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West Ham v QPR Betting Preview

Andy Hillman looks ahead to QPR’s trip to Upton Park and the rest of the weekend sporting action.

Brian Power’s breeding and Owen Goulding being buried in the northern snow means we’re down to one pundit today, but Andy Hillman’s record grows more formidable by the week. Having called three out of three correctly on the notoriously difficult FA Cup Third Round weekend he backed another two winners last weekend.

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Another two winners at odds of 2/1 last week, to go with my three the week before - five winners at 2/1 or better already in 2012 isn’t bad going all in all...

Nap: Liverpool & Man City to beat Norwich & Fulham @ 3/4

Liverpool are absolute flat track bullies - they steam roller the weaker teams, having lost only once against lower half opposition. Man City have won their last three at home without conceding. it’s not the best odds in the world, but it should come in at a canter...

QPR related Bet: QPR to beat West Ham @ 29/10

Yeah, i know, backing QPR to win again. But seriously, it’s a fairly good bet - West Ham are in woeful form at the moment, we’re in about as good form as it gets, AND we’ve learned how to win away as well. Remy’s 7/1 to score here if you’re interested...

Longshot: Spurs vs Man U - Man Utd to come from behind and win or draw @ 15/4

Spurs have led at some point in most of their games, Man U have gone behind at some point in most of their games. Spurs’ll take the lead, United will come back, and RVP will score again.

Random European Game: Lyon vs Evian - Lyon to win to nil @ 5/4

Evian had lost four of their last five games and were sitting in the relegation zone BEFORE they lost five first team players to the African Cup of Nations. Lyon have won six of their last eight, and should comfortably win here...

Winners so far:

NAP - Norwich vs QPR - Both teams to score @ 4/6, 24/8/12

LONGSHOT - Tottenham vs West Brom - Lay Tottenham @ 2/1, 24/8/12

NOTEBOOK - Stoke vs Arsenal, Liverpool vs Man City , draw double, 7/1, 24/07/12

QPR related Bet - Zamora to score anytime v Man City at 11/2, 30/08/12

Longshot - Tottenham vs Norwich - lay Spurs @ 1.4, 30/08/12

Notebook - Roma to beat Inter @ 3/1 30/08/12

Nap – Man Utd to win to nil v Wigan , 11/10, 13/09/12

Longshot – double as part of a Premiership Yankee at 10/1, 13/09/12

Longshot – Premier League double at 9/1, 21/09/12

NAP- Chelsea vs Stoke - Chelsea to win to nil @ 11/8, 21/09/12

Longshot – Premier League double at 4/1, 29/09/12

Europe to win the Ryder Cup at 2/1, 29/09/12

QPR related bet: Goal in the first 15 minutes v West Brom @ 9/4, 05/10/12

Notebook: Barcelona vs Real Madrid - Ronaldo to score anytime @ 13/10, 05/10/12

Longshot: Southampton v Fulham, Swansea v Reading draw double: @ 10/1, 05/10/12

NAP - West Brom vs Man City - Both teams to score @ 4/5, 18/10/12

Longshot - Goals Galore 8/1 Quad, 18/10/12

NAP - Sheffied United to beat Portsmouth @ 5/6, 25/10/12

Longshot - Sunday afternoon ‘Goals Galore’ @ 8/1, 25/10/12

Banker: Van Persie to score first against Arsenal @ 9/2, 2/11/12

NAP: Crystal Palace to win at Peterborough @ 7/5

Inevitable Scorers: Suarez to score first vs Wigan (4/1), 16/11/12

NAP: Arsenal vs Spurs - both teams to score @ 4/7, 16/11/12

NAP - Man Utd vs QPR - Man U to win & BTTS @ 7/4, 24/11/12

Other QPR Related Bet - Sunderland vs QPR - Draw @ 13/5, 24/11/12

NAP of the week - Lay Chelsea (vs West Ham) @ 16/15, 30/11/12

NAP of the week - Norwich to beat Wigan @ 16/13, 14/12/12

NAP – QPR and West Brom to draw, 5/2, 04/01/13

Longshot – Brighton to beat Newcastle 7/4, 04/01/13

Notebook – Cheltenham v Everton, both teams to score and Everton to win 9/4, 04/01/13

Aston Villa vs Southampton - Southampton to win @ 31/16, 11/01/13

Man Utd vs Liverpool - BTTS, Man U to win @ 9/4, 11/01/13

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