Apr 9: Aberdeen v Rangers Preview
ABERDEEN are aiming for 11 home wins in a row tomorrow and bookies were dangling a carrot in front of punters. Not for the first time this season they’d priced up Rangers wrongly and punters weighed in. A few days ago flagged up the fact Aberdeen looked massive at 13-10...
Apr 8: English Betting Preview
IT'S now a two-horse race for the Premier League title – although Spurs will have to go some to catch Chelsea. They trail their London rivals by seven points but it could have been 10 if it hadn't been for a superb late comeback at Swansea on Wednesday. Spurs...
Apr 2: Hearts v Celtic Betting Preview
CELTIC have been made to wait until Sunday to clinch the title after Aberdeen's win against Dundee in Friday – but doing so on April will still be impressive. Brendan Rodgers' men remain unbeaten domestically this season and on course for the Treble and I expect them to wrap...
Apr 1: English Betting Preview
IF Jamie Vardy's rags-to-riches story can be made into a book there should be a play written about Leicester's revival under Craig Shakespeare. Even Shakespeare himself would struggle to explain the turnaround since Claudio Ranieri was axed – and there will be a happy ending to the Foxes season....
Mar 15: Champions League Preview
MONACO love to play wide open and it was a tactic that ended up costing them at the Etihad. Their 5-3 defeat to Man City was one of the games of the season but the French should have shored it up after taking a 3-2 lead. Instead after missing...
Mar 14: Champions League Preview
WIN 1-0 tonight and Leicester will line up in the star-studded Champions League quarter-finals. It sounds easy enough (best price 12-1 at McBookie) but their task could be more complicated than a Shakespeare plot. Sevilla are the visitors to the King Power and La Liga's third best team should...
Mar 12: Celtic v Rangers Betting Preview
CELTIC fans are supremely confident ahead of the fourth Old Firm clash of the season – and rightly so. Brendan Rodgers's side have racked up 28 wins in a row and have beaten Rangers three times this season. In his first season they are now just 5-4 with McBookie...
Mar 11: English Betting Preview
ARSENAL players' faces were as red as their shirts after a 10-2 tanking by Bayern Munich but that embarrassment will pale into significance if they fail to beat Lincoln. After two 5-1 batterings by the Germans Arsene Wenger's men will have to put away the non-league giantkillers without a scare...
Mar 4: English Betting Preview
DID everyone enjoy the Take Zlat show at Wembley last week? Bookies didn't have their Greatest Day. They were taken to the cleaners as Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted first and last in Man United's EFL Cup Final win against Southampton. I tipped the super Swede to Shine and insisted it...
Feb 24: ICT v Rangers Betting Preview
DUNDEE bullied Rangers into submission on Sunday and Inverness will be eyeing up a similar game plan. Richie Foran's side lack quality but have plenty of fight as they showed in drawing 1-1 with Hearts at the weekend. Inverness are rooted to the foot of the table after failing...
Feb 22: Champions League Preview
LEICESTER have gone from champs to chump and look certain to lose at Sevilla tonight. Claudio Ranieri's men qualified well from an easy group but were the top seeds everyone wanted, especially after they caved in 5-0 to Porto in their final game. And since then their form has...
Feb 21: Champions League Preview
PARIS ST GERMAIN proved French football is on the up with their bashing of Barcelona last week – and now it’s Monaco’s turn to show they’re the real deal. The Ligue 1 leaders head to Man City in the Champions League last 16 and look to have been underestimated...
Feb 11: English Betting Preview
IT’S been two tales of one city in recent weeks with Everton moving up and Liverpool in freefall. The Toffees are unbeaten in eight since losing to their great rivals just before Christmas. Liverpool have played 10 games this year and won none. They’ve exited both cups and slipped...
Feb 4: English Betting Preview
CHELSEA lost out on Celtic pair Moussa Dembele and Craig Gordon on deadline day but did win a vital point at Liverpool. The draw, which would have been a victory if Diego Costa had potted a late penalty, left the Blues nine points ahead of Spurs and Arsenal. Antonio...
Jan 31: English Betting Preview
LIVERPOOL have looked a one-man team in January – unfortunately for them that one man has been in Gabon. With Sadio Mane at AFCON the Reds have crashed out both cups – to Southampton and Wolves – and suffered a third home defeat to Swansea. It's no wonder Jurgen...
