HERE WE GO! 70 days since St Johnstone lifted the Scottish Cup to complete a historic cup double we're back at the start of a brand new Scottish season.
Sure we've had the group stages of the new Premier Sports Cup and a trio of teams already in European action but the real stuff kicks-off today and it's great to have it back.
Champions Rangers get us underway at Ibrox where they host Livingston and can get punters off to a winning start. The Gers kept a remarkable 26 clean sheets in 38 league games last season and look well-equipped to build their title defence on a solid back-line once more.
Livi look vulnerable this season and will do very well to repeat their top-six finish. They don't have much of a record at Ibrox and it could be a long afternoon in front of over 20,000 celebrating Gers fans.
Rangers have been all but backed off the boards, in to 2/11 but a bet that's served us well in the Premier Sports Cup appeals again. Back the Blues to score over 1 goal and Livingston to score under 1 goal at 11/10 on a Bet365 BetBuilder.
Rivals Celtic need to wait until 8pm to get their campaign started with a tricky trip to newly-promoted Hearts. The deficiences in Celtic's squad have been well documented and their Champions League exit at the hands of Midtjylland was less of a surprise than it should have been.
Manager Ange Postecoglou seems to be fighting and uphill battle to get new players in but Carl Starfelt and possibly Kyogo Furuhashi will be added to the squad for the trip to Tynecastle.
Unsurprisingly there's been a bit of money for Hearts who have been backed in to 7/2 while the Hoops simply can't be trusted at the moment at a short-looking 7/10.
The aformentioned St Johnstone (evens) can get off to a winning start with a win at Malky Mackay's Ross County and there should be goals when Dundee mark their return to the top flight with a visit from St Mirren. Over 2.5 Goals pays 6/5 at Bet365.
As mentioned yesterday at 23/20, Dunfermline look a value bet to open their Championship campaign with a win at Morton. The Pars have made a strong start to the season, qualifying from their Premier Sports Cup group stage under new gaffer Peter Grant. Hosts Morton are favourites to go down from the Championship and look like they'll struggle for goals this season.
In League one Cove Rangers can take advantage of the fact that Falkirk have barely trained this week. The Bairns had to forfeit two Cup matches and have had to endure a difficult couple of weeks.
Queen's Park have been backed in to favourites to win the League One title with some bookies but they've a testing opener at East Fife. Even money seems a little short for an away win against a side that have been round the block a few times.
League Two looks like it'll be all about Kelty Hearts this season. The newly promoted are now just 8/11 to go up as champions having opened up around 6/5. If the money is to be believed they should be a banker at 4/11 to beat Cowdenbeath but they're now too short to back.
Super Single
- Rangers to score Over 1 goal and Livingston to score Under 1 goal 11/10 (Bet365 BetBuilder)
Top Treble
- St Johnstone
- Dunfermline
- Cove Rangers
- Treble pays 57/10 at Bet365
Tipsters' Tips
As well as helping us to a winning Super Single at 10/11, Shamrock Rovers 3-1 win also landed Greg‘s BTTS tips at even money and he's heading Stateside in search for goals on Saturday for a late night Bet of the Day Double.
His namesake, Greg Browning makes a welcome return to the site with his best ante-post bet in Scotland. He's been busy this week, recording two in-depth Podcasts ahead of the big kick-off, both of which you can access here.
Mark Walker is back too with his own expert vies on the opening weekend of the Scottish season. As ever, he's picked out three well-priced bets for Saturday.
Jamie Kennedy is also back for the new season. His forte is goals and he's got an 11/1 Both Teams to Score and Total Teams Goals four-fold Acca for us on Saturday.
SlipsTips keeps it simple for his opening day tip, a Goals Double on two short priced favourites that pays even money.
Finally, earlier in the week KevMac posted his pre-season thoughts for the Scottish Leagues which is worth a read ahead of the big kick-off.
Upcoming Match Previews & Tips
- Saturday's Goals Accumulator Tips: Today's 11/1 BTTS & Total Team Goals Acca
- Football Bet of the day: Heading Stateside in search for goals
- Mark Walker's Scottish Tips: Buddies Over-priced for Opener at Dundee
- Greg Browning's Tips: Scottish Football is Back โ Greg's Ante-Post Double
- SlipsTips Tips: Scottish Double
- Sat 12.30pm – Rangers v Livingston Match Preview & Tips
- Sat 8.00pm – Hearts v Celtic Match Preview & Tips
- Sat 10.00pm – Seattle Sounders v San Jose Earthquakes Match Preview & Tips
- Sun 4.30pm – Motherwell v Hibernian Match Preview & Tips
- KevMac's SPFL Premiership Ante-Post Tips
Saturday's Racing Tips
Rizzel has four selections for Saturday's evening cards at Hamilton and Lingfield.
