Three tips for today

It is Grand National day and that has to be one of the best days of the year if you are anything like me. For me it is the only race where the result is almost an afterthought, it is the whole spectacle of the famous event that makes it a fantastic place to be at, or indeed watch on TV.

I hope you received my email during midweek where I explained where my money was going and the reasonings why. I tipped three horses after an exhaustive rant and as of Saturday morning my main fancy, NICHE MARKET can be backed at a best priced 25/1 with Bet365, whilst my two outsiders, Chief Dan George & Killyglen are available at 50/1 & 80/1 respectively.

Onto this weekends football now and we have another couple of great value bets available for you now.

Firstly I recommend backing 'over 2.5 goals' in the Bolton v West Ham match. Both teams are averaging over 2.5 goals per game in more than 60% of their matches and both have only kept a clean sheet in 2 of their last 8 games. The best available price is 17/20 with Bet365.

Another game that takes our fancy is the Sunderland v West Brom game. Sunderland may be without a goal in their last 4 games and without a win in 7 but they have had a tough run of fixtures of late, playing top 7 sides in their last 5 games. So grab the 13/10 on offer from Victor Chandler.

Finally take a look at the Millwall v Leeds game this afternoon. I can see this match being as hot on the pitch as I'm sure it will be off it. Both teams are scoring goals of late and the 4/5 on offer for both teams scoring at Victor Chandler is well worth a punt.

That treble pays almost 7/1.

So enjoy your weekend out and about in this glorious weather and lets hope for a lovely return from both our football and our National tips.

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Tips for Saturday April 2nd

Firstly can I just point out that as this is being written on April fools day, should these tips fail to come in you realise I am going to claim it was all a joke. Right that's my back covered, onto the important bits.

First game we are looking at is Saturday's early kick off, West Ham v Man Utd 12:45pm

I recommend backing 'over 2.5 goals' here - which is a best priced 5/6 - Betfred or Victor Chandler

Both these teams have been hitting the goals of late and with relegation worries/titles at stake they will both be going all out to grab the three points on offer. West Ham have been involved in some high scoring games recently with 30 goals being scored in their last 9 league matches. 7 of their last 9 games have gone over 2.5 goals and 60% of all West Ham games this season have yielded 3 or more goals.

As you would expect with a team pushing for the title, Manchester United are no strangers to scoring either. 32 goals have been scored in United's previous 9 league matches and 10 of their previous 12 games have topped 2.5 goals. Away from home the Reds have seen 73% of their games go over the 2.5 goals mark this season.

Next up is the West Brom v Liverpool game which is a 3pm kick off this Saturday.

I recommend backing 'both teams to score' here - best price 5/6 - Victor Chandler or Stan James

Again both teams have plenty to play for and the stats make interesting reading. West Brom have scored in 87% of their home league games this season, that is 13 out of 15 matches, while Liverpool have netted in 83% of all league matches home & away this season. Liverpool are on a scoring run at the moment, they have netted in each league game since a 0-1 loss at home to Wolves on 29th December, that is a run of 12 games.

Now onto the Arsenal v Blackburn game which is Saturdays evening fare on ESPN.

I recommend backing 'over 2.5 goals' in this one - best price 1/2 - Stan James

Now I know the odds are not the greatest on this match so feel free to ignore me if you wish but hear me out first please. Punters at the Emirates this season have seen 42 goals hit the net in the league so far this season, which equates to 2.8 goals per game. Meanwhile Blackburn games away from home are averaging 3.87 goals per game, which is the biggest in the Premier League. Obviously the bookies have noticed this and have priced up accordingly but with stats like that I'm going to risk a bet.

A treble on those recommended bets pay just over 4/1 at Stan James

Finally something else worth noting - Everton are the only team yet to score a penalty in the Premier League this season and Fulham are the only team yet to concede a penalty, surely one of them will succumb this weekend?

So good luck with your betting this weekend, don't forget we have a new guaranteed profit bet laid out for you on the Wigan v Spurs game this Saturday. Head over to our dedicated page HERE for full details on how to grab yourself a profit of at least £28 on the match.

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Saturday Tips

Its FA Cup weekend and we have two stand out tips crying to be backed..

Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers - Sat 1:00pm
'Over 11 corners' @ 1/2 with Bet365

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While the odds are not the greatest in the world, a huge 91.7% of Villa's 12 home games have gone over 11 corners while 75% of Blackburn away games have too.

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West Ham United v Nottingham Forest - Sun 2:00pm

'Draw no bet - Forest victory' @ 13/8 with Stan James

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Nottingham Forest have won 7 of their last 10 matches, losing only once, picking up 16 out of 18 points in the process. That includes an away victory in the last round of the FA Cup and they face a West Ham side who are in poor form right now. The Hammers also had to endure 30 minutes of extra time on Wednesday evening and Premier League survival is more important than a cup run for them right now. Forest can also be backed at 13/5 for an outright victory if you are confident.

Two tips for tonights matches

A quick pair of tips for you on two of tonights matches......

Birmingham City v West Ham Utd - 7:45pm

Over 10.5 corners @ 4/6 with Stan James

These two teams are averaging 12.5 and 11.9 total corners per match respectively and with this being a cup semi final expect lots of attacking action.

Liverpool v Fulham - 8:00pm

Under 2.5 goals @ 4/5 with Stan James

Fulham away games have gone under 2.5 goals 72.7% of the time and Liverpool are only averaging 1.8 goals at home this season.