Jan 27: Aberdeen v Dundee Preview
ABERDEEN look on the up again and should beat Dundee tonight. The Dons have come through a sticky spell to win five games in a row – with Irish trio Niall McGinn, Adam Rooney and Jonny Hayes playing major roles. They returned from the winter break to cruise past...
Jan 21: English Betting Preview
PEP GUARDIOLA wore a haunted look as he suffered his biggest defeat as manager last week. The ex-Barcelona and Bayern Munich couldn’t believe what he was seeing as his side collapsed 4-0 at Everton. He responded by taking his squad to a private screening of La La Land –...
Jan 10: Man Utd v Hull Betting Preview
MAN UNITED'S big guns will return tonight and that's bad news for Hull in the EFL Cup semi-final first leg. The likes of David de Gea, Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahmovic were rested as United showed their squad depth with a 4-0 rout of Reading in the FA Cup. Jose...
Dec 24: Scottish Football Preview
WHILE most of Europe enjoys a couple of days off there is almost a full card in Scotland – and remember they kick off early. There were four Premiership matches last night and today why not accept a festive gift from McBookie who have enhanced a Celtic/Rangers double to...
Dec 20: Celtic v Partick Th Betting Preview
CELTIC thumped Partick Thistle less than two weeks ago and will hope for a similar sort of result tonight. It was 4-1 to the champions at Firhill although the Jags gave it a good go. The Hoops as usual are extremely short at 2-13 at Ladbrokes and backers of handicaps...
Dec 19: Everton v Liverpool Betting Preview
SKY have been building up to a frenzy ahead of tonight's Mersey Monday – so let's hope it's a cracker and not a damp squib. To be fair when these two go head to head it's more likely to be 3-3 than 0-0 and that will remain the case...
Dec 17: English Betting Preview
CHELSEA made it 10 in a row in midweek and should continue their winning run at Crystal Palace today. Antonio Conte's men have turned it around in some style after a 3-0 loss at Arsenal and are 17-20 favourites at Betfair to win the Premier League. No one would...
Dec 16: Hamilton v Rangers Betting Preview
IT seems unfair on Hamilton to play both halves of the Old Firm in the space of four midweek days. Accies gave it their best shot in losing 1-0 at Celtic on Tuesday and some players will be leggy ahead of tonight's clash with Rangers. The Ibrox side have...
Dec 14: English Betting Preview
THERE'S no stopping Chelsea and that could be bad news for Davie Moyes. Sunderland are the next obstacle in the way of the leaders and I'm backing the Blues to make it 10 wins in a row and take full advantage of Arsenal's defeat at Everton. They're hot favourites...
Dec 13: UK Betting Preview
IT'S a busy midweek with a full card of Premier League games but only two tonight – Everton v Arsenal and Bournemouth v Leicester. Everton's loss to Watford at the weekend made it one win in nine after a good start and the pressure's starting to build on Ronald...
Dec 9: Partick Th v Celtic Betting Preview
ONLY fatigue can stop Celtic extending their lead at the top of the Premiership tonight. Brendan Rodgers's side face Partick Thistle just three days after a gruelling 90-minute battle with Man City. Celtic have handled their busy schedule with just two points dropped at Inverness and are unlikely to...
Nov 30: Hearts v Rangers Preview
WHILE Celtic play trophy monopoly Rangers have been using their get out of jail free card. Injury-time winners against Dundee and Partick Thistle have lifted the Ibrox men into second but they could be locked out of the points at Tynecastle tonight. Only three points separate Gers, Aberdeen and...
Nov 23: Champions League Preview
IT was quite a night in the Champions League with loads of goals and the highest-scoring match in history. Hopefully there will be a repeat on Wednesday but sometimes the opposite is the case. Dortmund 8, Legia Warsaw 4 beat Monaco's 7-3 win against Deportivo and well done to...
Nov 22: Champions League Preview
AT the start of the season people laughed when bookies rated Leicester 10 times more likely to win the Champions League than defend their title. Bookies were spot on with the prices – and now the Foxes are 25 more times likely to rule in Europe than retain their...
Nov 19: English Betting Preview
DONALD TRUMP'S not the most popular American in Wales – but Swansea fans will probably back him ahead of bungling Bob Bradley. The former USA gaffer's appointment didn't go down well and there's been no new-boss bounce to appease the support. The Swans have taken one point in four games...
