Top of the group, four unbeaten, 12 points from 12, things don’t get much better for Scotland when it comes to qualifying for a major tournament.
However, the scars of past campaigns are still fresh enough for the Tartan Army to not be getting too carried away but a win in Larnaca tonight and they can start blowing the dust off their German phrasebook.
Two late goals by Scott McTominay back in March added some shine to comfortable 3-0 win over Cyprus when the sides met earlier in the group.
Confidence must be coursing through this Scotland squad at the moment and at 3/10 to win this evening expectations are high.
The Scots have conceded just one goal in Group A so far, to a penalty from goal machine Erling Haaland, so there could be some value in a win to nil for Steve Clarke’s men at 5/6. Alternatively a Scottish win and Under 2.5 Goals might appeal at 21/10.
Clarke and his squad will take any kind of win which would put them in great position ahead of a huge showdown with Spain in Seville in October.
In the same group Spain face a tricky trip to Tblisi where Georgia will be eyeing a big scalp. They held Norway to a 1-1 draw and are a country on the up after a strong showing in their Nations League campaign which saw them gain promotion to League B and potential route to Euro 2024 via the Play-Offs.
Spain are 1/3 and should have the quality to get a much-needed win but they’ll need to be on their A-game and it could take them a while to make the breakthrough with no goal before 27:00 fancied at 5/6.
We had some success with a straightforward Treble last night and wins for Spain, Portugal and Turkey tonight pays 17/10.
Super Singles
- Scotland win to nil 5/6 Bet365
- Treble: Spain, Portugal and Turkey to win 17/10 Bet365 (inc. acca bonus)
Upcoming Match Previews & Tips
- Fri 17:00 Georgia vs Spain
- Fri 19:45 Cyprus vs Scotland
- Fri 19:45 Croatia vs Latvia
- Fri 19:45 Slovakia vs Portugal
- Sat 12:30 Bradford City vs Grimsby Town
- Sat 14:00 Azerbaijan vs Belgium
- Sat 17:00 Ukraine vs England
- Sat 17:00 Estonia vs Sweden
- Sat 19:45 North Macedonia vs Italy
Golf Tips
The DP World Tour visits Ireland this week for the Irish Open at The K Club, County Kildare and The Caddy provides his top three picks for success this weekend from the 156-strong field.
Horse Racing Tips
Rizzel has picked out his two strongest fancies for Friday coming at Down Royal and Haydock Park.
As ever, please share your tips in for today in the comments section below.
In December 2020 we sadly 
MFT, how long until a dedicated page to tennis is added to here? Definitely be a good thing going forward. We have a 5 star candidate waiting in the wings to take that position in MJT. Sure I can speak on behalf of everyone on here we all want to see him rewarded but mainly its incase he decides to move on and we all miss out. Hope you will take this into consideration at some point, sooner rather than later hopefully. Good luck everyone today I’ll put up my play for tonight after work
Have a day off 😴
no need to make a racket
Site ain’t just about football Dean. Golf, the GG’s already popular on here. Many good gamblers will tell you tennis is one of the most profitable. Guessing you aren’t a tennis fan ut some of us love the game. My best winners have come on tennis. Would post my p.ays but obviously no point as MJT has that covered. Football, racing and basketball from me on here going forward 🙌
Totally agree. Need a tennis thread!
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Vuelta – Stage 13
To win
🚴♂️ Primoz Roglic @ 4.00 ⭐⭐⭐
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work bet
in play
ms jerusalem
currently 4-2
over 8.5 gls
11/10
work bet
in play
ms jerusalem
currently 4-2
over 8.5 gls
11/10
2 bets for me today…
2+ gls in the 7 euro qualifliers – 4/1 WH
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Georgia v Spain 17.00
Spain to score & take 2+ corners each half
Cyprus v Scotland 19.45
Scotland 5+ corners
Scotland 2+ cards
4+ cards
8/1+ PP – free punt
in play bet
adelaide utd
currently winning 3-0
over 5.5gls
7/4
just a small bet
sorry boys should have said lump on it
Turkey v Armenia – 7.45pm today.
Huge history of aggro between these two Countries & teams (the last meetup in March saw 9 yellows!)
Red card in match – 3/1 William Hill (best price anywhere I’ve looked) Or for better value, split stake and put half on Turkey red card 11/1 & other half on Armenia red card 15/2
Red card both teams : 80/1
Obviously highly speculative, so very small stakes advised.
Was thinking along the same lines as this Chris. Expect plenty of cards in this one along with goals which will be one of my plays for today.