As always, let us know your tips and predictions for Saturday in the comment section below and good luck with all your bets!
MLS LATE NIGHT
NYFC V COLOMBUS BTTS YES
ORLANDO CITY OVER 1.5 TEAM GOALS
๐ฅ๐ฅ
DOUBLE PAYS 2/1 (WH)
๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ
Queretaro Women
V
Amรฉrica Women
23:00
Mexican Womenโs Liga MX
BTTS 17-20 (UNIBET) ๐ช๐ฌ NAP/NB (DOUBLE STAKE).
2 smaller side bets
Over 2.5 goals (UNIBET) 11-10
BTTS and over 2.5 goals (BETWAY bet builder) 7-5.
Queretaro seen plenty of goals recently and though America are favourites to win itโs their away scoring form that Iโm most worried about here.
Prediction 2-1 or 1-2
๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ถ
Latest 1-2 after 57 minutes
๐ฎ๐ถ 17-20 DOUBLE STAKE, 11-10 and 7-5 winners ๐ฎ๐ถ
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Just realised I’ve used Iraqi flags instead of Mexican.
The bloke in the emoji shop said they were Mexican, be looking for a refund in the morning ๐๐
Real Potosi v Royal Pari 11.15 Boliva
Royal Pari our not on the best goal scoring by any account but the fact that Real Potsi has had 21 gls knocked past them in their 7 games tickles my fancy, hoping Royal can bang a few in the nite.
Royal Pari 2+tgls 6/5 bet365 ๐๐๐
Royal Pari 3+tgls 4/1 ๐๐๐
Good Luck
Hearts v Celtic Btts 19/20
Done this during the week odds r 4/5 in most bookies now. Wee punt in bolivan btts + ovr 2.5. Kick of in 5 min
Bloomin v Palmafor btts and ovrs 5/6
Good Luck
Just got 9/2 with WH for Btts in the 1st half thought the odds were big ๐
MLS LATE NIGHT
NYFC V COLOMBUS BTTS YESโ
ORLANDO CITY OVER 1.5 TEAM GOALSโ
๐ฅ๐ฅ
DOUBLE PAYS 2/1 (WH)โ
Scottish football returns today and while itโs not the most appealing of cards Iโm backing 2 sides who had good cup campaigns to continue their decent form. Both are away from home and itโs early season so 1/2 stakes are advised.
Dunfermline to win NAP 11/10 hills
Stirling Albion to win NB 1/1 hills
Good luck with your bets today folks.
Uzbekistan League
Pakhtakor Tashkent v Bunyodkor
Over 2.5 goals at 5/6 (NAP)
Over 3.5 goals at 9/4
Over 4.5 goals at 5/1
Uzbekistan League
Pakhtakor Tashkent v Bunyodkor
Over 2.5 goals at 5/6 (NAP)
Over 3.5 goals at 9/4
Over 4.5 goals at 5/1
๐ฆ๐บ INGLEWOOD v BAYSWATER
๐ฆ๐บ SORRENTO FC v ROCKINGHAM
โพ A Goal in Both Halves Double
โช๏ธ 0.97/1, Hills
Over 1.5tgs double @ 6/5 (bet365)โ
Chemnitzerโ
Oddevoldโ
Over 2.5mgs treble @ 31/20 (bet365)โ
Hall vs Telfsโ
SV Innsbruck vs Wacker Innsbruck ii *abandoned*
Deutschkreutz vs Kohfidischโ
Treble was reduced to a double after game being abandoned. Well done winners yesterday ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
Hi everyone
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟโฝ๏ธ Great to see the Scottish Football season back
https://mrfixitstips.co.uk/greg-brownings-tips-scottish-football-is-back-gregs-ante-post-double/
Just kicked off
Sorrento
Inglewood
Over 2.5mgs double 4/5
Sorrento
Over 1.5fhgs 4/5
Over 2.5fhgs 3/1
Good luck
Hearts Celtic Btts 1st half 9/2 WH
Scratch special ๐
Just kicked off
Sorrento
Inglewood
Over 2.5mgs double 4/5**WON**
Sorrento
Over 1.5fhgs 4/5**WON**
Over 2.5fhgs 3/1**WON**
Nice start to day
Similar minds and all that, nice one mate
Belgium today for me ๐ง๐ช and my favourite team for goals Mechelen are in action again ,
Cercle brugge
Seraing
Over 2.5 mg’s double 1.76/1 (hills)
Goodluck with the bets today lads………….