Nov 18: Killie v Celtic Betting Preview
CELTIC have been without 14 players this week – and Brendan Rodgers could leave them all out and still beat Killie tonight. That's the harsh reality with the champions in a league of their own this season. Rodgers has been moaning about playing a day early after the internationals...
Nov 12: World Cup Betting Preview
GARETH BALE’S reacted to his bumper pay rise with three goals in two games – and that’s good news for Wales. The Real Madrid star briefly became the world’s highest-paid player before Cristiano Ronaldo was handed a £500k-plus weekly deal. But when you play for Wales cash isn’t the...
Nov 2: Champions League Preview
THERE were goals galore and only major upset in the Champions League last night although many of the fancied favourites were given a run for their money. Celtic's draw at Borussia M'gladbach went against the grain and it's a shock anytime Barcelona lose. Atletico Madrid needed a last-gasp goal...
Nov 1: Champions League Preview
WE'VE reached the halfway stage of the Champions League groups and on matchday four sides play the reverse fixture from the previous game. That's bad news for Celtic who head to Monchengladback after losing 2-0 to the Germans at home and Man City who entertain Barcelona after being floored...
Oct 24: Hamilton v Aberdeen Preview
ABERDEEN head for Hamilton tonight on a high – so let's hope they don't suffer a low. Teams often have a bad reaction to a big result and Derek McInnes must lift his men three days after reaching the Betfred Cup Final. The Dons weren't at their fluent best as...
Oct 23: Chelsea v Man Utd Preview
ANOTHER 0-0 draw would be tough to take on the back of three I've watched in the past week. But I fear the worst when Jose Mourinho makes his much aniticpated return to Chelsea. We know what happened when he blanked out Liverpool at Anfield in one of the...
Oct 22: English Betting Preview
WEST HAM'S stadium move has brought in more fans and fewer points but that could be about to change. Moving from Upton Park to the Olympics athletics venue was always going to be a big test and some have said Hammers' home games have less atmosphere than the moon. Slaven...
Oct 19: Champions League Preview
CELTIC'S dynamic display against Man City has raised expectations but they're still underdogs in matchday three. That's the way Brendan Rodgers will like it as he prepares for a make-or-break Champions League clash with Borussia Monchengladbach. Celtic are a best 9-4 at Unibet to win and should at least...
Oct 18: Champions League Preview
AT the start of the season Leicester were rated 10 times more likely to win the Champions League than retain their title. That seemed crazy but now Claudio Ranieri's men's chances of being crowned European kings is 15 times better than lifting the Premier League – and the Italian...
Oct 17: Liverpool v Man Utd Betting Preview
IT could be a magical Monday with one of English football's greatest rivalries being played out. And of course not only is it Liverpool v United it's Jurgen Klopp v Jose Mourinho in English football for the first time. Liverpool have looked the better of the two sides this season...
Oct 11: World Cup Betting Preview
IT'S the final night of the World Cup qualifiers and I'm happy to see the back of them. Betting wise it's not been too bad with hardly any hot favourites slipping up but give me the bread and butter of league football any day. What you know is what...
Oct 10: World Cup Betting Preview
BIGGEST game tonight as the World Cup qualifiers come thick and fast is Holland v France. It promises to be a cracker and goals look the way to go in Amsterdam. Both teams won 4-1 last time out and when they met in a friendly in March it was...
Oct 9: World Cup Betting Preview
WALES World Cup campaign has got off to a decent start with an easy win against Moldova followed by a decent point in Austria. Next up for Chris Coleman's men tonight is a visit from Georgia and it has to be a home win. Gareth Bale was quiet in...
Oct 8: World Cup Betting Preview
SCOTLAND got off to a World Cup flier in Valletta and should stay on the Road to Russia tonight. Lithuania at home is a must-win match for any side wanting to mix it with the Muscovites and while it won't be pretty we should get the job done. It...
Oct 7: World Cup Betting Preview
FRANCE made a stuttering start to their World Cup campaign with a draw in Belarus but should get back on track. The hosts were probably suffering from a Euro hangover after their loss to Portugal on penalties in the Final. All the big guns are available for tonight's home tie against...
