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Beat the Bookies: Week 34

By: Rob Sedgwick
Date: 22/03/2006

RUSHDEN and Torquay did Grimsby a favour last week by beating Orient and Wycombe respectively, and Rushden also did Beat the Bookies a favour as their victory was last week's tip.

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This weekend Grimsby make the short trip to Lincoln. It's a match in which the bookies can't separate the two sides, with bet365.com making City slight favourites at 7/5. Town are 8/5 and a draw is 9/4. My money would be on a draw if anything.

Elsewhere in League Two in-form Carlisle and Northampton are both odds-on to win at home against mid-table sides. The big match of the day is Leyton Orient v Wycombe, which could go either way. bet365.com just favour Orient at 5/4, but don't discount Wycombe at 9/5.

All of the matches in League Two are either difficult to predict this week, or predictable but odds-on. Odds On and League Two are not generally a good combination! Consequently we turn elsewhere this week for the best value.

In the Premiership West Ham are flying at the moment. Last weekend's defeat to Pompey can largely be discounted as a weakened side were played due to the impending FA Cup match, which West Ham won. The Hammers head to Wigan, who have stuttered in recent weeks, especially at home. bet365.com are surprisingly generous at 11/4 for an away win, and that is this week's recommendation.

RECOMMENDED BET OF THE WEEK:
West Ham to beat Wigan (11/4)

Previous Bets (around £10 per week)

DateBetOddsProfit/Loss
27/07Rushden to get relegated5/2In progress
03/08Sell Lincoln in League Two 60 Indexbought at 13
sold at 7
+£12.00
10/08Rob Jones to score v Chester12/1£0.00
17/08Buy Scunthorpe in the Mini Performance Index vs Forestbought@16
actual 35
+£11.97
24/08Rob Jones to score v Derby33/1-£10.00
31/08Northampton to beat Wycombe2/1-£10.00
13/09Carlisle to beat Cheltenham2/1+£20.00
19/09Grimsby to beat Spurs5/1+£50.00
26/09Hull to beat Norwich16/5-£10.00
05/10Grimsby v Wycombe total goalsbought at 2.8
actual 1
-£9.00
11/10England v Poland total goalsbought at 2.6
actual 3
+£4.00
17/10Woking to beat Forest11/4+£27.50
24/10Grimsby to beat Newcastle6/1-£10.00
02/11Bristol Rovers to beat Grimsby10/3+£33.33
08/11Macclesfield to beat Grimsby7/2-£10.00
16/11Tommy Mooney to score against Grimsby5/4-£10.00
23/11Carlisle v Wycombe: buy total goalsbought at 2.9
actual 1
-£9.50
29/11Grays to beat Mansfield9/5-£10.00
06/12Bristol Rovers to beat Grimsby7/2+£35.00
14/12Wycombe to beat Bury6/5-£10.00
20/12Various Xmas Upsetsvarious-£11.50
29/12Hull to beat Leeds4/1-£10.00
04/01Arsenal not to beat Cardiff9/2-£10.00
11/01Carlisle to beat Shrewsbury7/5-£10.00
18/01Grimsby to beat TorquayEvs-£10.00
24/01Cheltenham to beat Newcastle5/1-£10.00
31/01West Ham to beat Sunderland8/15+£5.33
09/02Carlisle to win League Two11/2In progress
17/02Rochdale to beat Grimsby7/40.00
22/02Peterborough to beat Bristol Rovers5/6-£10.00
01/03Fulham to beat Arsenal11/5-£10.00
07/03Lincoln to beat Rushden4/6-£10.00
15/03Rushden to beat Leyton Orient9/5+£18.00
Total +£21.13


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