Sheff Utd Betting Preview

A full compliment of three pundits look ahead to the weekend of sporting action, including Rangers’ trip to Bramall Lane.

Welcome back to the betting column. The Don dipped back into the red last week, all be it only by £16.98, but with John Part taking the darts he already has a wedge to add to that when the rest of the lucky 15 is finished. Should the other three bets come in he’ll be up by more than £300k. Yes you read that right.

Anthony dipped back down to £67.39 in the red with a blank weekend last time out, Everton and my beloved Redskins cost him his two accumulators. Brian Power returns this week for the first time since the site move.

The Don
We drew a bit of a blank last week with both my Rangers related bets going down, and the remainder of my allowance wagered on events yet to unfold – hopefully the boys in the Hooped shirts will pay back their debt to us this week.

As usual I’m hoping my pal DAMION STEWART will notch and I’m backing him in both the first and last goal markets. I’m investing £7.50 @ 40/1 with Paddy Power on each eventuality.

I also quite fancy us to win the game, and so I’d suggest a modest £20 on a QPR win at odds of 53/20 with Betsson (whoever they are).

Assuming WATFORD have learnt form the football lesson we gave them over Christmas, they probably represent value at Deepdale. So £10 with Unibet on the Hornets to vanquish Preston at odds of 13/10.

Finally, and I could look like a complete chump here depending on when the betting column is published, but if the Redknapp for Newcastle bandwagon loses a wheel, how about MARTIN JOL @ 33/1? My remaining fiver on him with Ladbrokes.

Two for the weekend:
Stewart to score the first and/or last goal in Sheffield United v QPR clash £7.50 on both at 40/1 Paddy Power
QPR to beat Sheffield Untied 53/20 with Betsson
Watford to beat Preston at £10 at 13/10

For the notebook:
Martin Jol to be the next permanent Newcastle manager £5 at 33/1
Robertson to win the Masters £5 e/w @ 20/1 with Skybet
Star de Mohaison to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup £10 e/w @ 25/1 generally
Second half of Denman double – Cheltenham Gold cup, £250 potential winnings
Lucky 15 bet – remaining, Robertson for World Snooker, Bewley’s Berry in the national, and Scott in the US Masters. John part winning darts already guarantees a profit – all four = more than a third of a million.
Brian Power
Happy New Year to all of you the future is looking bright with our new owners and lets see if we can beat those post Christmas blues with a few winners - and I won't mention those jammy bastards from SW8.

Five for the weekend:
QPR to beat Sheff Utd £10 @ 5/2 Bet 365
£10 First Scorer Dexter Blackstock 8/1 Ladbrokes
£10 Naunton Brook 2.30 Warwick 14/1 William Hill
£10 accum Bristol City 4/7 Huddersfield 10/11 Mk DOns 2/5 Peterborough 4/9 and Man Utd 1/4 at William Hills
£10 double on Sunday Blackburn 7/4 and Portsmouth 11/8

Middlesex Hoop
Four for the weekend:
Patrick Agyemang to score first - 8/1 - £5 (LADBROKES)
Sheffield United 1-2 QPR - 11/1 - £5 (BETFRED)
Aston Villa, Man Utd, Burnley, Watford and Swansea to win their respective matches this weekend would return £382.24 for just a £20 stake. (VCBET)
Lyon, Real Madrid, Real Zaragoza, Inter Milan, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys to win their respective football and NFL matches this weekend would return £198.66 from a £20 stake. (VCBET)

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