their last 4 away fixtures, with 9 wins on the road in total. Bury meanwhile have 3 home wins all season and haven’t won at home in the league since mid November! The reverse fixture ended 3-0 to The Quakers in January and although the visitors have 3 strikers out through suspension and injury, they can still sneak a win here and carry on their push for promotion.

United v City

Obviously all the press has been for Munich in the build up to the match, with the red tops especially seemingly wanting even just one City ‘Fan’ to spoil the silence so they can castigate all of the travelling blues. Away from all that there is still a football match, and its a shame there are major suspensions for both sides with Evra, Rooney, Corluka and Elano missing the game, which will reduce the quality on show. City will line up 4-5-1 with new boy Benjani leading the line, and they will hope to keep in tight and hit United on the break. However City’s midfield has been over run of late, they are sorely missing Michael Johnson, and i feel this is where United will take command. Ronaldo should start up top with Tevez and its hard to oppose him to score in 90 minutes.

I expect the game to be tighter than many think, the Blues have drawn 4 of their last 6 at Old Trafford, but ultimately United’s pressure will tell.

United -1 = 5-6 @ Bl Sq, PP, SJ

Ronaldo to score in 90 minutes = Evens @ Boylesport

HT Draw FT United = 7-2 @ Bl Sq, VC Bet, Lads

Correct Score = 2-0 = 11-2 @ Bl Sq

Chelsea V Liverpool

These two sides have built up a modern day rivalry due to play each other an astonishing 16 times in the past 4 seasons, and Liverpool have lost the last 4 times they have visited SW3, including 2-0 in the Carling cup this season. Add to that Liverpool’s shocking away form this season, including losing the last 4, and Torres being injured it’s hard not to see another Chelsea win here.

Correct score 1-0 or 2-0 = 6-1 and 15-2 respectively @ Coral

HT Draw FT Chelsea = 4-1 @ Bet 365

Arsenal V Blackburn

Adebayor continues to go from strength to strength for the Gunners, what a player Wenger has turned him into. Blackburn arrive at the Emirates with defensive problems, with Samba out, and Nelsen and Oojier both major doubts, also out are midfield duo Pedersen and Dunn. With such a depleted side i can’t see anything other than a home win. Arsenal will possibly have to play Silva at centre half and Lehman will continue for the ill Almunia, but that should not disrupt the system.

Adebayor 1st goal = 7-2 @ Paddy Power

Adebayor Anytime = Evens @ Paddy Power, Boylesports

Correct score treble

Celtic to beat Aberdeen 1, 2 or 3-0

United to beat City 1, 2, or 3-0

Chelsea to beat Liverpool 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1

Perm in trebles totalling 27 Bets

Minimum treble is 254-1

Maximum treble is 794-1

Well it came in again and this time it was tipped. The big three all obliged by winning by 1, 2 or 3-0, bagging us a monster treble of 357-1 @ Bet 365.

Bet 365 went 15-2 Arsenal 3-0, 6-1 Man Utd 2-0, 5-1 Chelsea 1-0. All firms were roughly the same give or take a point.

Will it come in again this week? Well it’s certainly worth a punt, but all 3 have difficult away trips to Man City, Tottenham and Portsmouth. Spurs look the most likely of the opposition to score and i think it is highly likely to happen in a fixture that always produces goals at White Hart Lane. The other 2 could well come in though, with Man City and Portsmouth both struggling in front of goal of late.

The column also tipped a double of Adebayor (7-2) and Ronaldo (10-3) to score first goal, which paid out 19.5-1. Hope some of you were on!

This weeks selected 3 teams to perm in win to nil trebles are;

Inter to beat Empoli 2, 3 or 4-0

Juventus to beat Cagliari 2, 3 or 4-0

Barcelona to beat Osasuna 1, 2 or 3-0

Weekend Accy

I felt it only right this week to predict an accumulator in the column, after the news that a Sheffield punter got 31 correct results right, in what William Hills are saying is a world record. The punters £1 accy took in 31 teams to win over 11 divisions which returned 6800-1!

