IT'S a Scottish card to look at on Saturday with a bumper Boxing Day card to follow on Monday starring the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City and Man United.
I've posted a separate preview which suggests such bets as a Rangers and Celtic double as well as a Hibs and Dundee United double.
I don't have as many Saturday selections as usual but at the end of the day it's about quality not quantity. Note the early kick-off times and let's hope we can land a Christmas bonus.
Yesterday my 1pt double chance double was a loser with Motherwell missing a penalty at a crucial time in losing at home to Aberdeen while Guimaraes did the business by beating Arouca away.
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2pts Super Single
Morton (1.0)
(27-10, Marathonbet)
4pts Top Treble
Rangers (12.30)
Dundee Utd (12.30)
Hibs (1.0)
(2-1, Marathonbet)
1pt Long Shot (all 1.0)
Morton
Brechin not to lose
Montrose
(11-1, Marathonbet)
1pt Both to Score Treble (all 1.0)
Alloa v Brechin
Annan v Berwick
Cowdenbeath v Arbroath
(7-2, 888sport)
December Super Singles Total
- Profit: 4.5pts (20 bets, 9 winners)
December Advised Accas Total
- Profit: -6.6pts (41 bets, 8 winners)
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Be careful with Hibs, weve been poor of late performance wise, lots of injuries to key players also.
Raith have been much worse and Commons should give you a lift.
Lots of injuries hasn’t helped us of late also murmurings of players not enjoying life under Lennon, we create loads of chances but don’t take them time and time again.
Morning gents,
One game for me tomorrow and it should be an absolute cracker – expect blood and thunder but NOT a shed-full of goals…
BOLÍVAR VS. THE STRONGEST (16.00 KO):
No home advantage for either team here as Bolivia’s top two sides (by a country-mile) battle it out in La Paz for the Christmas Number One spot!
The Strongest edge it form-wise and come into the game on the back of two 7-2 wins but I expect a much tighter affair here.
Limited markets but I’m not wanting to over-complicate things and the over-riding stat is the fact both teams have scored in each of the last 5 H2Hs stretching back over 2 seasons.
BTTS…1/2 (SKYBET)
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DRAW…12/5 (365)
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C/S…1-1…11/2
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Best of luck for tomorrow’s bets ?
Hindsight is a wonderful thing but matters nought after the event so whilst I am engaging one of my few common-sense brain cells, I will add a caveat.
I have indicated a ‘5 Star’ confidence rating for the both teams to score selection but that could be a touch blasé…
I am confident of this coming in but there is a very real chance we could see a red card and in a game as tight to call as this, a red may make a pivotal difference.
With that in mind, I wouldn’t want anyone to go balls-deep so please take as a note of caution!
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Bet365 have their markets up now and have BTTS at a better 8/13 ?
On a different note…
Don’t often get chance to read these days and decent football books are few and far between but if anyone gets the obligatory WHSmith type voucher over the festive period then have a look at ‘The Football Ramble’ written by the 4 lads who do the podcast.
Good read if you love your football.
You get anything back on yer free bets Hull??
Sweet fanny adams Alves…you?
£65 aff 1st £25 then 0/4 on a 4fold with the other haha, went f9r the big win ?
Italy Serie B
Brescia to win
Spal to win
Pisa draw
Virtus Entella double chance
Scotland
Alloa Athletic v Brechin City – over 2.5 match goals
Dundee United v St. Mirren – over 2.5 match goals
Annan Athletic v Berwick Rangers HT X
Celtic -1
Turkish
Beşiktaş v Gaziantepspor 1
Adanaspor v İstanbul Başakşehir X2
Balıkesirspor v Elazığspor both teams to score
I am going for 40 or more booking points in the two SPL games today pays just over 3/1 skybet
I would like to wish you all a happy xmas especially any St Pauli fans out there hope you manage to better in the second half of the season.God rest ye gerry mental men ( as Billy Connolly once said .
Mr F you had no luck with Moult last night .
Sure didn’t. Missed a penalty, fluffed the rebound, hit the bar and had a few other chances.