Dundee btts
Dunfermline over 0.5tgs
Double 5/4
Add hearts over 0.5tgs 11/5
Good luck
๐ฆ๐บ INGLEWOOD v BAYSWATER
๐ฆ๐บ SORRENTO FC v ROCKINGHAM
โพ A Goal in Both Halves Double
โช๏ธ 0.97/1, Hills
***WON***
Well done jamesyโฆcan be a good league for goals
Rangers v Livi
2 + Pens in the match 9/1
20 + Rangers booking points 9/4
Skybet
John Beaton in the man in the black today and has been known to dish out a penalty or two .
Ross County v St Johnstone
I don`t think this will be easy for the Saints
County player Alex Lacovitti has scored in his last two games ( both headers ) he is
18/1 atgs
40/1 ftgs
Bet365
I`m also on County for a home win at 3/1
BTTS Treble
Charleroi v Sint-Triduense
Slovan Liberec v Sparta Prague
Hearts v Celtic
4.5/1 bet365
2 free bets with Bway- 6 fold , Alloa,Annan,Montrose,Stirling,Pars & St J. ยฃ1 for ยฃ175. Arbroath,QOS,Hearts & Dundee.U.ยฃ5 for ยฃ1158.GL all.
Over 2.5mgs double @ 5/4 (bet365)
Dachau vs Wasserburg
SpVgg Ansbach vs Ammerthal
Over 0.5tgs @ 7/5 (WHill Boost)
Arbroath
Dunfermline
Clyde
May add a team goals double for Germany if it becomes available.
Good luck all ๐ค
Btts & over 2.5goals Doubleโฝ๏ธ
Nimes v. Dijon 2pm๐จ๐ต
Morton v. Dunfermline 3pm๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
8/1@ladbrokes. GL๐
Great that Scottish league football is back today.
If you are looking to put some ante post bets on Scottish Premiership today William Hill offer best odds for these.
St Johnson top 6 at 6-4
St Mirren top 6 at 5-2
Top scorer bets are a minefield I think this year with so much uncertainty who is staying at their clubs.
Good Luck all today.๐ค
๐ง๐ซ SMORGON v MOZYR
โพ A Goal in Both Halves
โช๏ธ 10/11, Hills
Rangers๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Ludogortes๐ง๐ฌ
A Goal in Both Halves
6/4 Skybet
Rangers v Livingston
Fashion Sakala anytime goalscorer 5/4 bet365
Gl!
Adding this ,
Rangers to score in both halfs 10/11 (hills)
Goodluck……..
Rangers to score a pen.
5/2 sky bet.
Good luck guys.
Hi Guys,
BTTS treble
Shanghai Port vs Shanghai Shenhua ( Chinese Super League) kick off 13:30
Dundee vs St Mirren ( Scottish Premier League) kick off 15:00
Trelleborgs vs Helsingborg (Swedish Superettan) kick off 16:00
5 points stake.
Good Luck with all bets today!!
Sorry, forgot to mention, 5.6/1 with Bet365!
No joy, fails at first hurdle, onwards!
*BOXING NAP DOUBLE* Sky sports Action 19:00 31/07/2021
Can Xu v Leigh Wood
Fight not to go the distance 10/11 – Skybet
Chris Billam-Smith v Tommy McCarthy under 11 rounds 8/11 – Skybet
2.3/1
*NB* Can Xu to win rounds 7-12 – 7/2 – skybet
Good luck all
Fights on DAZN Hearn pulled out from sky sports
Love to see Mc Carthy win like the odds of 5/2
my bad mate haha so used to it being on sky forget its all on DAZN now!…massive value on Mcarthy mate
Just been looking at some of the stats from Mechelen games in Belgium there last 17 games have gone over 2.5 with 13 out of them going over 3.5 , you can usually get 4/7 ish for them to go overs always worth sticking them in a double or treble
hi folks do you know if desmonds two 2 goal tips are back next week cheers .
Going for a couple of card bets in the two 3.pm SPL ko.
