Mark Walker's Scottish Tips

Hearts‘ bandwagon has been picking up momentum all season and it's time to jump on board for Saturday night's huge Edinburgh derby against Hibs.

Derek McInnes has been understandably trying to play down any talk of a title challenge and rightly so, given we are six games into a 38-game season.

But there's something about this Hearts side he has assembled that should have them believing to have at least a chance of breaking the Old Firm monopoly and finishing second.

They have already gone to Ibrox and deservedly beat Rangers and they ‘welcome' a Hibs side who ground out a point at Parkhead last week.

But there's just that nagging suspicion David Gray's side have yet to really catch fire this term and McInnes' team certainly has.

They have goals in them and if they can keep their discipline in what will be a highly-charged game in Gorgie fuelled by punters having an extra couple of hours in the pub, they can have too much for their Leith rivals at 17/20 with McBookie.com.

Caley Thistle have been in sensational form and they can put down a real marker in League One by winning at nearest title challengers Hamilton Accies.

Inverness have already shrugged off a five points deduction to go top of the league and their recent form has been exemplary.

They have won five league games in a row and eight in all competitions.

Additionally, they are four from four in their away record this season.

Hamilton remain in the middle of a fans boycott and although they are playing at their Broadwood ‘home' in Cumbernauld, they are getting atrocious attendances, so that advantage is negligible anyway.

ICT have a good mix of experienced pros like David Wotherspoon and emerging kids like Alfie Stewart and can get a win at McBookie.com's 11/10.

Dumbarton are worth a punt with McBookie.com at 8/5 to win at Stirling Albion.

The Sons seem to do their best work away from The Rock and they have won three of their four away league games this season and drawn the other one at big-spending East Kilbride.

They've also scored ten times on their travels too.

Stirling were dismantled at home last week by Clyde and conceded four games at Forthbank.
And they could yet be in for another tricky afternoon on Saturday.

Freelance Scottish Football journalist for all newspapers. Former Racing Post Scottish Football Correspondent and long-suffering Aberdeen fan.

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