Celtic
Hibs
Livi
6/5 bet 365
Some request a bet specials for celtic and the rangers today
Over 1.5 mgs
Over 3 booking points
Each team 3+ corners
7/1
A goal in each half
4+ corners each half
11/2
Celtic and the rangers to score 2+ goals each and to take 7+ corners each
7/2
The last one I’d say has a right good chance of landing. All priced at skybet
Bets for today
Stranraer btts & overs 21/20
Longer shot
Hamilton btts
Morton over 1.5tgs
Cowdenbeath btts
Treble returns 6/1
Merry Christmas everyone
Hope Santa is good to you all
Merry Christmas Everyone! Hopefully Santa can deliver a few winning for us all today and make it a Christmas to remember.
Cowdenbeath v Arbroath – Both Teams To Score
Morton v Queen of the South – Both Teams To Score
Pays 13/8
inplay
tokyo v frontale over 2.5mgls
omiya over 1.5 team goals
1.90
lost omiya let down after controlling game and couldnt get one more
on the treble mr f :)
£20 returns £55.15 @betway
heres for some boxing day funds
good luck all
Boluspor
Spal
Perugia
over 2.5mgls treble
odds 9.25/1
SPAL seem way too overpriced today to score 2+ goals against a poor ternana side…
SPAL 2+ team goals 5/6
Fivefold…
Hibs win
Rangers win
Dundee United 2+
Livingston 2+
SPAL 2+
£25 pays £187.50
Celtic -1
Rangers
Hibs
Dundee utd
Livingston
Insurance fivefold 4.64/1
Merry Christmas Everyone
today
Morton o2.5mgs 19/20
Griffiths, waghorn atgs 17/10
shoe in
rangers o1.5tgs, stranraer, livi, cowdenbeath overs just over 6/1
GL all with a bet on…………..
Is there any word on any Scottish games being cancelled coz of the weather,, any thoughts on morton
Only Albion Rovers off so far – all early kick-offs so they’ll need to decide soon.
Morton are my Super Single.
Off to walk the dug in the rain – good luck to everyone with all their bets today.
With the weather and card it’s got to be a low stakes type of day.
kev, woman a used to work with takes to do with albion rovers thinks it may be in doubt ref arriving about 11 no doubt hear more after that rangers and Hamilton games should both be fine
Albion Rovers game is already off.
Nice bet for interest today.
Hamilton v Celtic @ 6/1
Rangers v ICT @ 10/1
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OVER 5.5 Match Goals
2 Singles
1 Double
When did you manage to get odds of 27-10 for Morton? Best I’ve seen was late last night at 13/10 now 6/5. Not doubting you just wondering.
Cheers for the info
sure is off mr f looks like my info got caught up in the time warp that is Coatbridge……………
Merry Christmas to all
Rangers
Celtic
Hibs
Dundee Utd
Besiktas
3/1 acca
GL ALL
Morning gents
Merry Xmas eve to you all
Full lower league Scottish card today:
Rangers v Inveness KO 12.30pm
Hibs v Raith KO 1pm
Nothing flash here – both rangers and Hibs should do the business!
Rangers / Hibs double 4/5 (Ladbrokes) (NAP)
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Hibs v Raith
Stranraer v Airdrie
Montrose v Stirling
Over 2.5 goals treble pays 4/1
Morning all. Have a very good weekend hope all the kids and adults get what they want. Busy time for myself with the wife and son and been the worst wrapper of presents in the north lol
doing one bet and one bet only today for interest mainly and that is
celtic game 2 or 3 goals at 23/20
rangers game 2 or 3 goals at 21/20
double @ £10
if no win, wont be touching anything until boxing day
**just like to say that the site is great and its my secret little get away when I get peace, love to just log on, see folk talking together about something we are all interested in and nice to have people with good manners and a great understanding of life. Small things like money can be replaced but why not have a little help from friends all over the world in different parts with different knowledge of different leagues etc before we place that bet. I love reading up on the daily thread etc and some people will understand that and other will think its sad but I’m sure most of you know what I mean. I remember when site first started and to see how much the features and layout alone have improved is immense plus the number of members. Always improving and helping us beat the bookie.
just waiting on @nathanufton poston derby vs Birmingham match to make my Christmas complete as I love his detailed posts and insights plus I usually do derby 2 or 3 goals as don’t concede much ;)
anyway all, take it easy and @micky-Belfast and @hullshaker go easy on them barrack busters tonight lol
*health your wealth*
Shortee (Dean)
@shortee I shall duly oblige.