40 + booking points in each game 11/4 Skybet
Each team over 1 card in each game 7/1 Hills
Adding this ,
Rangers to score in both halfs 10/11 (hills) โ
Goodluckโฆโฆ..
**WON**
both teams to score
tolima v petrolera
ladbrokes 13/10
NAP
both teams to score
spartak subotica v crvena zvezda
ladbrokes 6/5
NB
double on above
ladbrokes 4/1
Hearts v Celtic Btts 19/20
Done this during the week odds r 4/5 in most bookies now. Wee punt in bolivan btts + ovr 2.5. Kick of in 5 min
Bloomin v Palmafor btts and ovrs 5/6 ๐๐๐ final score 1-1
Hearts v Hoops btts now 3/4
Good Luck
BOLIVIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
AURORA V THE STRONGEST 8PM
REAL SANTA CRUZ V INDEPENDIENTE 8PM
BOLIVAR V JORGE WILSTERMANN 1AM
AURORA V THE STRONGEST BTTS YES AND OVER 2.5 MATCH GOALS 1/1 NAP (VARIOUS) ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
THE STRONGEST OVER 1.5 TEAM GOALS/
BOLIVAR WIN DOUBLE PAYS 11/8 NB (WH)๐ฅ๐ฅ
THE STRONGEST WIN AND OVER 2 MATCH GOALS
BOLIVAR WIN AND OVER 2 MATCH GOALS
INDEPENDIENTE OVER 1.5 TEAM GOALS
TREBLE 12/1 LONGSHOT (WH)
No joy at Ibrox LOSERS
Yverdon draw+btts
Zurich draw+btts
Good luck friends mwaaaa
Everything is broken ๐๐
On my radar along with Rangers&Ludogorets games was matches between these other two sides,
Liberac๐จ๐ฟ
Sp. Subotica๐ท๐ธ
Goal In Both Halves
9/5 Skybet
Btts&over 2.5goals Nimes & Dunfermline game 8/1 @ ladbrokes ๐Winner ๐ Hope some followed. GL๐
Lost lost ๐ก๐
Managed 1 booking bet in the SPL 11/4 WINNER
All other bets LOSERS
Hearts v Celtic
This Celtic defence can`t defend set pieces so I think this is in with a chance
Header scored 8/5 Hills
Btts a header 18/1 Hills
Over 3 cards in the game 1/1 Bet365
Over 1 card each team 5/2 Bet365
๐ง๐ซ SMORGON v MOZYR
โพ A Goal in Both Halves
โช๏ธ 10/11, Hills
***WON***
Great day today!
Goals bets lost finished 1-0
Scottish football returns today and while itโs not the most appealing of cards Iโm backing 2 sides who had good cup campaigns to continue their decent form. Both are away from home and itโs early season so 1/2 stakes are advised.
Dunfermline to win NAP 11/10 hillsโ
Stirling Albion to win NB 1/1 hillsโ
Good luck with your bets today folks.
Late Morton equaliser beats the NAP but the binos do the business to bring in the NB so no real harm done. Well done all with a winner
Very quiet month for me but happy to land 7 out of 8 tips with only the late Morton equaliser beating the full house.
July stats
NAP bets 4 winners 3 win rate 75%
NB bets 4 winners 4 win rate 100%
Belgium today for me ๐ง๐ช and my favourite team for goals Mechelen are in action again ,
Cercle brugge โ
Seraing โ
Over 2.5 mgโs double 1.76/1 (hills)
Goodluck with the bets todayย ladsโฆโฆโฆโฆ.
**LOST**
Not to be this one but no harm done as the earlier rangers bet came in ,
Well done all winners today……
Dundee btts
Dunfermline over 0.5tgs
Double 5/4**WON**
Add hearts over 0.5tgs 11/5**WON**
Superb day
Hearts to score was a gift
Well done all winners
๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท
BRAZIL SERIE D
9pm.
Sai Raimundo v galvez.
BTTS EVENS (HILLS) ๐ง๐ท NAP ๐ง๐ท
2nd v 3rd.
Sai Raimundo scored in last 17 home games.
*** Sai Raimundo seen BTTS in all 3 home games this season, all were against teams below galvez.
Sai Raimundo seen BTTS in 7 of last 9 games and scored in all 9.
Galvez scored in 9 of last 10 away games
Last head to head here finished 3-4 in January.
