Friday’s football tips: Title-chasing Blades out to avoid being blown off course

The EFL Championship title race is shaping up as a four-team fight, and Sheffield United have a chance to return to the summit tonight as they take on Hull City.

Leeds knocked them off top spot on Wednesday night with a win over Norwich, and there's no margin for error with Burnley and Sunderland snapping at their heels.

The Blades have won their last three in the league since losing to the Black Cats on New Year's Day and now face a Hull side who have claimed just one victory in their last five.

But Storm Eowyn could be a great leveller tonight and it could come down to who masters the blustery conditions the better.

Sheffield United vs Hull City top betting tips

It's no surprise to see Sheffield United as BoyleSports' 4/7 favourites with Chris Wilder's side in such good form. Hull have scored just once on their last three away days, so a Blades win to nil might be the shout at 8/5.

I'd be surprised if we saw a lot of goals due to the stormy conditions and Hull's last three on the road have all ended in 1-0 scorelines. Under 2.5 goals is priced at 5/6 by BoyleSports while betting on Sheffield United winning by a one-goal winning margin pays 12/5.

Betting against a lot of corners could pay off due to the weather and under 9.5 flag kicks is priced at 20/23.

Wolfsburg vs Holstein Kiel top betting tips

Tonight's Bundesliga game promises to be a cracker as free-scoring Wolfsburg take on a Holstein Kiel side who are showing plenty of fight in their scrap against the drop.

Wolfsburg have hit form in the last few months, winning seven of their last 10 in all competitions, and ran leaders Bayern Munich close in their last outing, losing 3-2 at the Allianz Arena.

That's why BoyleSports makes them 2/5 hot favourites tonight, but you can boost the odds to 11/10 by backing them at -1 in the handicap.

Holstein Kiel sit second from bottom but their form is actually decent, with two wins and two defeats in their last four. BTTS and over 3.5 goals came up in all those matches so this clash has the potential to be a thriller.

BTTS only pays 4/6 but if you add on over 2.5 goals it boosts the odds to a decent evens at BoyleSports.

Torino vs Cagliari top betting tips

Torino have tumbled down the Serie A table after a flying start to the season and will be desperate to get back on the up again when Cagliari come calling tonight.

Paolo Vanoli's men flew out of the traps and went unbeaten in the first six games, but their form has been poor since then, with just three wins in their last 18 outings.

They've been drawing far too many games, with their last four ending level, and now sit in 11th, just two points ahead of tonight's opponents.

Cagliari's form is better, with two wins and a draw at AC Milan in their last three outings, so they might offer a bit of value at 5/2.

Betting on a close game is probably the best option, and the half-time draw looks good at 20/21 with BoyleSports.

Torino's last three games have hit double figures for corners, and backing them at -1/5 in the corner handicap pays the same price.

Friday's Super Singles

• Sheffield United win to nil 8/5 BoyleSports
• Wolfsburg -1 handicap 11/10 BoyleSports
• HT draw in Torino v Cagliari 20/21 BoyleSports

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