I have been using another independent site for stats and although it’s insightful, there are some major errors on some of its stats – most notably that Rotherham games averaged 17 corners, I shared that info, only ( and quite rightly ) for another member + Mr F debunk the 17 corners thingy. I did chuckle though that the very next game with Rotherham dished out 19-20 corners.
A stat that has shown up on this site though regards Derby:
They’re in a 3 way tie with FC Copenhagen and Kaiserslautern on 6 games since they conceded a goal at home. Although that site doesn’t contain every single league in the world, it does contain the main ones on all continents.
My last bet was a copycat of the one that gave me a 12/1. Derby win/btts No ( drew 2-2 ), Chelsea win/btts No ( think they won 1 or 2 nil ) and Notts Forest btts ( they lost 3 nil ).
Derby play on the 27th, but although I won’t be dropping my whole pot on the win/draw.win market, my 2nd team Burton travel to Aston Villa who seem to of found the wind very much on their backs. I do not believe Burton have won away from home this season. Burton are like Guinness: They don’t travel well.
@hullshaker has also slated Bury who travel to Fleetwood ( Fleetwood winning 7 on the bounce ) – I know Fleetwood spent big a few years back and something could well be ticking over nicely. I am thinking a cheeky £10 double for Burton and Fleetwood to win will keep me from having withdrawal symptoms on boxing day.
I think Villa are good value at around 4/7 for the home win.
The Brucie bonus for me on Monday is Derby V Birmingham and my mums husband is a die hard Blues fan. Not to worry, e has 3 step sons all waiting in the wings to rip the piss if we beat them as we all support Derby.
I’ll give the site an early heads up as soon as the 27th December thread is up and then team news an hour before kickoff. I think if memory serves me right, its on Sky. Aaaand cue: cricfree.tv
Since world football will effectively be put on hold for 24hrs, I do hope that ISIS and Assad’s troops stage a Christmas day friendly – on a minefield. As tight as I am, I’d pay per view that one without a thought.
Celtic RT7 corners EVENS
Celtic RT9 corners 11/4
Over 4.5 FH Asian corners 1.825
SMH 3 corners in 12 mins then nothing
a see hulls already put a post up on the strongest game but had a look at current form and recent h2h’s I’m going to go a bit bolder
o1.5 1st hgls 13/8
btts 2nd half 2/1
o3.5mgs 2/1
o4.5mgs 9/2
all worth considering not going daft though as has a history of reds
Frosinone v Benevento HT/FT – X/X
Willie Collum strikes again with an outrageously bad red card
Anyway you can get btts @ 2.50 and with Celtic not being too impressive recently in their recent wins, the weather and this pitch I think it’s gotta have a chance
Pisa v Spezia FT: X
Won
Since Celtic down to ten, few optimistic quid on Hamilton draw no bet at 14’s
Italy Serie B
Cesena vs Trapani 2pm
Cesena have won their last 3 home games against 5th, 18th and 21st by an aggregate of 8-0. Today they play 22 and last in the league who have conceded 15 in their 9 away games
Cesena over 1.5tg @ 2.10
Cesena 2-0 after 42 mins
Over 1.5tg @ 2.10 WIN
Lovely stuff mate, through it in an acca Inplay at 11/8?
Acca paid £140 off £30 so cheers for that input
Good call. I had just dropped Carpi and Cesena onto my overs 0.5 tmg’s rollover then watched Carpi score inside one minute. Cesena duly obliged within 5 mins for the only goal I needed to bring up my juicey little double. Always good to see someone else verify what you’ve just dropped on to.
