SCOTLAND are 10-1 with McBookie to reach Russia and three wins should catapult us into the play-offs.
I tipped us to take six points from Lithuania and Malta and that's the hard part done – isn't it!
The victory in Vilnius was impressive and tonight any win against the Maltese combined with England beating Slovakia will leave qualification in our owns hands.
Gordon Strachan's side are no bigger than 1-12 with bet365 at Hampden so finding value is difficult.
Patience will be key as it took England nearly an hour to break down Malta last week and at Wembley they only won 2-0.
We thumped Malta 5-1 in Valetta but it was close until they had a man sent off.
Scotland to win to nil at 4-11 with bet365 could be best bet for an accumulator while Scotland -1 pays only 1-5 at McBookie.
Leigh Griffiths wasn't on target last week but netted two on his last Hampden appearance against England. He is 10-3 at bet365 to score first and 4-6 to net at any time. We might need another Griffiths free-kick to break them down.
Scotland to win 2-0 like England did is 19-4 at McBookie while a nervy 1-0 pays 8-1 with the Scots firm.
England were poor in Valetta and need to improve if they are to see off closest rivals Slovakia.
As usual we'll be all rooting for Gareth Southgate's men who are a best 4-9 at bet365.
Stats suggest they won't let us down. At Wembley the Three Lions have won 19 of their last 22 qualifiers with three draws and in their last 12 they've conceded just one consider a win to nil at 11-10 with McBookie.
England have covered the -1 handicap in each of their last 12 home ties and that pays 5-4 at William Hill.
Northern Ireland and Czech Republic are battling for second spot in Group C and meet in Belfast tonight.
A draw would be OK for Michael O’Neill's men against a dangerous side and the Irish have made Windsor Park a fortress by winning seven of their last eight at home and all to nil. Don't think the Irish will be too adventurous and I'm on the stalemate at 21-10 with McBookie.
I'll take a closer look at the rest of tonight's games in the morning.
Recommended Bets
- Scotland to win to nil/England
- England to win to nil
- Griffiths to score first
- Nth Ireland v Czech Rep draw
Resident football tipster at Scotland's most read newspaper, the Daily Record, for over 20 years and proud host of one the best betting communities on the web with daily betting tips.