Worth a punt Chris GL
If anyone follows NFL I posted my season bets in the Ante Post thread yesterday. Two of these started last night but you can still find the others at Unibet & Bet365.
US Open Men’s Semi Final
Alcaraz -5.5 Games vs Medvedev @ 1.91 Bet365 (NAP)
I believe this is a terrible match up for Medvedev. He managed to get past Rublev in straight sets despite being a break down in all 3 sets. He struggled regularly on serve being broken 5 times. Both matches this season have been won comfortably by Alcaraz. The conditions in New York may suit Medvedev a little more compared to Indian Wells & Wimbledon but if he sticks with the same tactics he used in those matches there will only be one winner.
On both occasions Medvedev opted to sit way, way back on serves. This allowed Alcaraz to continually either come to the net or use drop shots & Medvedev had no answer. I expected to see something different from him when the two met at Wimbledon but if anything he stood even further back! He may well change things up but is he able or want to? Some players have certain styles of play & either can’t or choose not to deviate from this. For me Medvedev simply has to change his style in this. He just can’t beat Alcaraz with those tactics bar a complete off day from Carlos.
Another big issue is the Medvedev 2nd serve. A great indicator for me as to how well someone is playing is how well the 2nd serve is performing. Not only has he been serving an awful lot of double faults his winning % on 2nd serves has been poor. He won just 29% against Rublev & 41% in both of his matches before that. If you compare those stats to Alcaraz who won 57% against Zverev, 60% against Arnaldi & 70% vs Evans. This is further shown by both matches played between them this year. At Wimbledon Medvedev 30% compared to 57% for Alcaraz. Indian Wells was 41% to 58% in Alcaraz’s favour. Medvedev will have to serve incredibly well with a high 1st serve % way above 60% to stand any chance of an upset.
This is the evening match so conditions will not be as hot but still very humid. Medvedev has been complaining about the heat so this will not help his cause. Based on how the 2 matches between these players went this year I simply have to back Alcaraz to reach another US Open final. It would have to either take something very special from Medvedev or a complete off day from Alcaraz, neither of which I see happening.
Djokovic -1.5 Sets x Alcaraz -1.5 Sets – Double @ 1.91 Pinnacle (NB)
In the other semi final Djokovic is the overwhelming favourite and he should win in straight sets but the odds are low. Playing it a little safe here as I do feel both players will most likely win in straight sets but will opt for the -1.5 set handicap just in case either has a drop in level. It may take Djokovic a few games to get a read on the Shelton serve as they have not played before. Eventually though you do expect him to work it out given he is the best returner of all time. With Alcaraz I have highlighted my thoughts on him winning in my other selection. Medvedev would have to drastically change tactics to have a chance & even then it may not be enough.
Some prop bets:
Shelton to have 7 double faults or more @ 1.83 Boylesports
Shelton -3.5 Double Fault Handicap x Medvedev -2.5 Double Fault Handicap Double @ 4.41 Paddy Power (long shot)
Semi finals Bet builder @ 1.875 Bet365:
Shelton Most DF
Shelton 5+ DF
Djokovic 1+ DF
Shelton 5+ Aces
Djokovic 3+ Aces
Medvedev 5+ DF
Alcaraz 1+ DF
Best of luck all
Turkey – Armenia BTS @ Evens
Georgia – Spain Georgia over 2.5cards @13/10
Cyprus – Scotland Total Goals – 1st Half over 0.5 @8/25
Croatia – Latvia Total Goals – 1st Half over 1.5 @19/20
Luxembourg – Iceland BTS @11/10
Slovakia – Portugal Ronaldo NOT to score @7/10 (Unibet)
Darwin hearts.
Halftime nearly
Over 7.5
10/11
5 goals in first half
starting soon
double action women vs mamelodi
worth a bet for the name
over 2.5 gls
no more after this
nearly half time both matches
fc dornbirn
austria klagenfurt
both matches on 4 goals
both over 5.5 goals
5£ for 12.50 back
Betting Bank ↪ 210 units
1945
Croatia v Latvia over 3.5 goals @ 2.10 Fredbet. 5 units
Latvia scored in 7 of last 8 aways. Reckon they can add to what should be a few goals for Croatia
Scotland corner count over 5 @ 2.00. 1 unit
Scotland drifting and expect that to continue. 1/4 for Scotland away to anyone was a ludicrous price, never mind a banana skin like Cyprus.
Good afternoon, guy’s, today’s punt, Cyprus to score @ 11/10 with Skybet, good luck with all bets tonight!!!!