Oct 6: World Cup Betting Preview
THE second round of World Cup qualifiers starts on Thursday night with nine games in Groups D, G and I and later South American qualifiers. Wales are now a top-10 side and ranked ahead of the likes of England, Spain and Italy and 16 places in front of tonight's...
Oct 2: English Betting Preview
SPURS boss Mauricio Pochettino would have watched Man City's Champions League qualifier in midweek and thought: We can beat this lot! City have been unstoppable in England this season and it's taken a Scottish team to show how to compete against them. Pep Guardiola's side defend their 100 per...
Oct 1: English Betting Preview
THE early Premier League game features Swansea v Liverpool and I like the visitors to win with both scoring – as was the case when Man City visited the Liberty last weekend. If Liverpool are serious about a title tilt these are games they must win but they are...
Sep 30: Motherwell v Hearts Betting Preview
BOOKIES have priced up tonight's Motherwell-Hearts games as if the Jambos were at home. Robbie Neilson's side are odds on – McBookie are best at 37-40 – and it feels wrong even though they don't get it wrong too often. Hearts haven't won at Fir Park since 2010 –...
Sep 28: Celtic v Man City Betting Preview
CELTIC were undone by one Argentine in their Champions League opener and could be hurt by another tonight. For Lionel Messi read Sergio Aguero and the Man City star rolls up at Parkhead having fired in five in his last two matches. He bagged a hat-trick against Borussia Monchengladbach...
Sep 24: Scottish Football Preview
ANYONE fancy Celtic for the Treble after being paired with Rangers in the Betfred Cup semis? Scottish bookmakers McBookie.com are offering 9-2 Celtic will win all the domestic trophies with Rangers 66-1. McBookie spokesman Paul Petrie said: “Despite hammering Rangers recently this is still the hardest tie for Celtic and we...
Sep 24: English Betting Preview
LAST season Man City launched the Premier League campaign with five wins and most people handed them the title – except Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri who had other ideas. It's been a repeat a year on – the difference is Pep Guardiola is in charge and Ranieri's concentrating on...
Sep 22: Aberdeen v St Johnstone Preview
CELTIC struggled past Alloa in the Betfred Cup to book a semi-final slot alongside Rangers and Morton. An Old Firm semi-final or final is a possibility but Aberdeen and St Johnstone will be hoping do something to stop the latter happening. The final quarter-final is the toughest to call...
Sep 21: Celtic v Alloa Betting Preview
THERE'S no doubt Brendan Rodgers will be eyeing up a treble but at the same time will have one eye on next week's Champions League tie with Man City. He must have been delighted to be handed a home Betfred Cup clash with League One Alloa and while everyone...
Sep 17: English Betting Preview
MY strongest antepost tip was Newcastle so I was worried when they started with two defeats in the Championship. But boss Rafael Benitez didn't panic and he and his players have adjusted quickly to life outside the top flight by reeling off five wins in a row. The best...
Group C: Champions League Preview
IT took Celtic six games and Man City two to qualify for the Champions League and they landed in a tough section alongside Barcelona and Monchengladbach in Group C. Celtic face the toughest of starts in Spain while City host the Germans on matchday one. Brendan Rodgers' men passed...
Sep 10: Scottish Football Preview
THERE are other games in Scotland today apart from Celtic v Rangers although it would be easy to forget. Aberdeen haven't got off to the best of starts but I fancy them at 5-6 with William to beat Inverness at home although they have a poor record against the...
Sep 6: World Cup Betting Preview
I WON'T have many better World Cup nights with six out of seven winners and the other void on Monday's preview post. Hoping for a similar hit rate on Tuesday but of course it won't be easy. My recommended bets last night were Gareth Bale to scorem Serbia v Ireland...
Sep 5: World Cup Betting Preview
REMEMBER Euro 2016, remember Gareth Bale … remember how good he was. Bale was one of the stars of the tournament in Wales' amazing run to the semi-finals and will be expected to lead his men to Russia 2018. Wales kick off at home to Moldova tonight and are...
Aug 27: English Betting Preview
LEICESTER, Southampton and Bournemouth – all have faced the might of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and all have bowed down to the great man. Anyone who thought the Swede was finished didn't watch PSG last season and anyone who thought he'd switched to England to boost his pension doesn't realise one...
