THE Edinburgh derby takes top billing on a busy night of Premiership action and it’s a tough one to call.
Hearts are in better form, with five wins from seven, but Hibs have home advantage and McBookie make them slight favourites at 6/4.
The Jambos are 7/4 while plenty of punters will fancy the stalemate at 12/5 but I’m going for the half-time draw instead at 23/20.
Cards are always a good option in this fixture with 21 yellows and one red flashed across the last three meetings.
A sending-off tonight pays 5/2 (Bet365) but backing certain players for cards looks wiser. Most of the tackles will be in midfield so I fancy Beni Banigime (7/4, Bet365) and Joe Newell (11/5, W Hill) to go in the book.
It would be a huge shock if Rangers slipped up at home to Ross County ahead of Saturday’s big derby.
SPFL Previews
- Wed 19:45 Rangers vs Ross County
- Wed 20:00 Hibernian vs Heart of Midlothian
Cyriel Dessers seems to be growing in confidence and he’s 6/5 with Bet365 for anytime scorer.
Gers’ Christmas Eve win over Motherwell made it 15 games without a victory for the Steelmen.
They now head to Pittodrie and it’s hard to see the sorry sequence ending.
Aberdeen are 8/11 favourites at McBookie but backing them to win the first half boosts the odds to 13/10.
Livingston’s dismal form is the only thing keeping Well off the bottom and the Lions desperately need a win when St Johnstone come calling.
This has the makings of an ugly game and a one-goal winning margin appeals at 6/5 with McBookie.
The final Premiership clash sees in-form Kilmarnock head to St Mirren for what should be a tight one.
The half-time draw looks good here too and that pays evens with William Hill.
Super singles: Dessers to score (6/5, Bet365). Dons win first half (13/10, McBookie)
McBookie bet builder: Combining the HT draw and over 3.5 cards at Easter Road pays 124/100.
I'm a sports journalist, football tipster and author from Dundee, who is now working in Glasgow. I've covered games at every level, from Junior football to internationals, and still love football even though it has clearly sold its soul. My first novel Moristoun was released in 2015. I've been in football tipping since 2018 with the MFT site and have been writing the betting tips for the Daily Record newspaper since the sad death of Paul Jain in 2020.
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