Galvez also netted away to league leaders castanhal recently.
Galvez scored in 15 of last 18 games
Prediction 2-1 or 1-1
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Elvis, which sites do you use to research your picks (just out of interest)…..Cheers mate and good luck
Great stuff Elvis, had to stop following in case I was jinxing ๐
Thanks Elvis, great tip
Flash score filters.
You can isolate home, away results and head to head to get a picture of which teams score where and when and who against and how often.
IN PLAY 30 MINS 0-0
CLUB AURORA TO SCORE 1+ 4/5 (SKY)
v The Strongest
BOLIVIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
AURORA V THE STRONGEST 8PM
REAL SANTA CRUZ V INDEPENDIENTE 8PM
BOLIVAR V JORGE WILSTERMANN 1AM
AURORA V THE STRONGEST BTTS YES AND OVER 2.5 MATCH GOALS 1/1 NAP (VARIOUS) ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅโ
THE STRONGEST OVER 1.5 TEAM GOALS/
BOLIVAR WIN DOUBLE PAYS 11/8 NB (WH)๐ฅ๐ฅโ
THE STRONGEST WIN AND OVER 2 MATCH GOALS
BOLIVAR WIN AND OVER 2 MATCH GOALS
INDEPENDIENTE OVER 1.5 TEAM GOALS
TREBLE 12/1 LONGSHOT (WH)โ
All results pending but posting early… All started off awful with early red and carried on from there sorry folks… Wdw
MLS 10PM
SEATTLE SOUNDERS V SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
BOTH TO SCORE YES 4/5 ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
BOTH TO SCORE YES, 1 CORNER EACH EACH HALF, 10+ BP EACH 5/2 RAB (SKY)๐ฅ๐ฅ
B365 BETBUILDER 11/2๐ฅ
* OVER 3 MATCH GOALS
* SEATTLE OVER 5 MATCH CORNERS
Hearts v Celtic Btts 19/20
Done this during the week odds r 4/5 in most bookies now. Wee punt in bolivan btts + ovr 2.5. Kick of in 5 min
Bloomin v Palmafor btts and ovrs 5/6 ๐๐๐ final score 1-1
Hearts v Hoops btts now 3/4 ๐๐๐
Good Luck
MLS
Sporting Kansas City over 1.5tgs
Vancouver whitecaps over 0.5tgs
Double 6/5
Lost no Kansas second half
Alajuelense v San Jose 1.00 costa rica
BTTS 17/20 WILLHILL
Good luck
๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท
BRAZIL SERIE D
9pm.
Sai Raimundo v galvez.
BTTS EVENS (HILLS) ๐ง๐ท NAP ๐ง๐ท
2nd v 3rd.
Sai Raimundo scored in last 17 home games.
*** Sai Raimundo seen BTTS in all 3 home games this season, all were against teams below galvez.
Sai Raimundo seen BTTS in 7 of last 9 games and scored in all 9.
Galvez scored in 9 of last 10 away games
Last head to head here finished 3-4 in January.
Galvez also netted away to league leaders castanhal recently.
Galvez scored in 15 of last 18 games
Prediction 2-1 or 1-1
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Finished 3-1
๐ง๐ท Winner ๐ง๐ท
Nice elvis… Nothing like a late winner
All hail Elvis the King. Thanks once again โ
Well done pal – great form!
Good stuff Elvis๐๐
Bobbins yesterday for me but looking at a Night Owl from Bolivia that may well trap at some decent prices:
BOLรVAR VS. JORGE WILSTERMANN (12.30am)
My Wilstermann love affair was borne out of their unprecedented rise a few years back as they took the big La Paz sides Bolivar and The Strongest’s pants down without any bookie seemingly realising what was going on for the full campaign.
Alas, their form subsided somewhat but they’re not in bad shape currently and their games have certainly seen plenty of goals with a good few against away from home!
I’m taking these three bets on in a match with a decent pedigree in H2Hs:
OVER 2.5 GOALS
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
OVER 6.5 CORNERS
(20/21, bet365) NAP โญโญโญโญ
OVER 2.5 GOALS
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
OVER 8.5 CORNERS
(8/5, bet365) NB โญโญ
OVER 2.5 GOALS
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
OVER 11.5 CORNERS
(5/1 bet365) LONGSHOT โญ
Best of luck!
Nope – hard to get a break when bets like this don’t come in ๐คทโโ๏ธ final score 4-0.
Well done all winners!