Arsenal 4-5 away at Man City

City’s form has slipped of late as they struggle to maintain there early season form. The lack of a top class striker has meant they have been highly profligate in front of goal, with Vassell being the main culprit. It means at the moment that if the defence slip up and concede, City don’t win matches. The last such occasion was the win over Bolton before Christmas. Arsenal meanwhile, go from strength to strength (discounting the 2nd string against Spurs) and with Adebayor adding a different dimension to Arsenal’s attack, it’s hard to see them not scoring at present. 1-0 Arsenal (6-1 at most firms)

Villa 5-4 away at Fulham

Fulham are really struggling now, and Roy Hodgson has recruited half a new team to combat their downward spiral. Villa on the other hand are playing well and with the England lads called up midweek will be full of confidence. With only one loss on the road this season it is another good chance for 3 points. 2-1 Villa (17-2 @ Sporting Bet)

Real Madrid 4-6 away at Almeria (Saturday)

Madrid are on a run of 8 consecutive wins but face in form side Almeria on Saturday. The newly promoted minnows have won their last 3 games one nil to climb up to the brink of a UEFA Cup spot. Madrid have looked solid at the back under Schuster and with them scoring in every game in the league since the 2-0 defeat to Sevilla on November 3rd, i take them to to come away with another 3 points. 1-0 Madrid (13-2 @ Sporting Bet)

Roma 4-6 away to Seina (Sunday)

The Romans are in winning mode, with 5 wins on the spin in Serie A. They travel to relegation threatened Seina on Sunday (Live on 5) looking to put the squeeze on Inter. Mancini has returned to form of late and they should have too much for spirited Seina.    1-0 Roma (11-2 @ Coral)

Ivory Coast 2-5 to beat Guinea (Monday)

The Elephants should overcome the Syli Nationale in this Quarter Final clash. Drogba et al have won all 3 games so far and they have only reached 3rd gear. Guniea will not roll over, as Ghana found in the opening game, but the quality of the finishing will be the difference here. 3-1 Ivory Coast (11-1 Blue-Sq). Drogba first goal (7-2 Coral)

Perm in 5 four folds (minimum 10-1) and one Accumulator (14-1 @ Bet 365)

First Goal and Anytime Goalscorer

Adebayor (9-2), Ronaldo (5-1) and Drogba (10-3) -Doubles and Trebles @ Paddy Power

Minimum double = 23-1, Treble = 143-1

Anytime goalscorer treble = 10-1 Boylesport

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The Big Three 

Time for another shot at the big 3 winning 1-0, 2-0 or 3-0 again. Perm them in trebles.

Arsenal play Newcastle again, and though Newcastle held them in the first half on Saturday, ultimately the Gunners had too much class and movement. Adebayor is on fire at the moment and I expect him to score again here.

Chelsea host a spirited Reading side, who gave a good account of themselves against Manchester United two weeks ago, but like most sides when they play the top teams, they didn’t take their chances. I expect them to push Chelsea hard, like they did in the reverse fixture early on in the season (a 2-1 loss, after taking the leed); but Chelsea, as demonstrated at Wigan on Saturday only need a couple of chances to win a game, due to the quality of their finishing.

United welcome Portsmouth to Old Trafford on Wednesday and will be aiming to put one over Pompey after they drew at Fratton Park early in the season. Expect Ronaldo to be fired up for this one, as he was sent off last time and felt hard done by. Pompey have a great away record and the signing of Baros will give them more options on the break, but United are in too hot form at the moment to consider anything but a home win.

HT Draw - FT Home

All 3 of these sides are partial to this outcome, and it happened to all three at the weekend. Normally the away teams comes to these games looking not to concede early on and therefore a lot of the games end up 0-0 at half time. The Big Guns usually step up a gear after the break and the away team become tired due to their work-rate; and that’s when gaps and mistakes appear, that the superior home side exploit.

Doubles and Treble at Skybet or Lardrokes

Draw - Arsenal  = 7-2

Draw - Chelsea = 7-2

Draw - United = 7-2

Double pays 20-1, Treble 91-1.

Anytime and First Goalscorers

Adebayor (7-2), Anelka (7-2) and Ronaldo (10-3 all @ Stan James) are all in great form this season and even more so recently. They look a good shout to continue this rich vein.

Treble Anytime Goalscorer at Boylesport returns 6-1

First Goal Doubles and Treble = Minimum Double 19-1, Treble 87-1

Up From The Back

David Wheater (Boro’) to score first = 22-1 @ Boylesports, VC. Anytime = 8-1 @ PP

Joleon Lescott (Everton) to score first = 25-1 @ PP, SJ, BD. Anytime = 9-1 @ PP, Skybet

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