Wouldn’t bet against that sir
Marignane Gignac 🇫🇷
Levante 🇪🇸
Over 1.5 mg’s double tadge over 1/1
Can’t see many goals but I’m hoping to scrape at least 2 in each ,
Goodluck all 👍
Georgia over 2 corners. Evens. Looks a great price, Spain ain’t what they were for sure
Also think Cyprus to bet over 2.5 at 11/10 is tasty
cheers
went
georgia over 2 corners
spain over 3 corners
spain over a goal
scotland over 4 corners
2/1
Both teams to score double 🏴
Both ko 7-30
Prestatyn v Holywell
Welsh championship north
BTTS 1-2
Adam lido v Briton ferry Welsh championship south
BTTS 1-2
Double pays 5-4 .
BETFAIR SPORTSBOOK
Confident Elvis? I need a winner! 😂
Christ Georgia are bad! 😬
Canny get out their half. Corner bet has as much chance by looks of it as we have of Dean falling under a bus
Evening gents,
Goals certainly the way last night in Iceland and finished 8-1 clearing the Nap by 3 goals 👍
Brasil tonight for me…corners the angle 🚩
ITUANO VS. VILA NOVA (10.00pm)
OVER 10.5 MATCH CORNERS
(5/6, bet365) NAP ⭐️⭐️⭐️
OVER 11.5 MATCH CORNERS
(6/4, bet365) NB ⭐️⭐️
OVER 15.5 MATCH CORNERS
(9/1, bet365) LONGSHOT ⭐️
Best of luck with all bets!
Turkey v Armenia
Needless to say these 2 countries hate each other. 9 cards in their previous meeting and with Orsato referee could be a card fest.
Hoying a tenner on these 3 players to get carded. 18.00 on skybet.
Haroyan
Spertsyan
Yuksek
As highlighted by ChrisBax above I also really like the game tonight between Turkey vs Armenia for both cards and goals. So my focus will just be on this match tonight.
Over 3 Asian Goal line @ 2.13 Pinnacle (NB)
60+ booking pts & each team 20+ booking pts @ 2.10 (NAP)
Both sides will be desperate for a win in this & I can’t imagine either will be sitting back. Armenia really need a result here as it’s likely that Croatia will qualify from the group. A draw really doesn’t help them given they still have to play Croatia twice so will likely drop points. Both defences are vulnerable and I do think both teams will score. In the reverse fixture which Turkey won 2-1 Armenia were unlucky not to get anything from the match. Given the rivalry between these sides cards are also likely to be plenty so I will have a play on that as well and there were 9 cards in the reverse fixture.
Best of luck all
Turkey v Armenia – Each team to have 2+ cards @1.91 – PaddyPower #OddsOnThat – Up to 9/1 Specials
Seems very reasonable since everyone else is offering 2 cards each team @ circa 1.50.
Yourodds effort tonight…
Cyprus v Scotland – Scotland 2+ goals & 2+ cards each 5/2
Croatia v Latvia – Croatia -1 match h’cap & -2 corner h’cap and Latvia -1 card h’cap 5/2
Slovakia v Portugal – BTTS & O2.5gls,3+ corners each & 3+ match cards 4/1
Turkey v Armenia – BTTS & O2.5gls,2+ cards each,Turkey 3+ corners & Armenia 2+ corners 4/1
Any 3 & all 4 @ 305/1
Best of luck all
1945
Croatia v Latvia over 3.5 goals @ 2.10 Fredbet. 5 units
Latvia scored in 7 of last 8 aways. Reckon they can add to what should be a few goals for Croatia
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All bets are losers but who cares because Scotland are off too Germany
Gonny have too look for a holiday in a neighbouring country near the border and have a few day trips into Germany for the games….Kilt,passport and party time
Stevenage to win tomorrow @1.80 @ Coral
Very rare odds on bet.
30 units
Outstanding & well deserved result for Scotland 👏
A play for me during the night and heading over to Brazil.
Brazil vs Bolivia
Expecting a comfortable victory for Brazil in Fernando Diniz first game in charge as interim head coach. He plays very attacking football so I can see them creating a lot of chances & hopefully scoring a decent number against a very poor Bolivia team. They are without the services of Vinicius Junior but they have enough attacking talent to still cause plenty of problems with both players and coach looking to impress. Brazil beat Bolivia 4-0 away in WC qualifying in 2022 & I see a similar scoreline again here with Brazil running out comfortable winners.
Brazil Over 3.5 Goals @ 1.83 Skybet
Brazil -3 @ 2.30 Paddy Power