Aug 26: Killie v Rangers Betting Preview
RANGERS fans are enjoying seeing their side sitting at the top of the Premiership but there's no doubt the fixtures computer has been kind to them. Hamilton, Dundee, Motherwell and now Kilmarnock away has eased them back into the top flight with four games against sides unlikely to finish...
Aug 24: Champions League Preview
AFTER last night's drama we have five more Champions League qualifiers as the group-stage line-up is completed. Celtic, Porto, Ludogerets, Legia Warsaw and Monaco made it through last night with varying degrees of ease. It was a tough 90 minutes for Celtic who scraped through 5-4 on aggregate after...
Aug 23: Champions League Preview
THE big draw's on Thursday and five sides are aiming to make the group stage of the Champions League tonight. None of the ties look in the balance although you can't discount big guns Villarreal and Porto who face tough away tasks. Villarreal go to Monaco 2-1 down and...
Aug 17: Champions League Preview
IT'S another fascinating night in the Champions League with 10 more sides trying to qualify for the group stage. Last night Man City showed their class with a 5-0 romp in Romania and Monchengladbach proved it was men against Young Boys as they won 3-1 in Switzerland – the...
Premier League: Antepost Betting Preview
PAUL POGBA, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jose Mourinho – three reasons why Man United should win the Premier League. But it's not going be that simple and two men likely to be standing in their way as Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte make their English managerial bows. This season's Premier...
Aug 9: Betfred Cup Betting Preview
WE'VE reached the last-16 stage of the Betfred Cup where Celtic, Hearts, Aberdeen and Hibs enter the fray. We've already lost holders Ross County who went out in the group stage and there have been plenty of shocks. However, this is where form will settle down and all teams...
July 30: Celtic v Barcelona Betting Preview
HERE'S a question: Would Celtic rather take the scalp of star-studded Barcelona or see off Kazaks Astana? It's an easy one to answer – and anyway the Scottish champions have beaten Barca more than once before. The sides meet in the International Champions Cup in Dublin and for Celtic it's...
Jul 25: Rangers v Stranraer Betting Preview
Rangers have enjoyed the Betfred Cup more than most and are the only side to have won their first three games. Motherwell apart they haven't been tested and the only criticism of Mark Warburton's men is they should have beaten Annan and East Stirling much more convincingly. Three clean sheets...
Jul 20: Celtic v Red Imps Betting Preview
CELTIC were left red-faced by Red Imps last week and no matter what happens in tonight's return that embarrassment will live on forever. Losing to nil in Gibraltar was humiliating and while Celtic will overhaul the 1-0 deficit at Parkhead I'm not sure they'll run up a huge score....
June 10: France v Romania Betting Preview
WE'VE been counting down the days with various antepost and match bets – and today's the day. Euro 2016 kicks off with hosts France against Romania and let's hope we start with a cracker. Tournament openers often disappoint but the French have so many star turns so hopefully they'll...
May 22: Killie v Falkirk Betting Preview
THE final match of the Scottish season takes place on Sunday with Kilmarnock trailing Falkirk 1-0 from the first leg of their Premiership play-off final. After the drama of Saturday's Scottish Cup Final that saw Hibs salvage something from a potentially horrible campaign what can we expect at Rugby...
May 21: European Football Tips
EUROPE goes cup final crazy weekend with trophies being handed out in countries such as Spain, Italy, France and Germany. It's the end of an era for some big-game name players and managers who will want to go out on a high. Take Zlatan Ibrahmovic for example. The Swedish...
May 21: FA Cup Final Preview
KEVIN MORAN, Jose Antonio Reyes and Pablo Zabaleta – that's the answer to the quiz question which three players have been sent off in an FA Cup Final – and Mark Clattenburg is 4-1 to add to that list in normal time on Saturday. Marouane Fellaini returns from suspension...
May 15: UK Betting Preview
PEP GUARDIOLA will be Manuel Pellegrini’s biggest fan if he hands Man City a farewell gift on Sunday. The minute Pep decided to take the job next season he would have been planning a Champions League assault. But if City lose at Swansea and Man United beat Bournemouth the...
May 7: English Betting Preview
IT will be one big party at the King Power tonight as Leicester are handed the Premier League trophy. That’s an intro I never thought I’d be writing and well done to all those who backed the Foxes at silly prices. I’ve been convinced Leicester would be crowned champions...
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