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Beat the Bookies: Week 30

By: Rob Sedgwick
Date: 07/03/2008

WELL Morecambe aren't going to win the JPT Trophy so that's a tenner well spent! However that tenner was paid back fourfold when Accrington won at Rotherham, our other tip last week.

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This week in League Two we are spoilt for choice in terms of games to recommend. The season has reached the stage where the teams at the top and bottom are desperate to win, with those in the middle not so. The bookies coupons, the odds on which seem to be largely set by league position, do not always reflect this. Time to take advantage!

Let's go through the games one by one.

  • Grimsby 15/8 v Milton Keynes Dons. If Town hadn't played on Tuesday night we'd be recommending a home win against an MK Dons side who have some key players missing and have suffered of late. If Buckley decides to play some of his 'B' side who thrashed Morecambe 4-0 on Saturday then Town could cause an upset in this game. A draw though is probably more likely.
  • Chesterfield v Lincoln City 5/2 City are on fire and the Spireites have made a tentative recovering after a very sticky patch. However the teams they beat in the last two games are not the greatest and Lincoln are on such a roll it's tempting to back the Imps to continue their impressive winning sequence in this local derby.
  • Brentford v Macclesfield 11/4 Brentford are in the comfort zone in the table and already planning their summer holidays. Macclesfield are far from comfortable. Forget the form book (Brentford's is awful anyway), Macc's players have their careers at stake and the Silkmen have a good chance of leaving South London with a rare away win.
  • Dagenham 12/4 v Peterborough. Daggers are another team who have pulled a rabbit out of the hat to make an improbable climb up the table. Every week they seem to play a top team who they shouldn't stand a chance of beating. Next up is leaders Peterborough at home. Who says they shouldn't win? The bookies of course! But as we know they are often wrong.
  • Chester v Wrexham 21/10. Chester are rubbish! They also probably think they are just about safe and are liable to relax a bit in this game. Wrexham are in deep trouble. They need the three points desperately and Brian Little's men will simply want them so much they could well take all three of them.

    Recommended Bets

    • 1. Lincoln to beat Chesterfield (5/2, bet365).
    • 2. Wrexham to beat Chester (21/10, bet365).

    Previous Bets (1 or 2 bets, around £10 per week each of Rob's own money)

    DateBetOddsProfit/Loss
    06/08Accrington to be relegated7/2Ongoing
    06/08Wycombe to be promoted10/3Ongoing
    17/08Sunderland to beat Wigan2/1-£10.00
    21/08Shrewsbury to beat MK Dons11/4-£10.00
    21/08Bury to beat Wycombe10/3-£10.00
    29/08Grimsby to beat Shrewsbury11/4-£10.00
    29/08Chester to beat Rotherham3/1-£10.00
    05/09Mansfield to beat Peterborough3/1-£10.00
    05/09Mulligan or Bennett first goal v Accrington3/1-£5.00
    11/09Stockport to beat Grimsby13/8-£10.00
    11/09Lincoln to beat Darlington4/1-£10.00
    18/09Lincoln to draw with Grimsby11/5-£10.00
    18/09Morecambe to beat Peterborough5/1-£10.00
    25/09Hull to beat Chelsea6/1-£10.00
    25/09Notts County to draw with Chesterfield9/4-£10.00
    04/10Grimsby to beat Peterborough4/1-£10.00
    04/10Barnet to beat Stockport3/1+£30.00
    11/10Bury to beat Notts County5/2+£25.00
    11/10Grimsby to be relegated9/1Ongoing
    16/10Russia to beat England11/5+£22.00
    16/10South Africa to beat England2/5+£4.00
    23/10Bury to beat Macclesfield21/10-£10.00
    23/10Wrexham to beat Notts County5/2-£10.00
    01/11Bradford to beat Brentford5/4-£10.00
    08/11Carlisle to win by 2 or more goals13/10-£10.00
    08/11Dagenham to get relegated4/1Ongoing
    15/11Grimsby to beat Morecambe13/10-£10.00
    15/11Barnet to beat Shrewsbury9/4-£10.00
    19/11Carlisle to beat Grimsby13/10-£10.00
    19/11Croatia to beat England9.6+£81.71
    28/11Havant and Waterlooville to beat Notts County6/1+£60.00
    06/12Brentford to beat Grimsby11/10-£10.00
    06/12Wrexham to beat Dagenham2/1-£10.00
    11/12Morecambe to beat Wycombe5/2-£10.00
    11/12Brentford to beat Wrexham5/2+£25.00
    18/12Bury to beat Chester10/3-£10.00
    18/12Brentford to beat MK Dons8/1-£10.00
    27/12Rochdale to beat Macclesfield6/4-£10.00
    27/12Accrington Stanley to beat Mansfield15/8+£18.75
    02/01Stockport to beat Notts County13/8+£16.25
    02/01Bristol City to beat Middlesbrough2/1-£10.00
    10/01Accrington Stanley to beat Stockport5/2-£10.00
    10/01Scunthorpe to be relegated5/6Ongoing
    16/01Wrexham to beat MK Dons9/2+£45.00
    16/01Hereford to beat Chesterfield2/1-£10.00
    23/01Rochdale to beat MK Dons7/2+£35.00
    23/01Newcastle to beat Arsenal7/1-£10.00
    30/01Wrexham to beat Darlington11/4+£27.50
    30/01Barnet to beat Morecambe11/8-£10.00
    06/02Chesterfield to beat Grimsby15/8-£10.00
    06/02Wrexham to beat Peterborough5/1-£10.00
    06/02Rotherham to beat MK Dons11/4-£10.00
    15/02Notts County to beat Chester15/8+£18.75
    15/02Wrexham to beat MK Dons5/1£0.0
    20/02Lincoln to beat Rotherham11/4-£10.00
    20/02Barnet to beat MK Dons11/4-£10.00
    27/02Morecambe to win the Johnstone Paint Trophy8/1-£10.00
    27/02Accrington Stanley to beat Rotherham4/1+£40.00
    Total +£83.96

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