Carpi tmgs’s in-play over 0.5 1/7 won.
Cesena tmg’s in-play over 0.5 1/8 won.
Gonna bank another £20 to take tonight’s alcohol intake ( sponsored by bet365 ) up to a nice round £100.
Oh and betting bank up to £374.84
A very merry Christmas everyone.
Posted earlier…
SPAL seem way too overpriced today to score 2+ goals against a poor ternana side…
SPAL 2+ team goals 5/6
** WON **
– inside 15 mins?
What the hell?! Hibs..
Bets for today
Stranraer btts & overs 21/20 **WON**
Longer shot
Hamilton btts
Morton over 1.5tgs
Cowdenbeath btts
Treble returns 6/1 **LOST**
Main bet won easily so all good. Gers won too, poor game but 3 points is 3 points
Crane will join u on a few of the strongest bets
Well done all winners & merry Christmas to all
Thank you Richard for the Cesena over 1.5 team goals tip in by half time.
Great stuff at generous odds!!
Spal 2+ at 5/6
** WON **
Fivefold..
Hibs win
Rangers win
Dundee United 2+
Livingston 2+
Spal 2+
£25 pays £187.50
** LOST **
Think only Hibs will down this bet, Livingston have 1 at HT but expect than to net again
Livingston to score 2nd half (INPLAY)
The strongest vs Bolivar BTTS+O2.5mgs
£38.55 pays £118.54
Livingston to score 2nd half (INPLAY)
The strongest vs Bolivar BTTS+O2.5mgs
£38.55 pays £118.54
Wot an overated mob that hibs team are a wld love them not to go up.
Musta bust half the coupons in Scotland fs.
Exactly..not the first time they have let people down big time
Don’t worry, they won’t go up.
They will bottle it again.
Seemingly beaten by a wonder show by the Raith keeper but disappointing anyway.
Celtic corner bets were a washout not helped by a red card
Risky one
FUS Rabat to win 12/5
For some folk, Turkey is for life…not just for Christmas ?
BEŞIKTAŞ VS. GAZIANTEPSPOR (16.00 KO):
Second placed Besiktas take on lowly Gaziantepspor here and the previous 2 H2Hs finished 4-0 to the hosts.
The visitors have conceded either 4, 3 or 2 goals in all but one of their last 8 games and each of these was against teams way below Besiktas.
Two selections:
BESIKTAS OVER 2.5 TGS…4/5 (365)
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BESIKTAS OVER 3.5 TGS…11/5 (Coral)
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Good luck ?
Turkey goosed.
only bet for today will be
€50 over 2.5 mgs accum returns €570
The Strongest game 4pm
Hapoel Ashkelon game 4pm
Maccabi Tel Aviv game 4.15pm
El Zamalek game 5pm
Merry Christmas to all ?
Had waghorn to score first and rangers to win with griffiths to score first and Celtic to win
12/1
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Well done. I tipped both first scorers and pleased to see Waghorn given the goal and not awarded an OG.
Italy Serie B
Brescia to win ——— Won
Spal to win ———- Won
Pisa draw ——- Won
Virtus Entella double chance ——- Won
Scotland
Alloa Athletic v Brechin City – over 2.5 match goals ——–Won
Dundee United v St. Mirren – over 2.5 match goals———-Won
Annan Athletic v Berwick Rangers HT X ——— Lost
Celtic -1 ———–Won
Turkish
Beşiktaş v Gaziantepspor 1 ——-
Adanaspor v İstanbul Başakşehir X2 —— Won
Balıkesirspor v Elazığspor both teams to score —– Won
Frosinone v Benevento HT/FT – X/X —– Lost
Going by others on this site (Kelly and hullshaker) ‘a mixed bet of your two posts
Strongest match over 2.5 mgs
Beskitas match over 2.5 mgs/ both teams to score no
5/1 small stake
15 mins of this strongest game and wouldn’t be surprised if it gets abandoned, barely any balls kicked just wanna kick shit out eachother! Madness
yep, its like Leeds V derby in the 70’s only less punches
Won’t be abandoned Nathan…that’s a quiet opening 15…welcome to the wonderful world of Bolivian football ?
pity no red card betting on bet365 in play could be 2 or 3 lol
A goal in the besiktas and strongest game please to see my in-play 1/16 and 1/10 would be the cherry on the top of the cake.
Tonights booze fund was boosted from Thursdays £20 ( shocking – couldn’t get a pair of pre-school kids pissed on that ) by a £60 boost yesterday and although I anticipated being asleep by the time the Scottish top 2 tiers kicked off, I dropped my pot on to 2 championship matches + Celtic and Rangers. Prices last night were wretched but after not too long, I’d picked up about 11% on my pot from those. Cue a cheeky in-play 1/7 and 1/8 and my main pot now stands at £374 ( after £20 banked ).
Thankyou the strongest and thankyou besiktas. a goal apiece inside 2 minutes.
£431 in the pot.
today
Morton o2.5mgs 19/20 LOST
Griffiths, waghorn atgs 17/10 WON
shoe in
rangers o1.5tgs, stranraer, livi, cowdenbeath overs just over 6/1 LOST
WD all with winners…………
Waghorn not go down as as an own goal, liked like it at game
Merry Christmas crane mate. Hope u & the family have a good one watp
I know it’s not but it could have been.
365 paid out on it dc/mr f………..
12 cards so far in Bolivia ffs………………..
Looked like an own goal at game but maybe never saw it right if been laid out then all good
Nice winner mate
dc, said on the tranny was an og al take it but…………… sh4t out taking mr f’s tip of both to score first would of been a cracking double tae he ho……………….
a see hulls already put a post up on the strongest game but had a look at current form and recent h2h’s I’m going to go a bit bolder
o1.5 1st hgls 13/8 didn’t take
btts 2nd half 2/1 WON
o3.5mgs 2/1 LOST
o4.5mgs 9/2 didn’t take
all worth considering not going daft though as has a history of reds
13 yellows a red and 3 goals if only bookies did cards in SA rodders………………
One game for me tomorrow and it should be an absolute cracker – expect blood and thunder but NOT a shed-full of goals…
BOLÍVAR VS. THE STRONGEST (16.00 KO):
BTTS…8/13 (365)
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***WON***
Finished 2-1 The Strongest and not a million miles off the draw at 12/5!
***?? MERRY CHRISTMAS ***
Nice one, Happy Christmas to you when it comes.
I’m off for a pint with everything sorted – even cleaned the chimney.
Have a good ‘un Mr F…all best to family and wising you one Hull of a Christmas ??
@hullshaker have seen a few Bolivian games but not on that scale, clear punch to the face, elbow and kicks to the face seem to be worth yellow cards at most there! Think it was a total of 9 yellows that I can remember but easily could have been more than a few reds, ref seemed adamant not to use his red but heyho!
Said above I split stakes on BTTS and BTTS+Overs so happy with that, did have it in a double earlier but livi missing a pen done that so small profit
Kung-Fu football ?
All the best Nathan!
evening hull was indeed very close to the draw bolivar had a cracking chance saved in the dying seconds………
ps merry xmas to you and yours……… dc, yup we are indeed sir………… thanx and all the very best to you and yours also………..
MERRY XMAS ONE AND ALL HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A BELTER………… GALLUS!!!!!!!!!!
Aye, cheers Crane – all the best to you and family sir ??
Mr F, Scott, Admin and to all other regulars and visitors I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and hope Santa is good to you.
I am hoping for 2-3 presents to open in the morning ?
?…very good Wato – all the best pal ??
evening wato me ol sausage merry xmas to you and yours too mate…………. ;)
managed to bag a 34/1 eightfold, over 1.5 and 2.5 combined, only a couple quid on, but a nice start to the festivities, didnt have time to post, serie b, trukish super league and the la paz derby!
serie b looks good for goals these days, think theres one more match day this year, so worth a look at, all but the early ko went over 1.5 and some had 5 or 6 goals in
merry christmas to everyone on here