League Two Form Guide

		P	GD	Pts
1	Port Vale	6	+6	16
2	MK Dons	6	+8	13
3	Doncaster	6	+5	13
4	Walsall	6	+5	11
5	Bradford	6	+4	11
6	Crewe	6	+4	11
7	Notts County	6	+3	11
8	Salford	6	+2	11
9	Chesterfield	6	+6	10
10	Cheltenham	6	+1	10
11	Accrington Stanley	6	+1	10
12	Grimsby	6	-5	9
13	AFC Wimbledon	6	+4	7
14	Bromley	6	0	7
15	Newport County	6	-2	7
16	Fleetwood Town	6	+1	6
17	Swindon	6	-1	6
18	Barrow	6	-2	5
19	Tranmere	6	-4	5
20	Harrogate Town	6	-5	5
21	Morecambe	6	-8	4
22	Colchester	6	-6	3
23	Carlisle	6	-9	2
24	Gillingham	6	-7	1

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Beat the Bookies: Week 14

By: Rob Sedgwick
Date: 13/11/2009

LAST week is best not mentioned at all. There is no FA Cup this season. Any bets placed on it have been included in the tables but must never be spoken of. It never took place.

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Here's the best League Two bets after the cup distractions we've had recently.

Northampton v Grimsby Northampton have been doing well at home recently, but Grimsby put in an improved performance in midweek and just might be about to spring an upset. Town's team looks like being a settled one for once and there are no suspensions. You can back Town at 9/2 with 888.com. Selection: Grimsby

Shrewsbury v Torquay Shrewsbury have definitely been wobbling recently and were beaten by Staines at home in the cup. Torquay on the other hand have improved hugely in recent games and have won their last two. Totesport's 7/2 on Torquay looks great value. Selection: Torquay 4/1

Barnet v Hereford Barnet have beaten Darlo in their last two home games, but now face Hereford, who have put together a solid set of results recently. Before the Darlo games Barnet had not been playing well so the 10/3 on offer for an away win might be worth pursuing. Selection: Hereford

Aldershot v Macclesfield Both sides have been pretty hit and miss and late and all three outcomes are not unlikely. The 7/2 on offer for an away win is well worth a look. Selection: Macclesfield

Bury v Notts County We say it every week. Oppose Notts County in every game and you will probably return a profit. This week Bury are 2/1. Selection: Bury

This season we will again be trying out three different betting strategies:

Fixed Odds
Spread Betting on the Mini Performance Index with IG Index (25 points for a win, 10 for a draw, 10 for a goal)
The Monkey (betting on Town to win each game 3-1, i.e. the complete absence of any betting strategy). The Monkey lost every bet last year.

Recommended Fixed Odds Bets

1. Grimsby to beat Northampton. . (9/2, 888.com)
2. Torquay to beat Shrewsbury. . (7/2, Totesport)

Recommended Spread Bet

No bet this week

The Monkey's Bet

Grimsby to win 3-1, 50/1 Bet365

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

Date	Bet	Odds	Profit/Loss
05/11	Darlington to beat Barnet	11/2	-£10.00
05/11	Bradford to beat Notts County	4/1	-£10.00
22/10	Accrington Stanley to beat Rochdale	11/2	+£55.00
16/10	Grimsby to beat Rochdale	3/1	-£10.00
16/10	Bradford to beat Dagenham	7/2	-£10.00
08/10	Barnet to beat Rochdale	10/3	-£10.00
08/10	Torquay to beat Notts Co	8/1	-£10.00
02/10	Accrington Stanley to beat Chesterfield	15/4	-£10.00
02/10	Shrewsbury to beat Morecambe	6/4	-£10.00
25/09	Grimsby v Darlington - Under 2.5 goals	4/5	+£8.00
25/09	Morecambe to beat Dagenham	5/1	-£10.00
17/09	Man City to beat Man Utd	5/1	-£10.00
17/09	Port Vale to beat Bury	6/5	-£10.00
10/09	Bradford to beat Burton	Evens	-£10.00
10/09	Lincoln to beat Bournemouth	4/1	-£10.00
03/09	Bradford to beat Shrewsbury	5/2	+£25.00
03/09	Chesterfield to beat Rotherham	11/4	-£10.00
27/08	Bury to beat Rochdale	21/10	-£10.00
27/08	Lincoln to beat Dagenham	10/3	-£10.00
20/08	Grimsby to beat Bury	7/5	+£45.00
20/08	Dagenham to beat Notts County	5/1	-£10.00
14/08	Accrington v Lincoln. Under 2.5 goals	8/11	+£7.27
14/08	Bournemouth to beat Rotherham	7/5	+£14.00
05/08	Bradford to beat Notts County	3/1	-£10.00
05/08	Bournemouth to beat Bury	12/5	+£24.00
01/08	Bournemouth to win League Two (£5 EW)	16/1	Open
01/08	Morecambe to be relegated	11/1	Open
Total			-£12.73

Previous Spread Bets (Around 1 bet per week each of Rob's own money)

Date	Bet	Price	Buy/Sell	Actual	Profit/Loss
22/10	Chesterfield v Burton Albion: Sell Chesterfield mini-performance	30/td>	S	75	-£45.00
16/10	Darlington v Shrewsbury: Sell Shrewsbury mini-performance	28	S	10	+£10.00
25/09	Notts County v Port Vale: Buy Port Vale mini-performance	15	B	10	-£5.00
17/09	Torquay v Grimsby: Buy Grimsby mini-performance	21	B	45	+£24.00
27/08	Chesterfield v Morecambe: Sell Chesterfield mini-performance	33	S	20	+£13.00
20/08	Morecambe v Macclesfield: Sell Morecambe mini performance	28	S	30	-£2.00
14/08	Barnet v Shrewsbury: Sell Barnet mini performance	23	S	30	-£7.00
Total					+£6.00

Previous Monkey Bets (£10 per week of the Monkey's pretend money)

Date	Bet	Odds	Profit/Loss
10/11	Grimsby to win 3-1	80/1	-£10.00
05/11	Grimsby to win 3-1	11/1	-£10.00
30/10	Grimsby to win 3-1	33/1	-£10.00
22/10	Grimsby to win 3-1	80/1	-£10.00
16/10	Grimsby to win 3-1	20/1	-£10.00
08/10	Grimsby to win 3-1	20/1	-£10.00
06/10	Grimsby to win 3-1	66/1	-£10.00
03/10	Grimsby to win 3-1	40/1	-£10.00
30/09	Grimsby to win 3-1	40/1	-£10.00
25/09	Grimsby to win 3-1	14/1	-£10.00
17/09	Grimsby to win 3-1	33/1	-£10.00
10/09	Grimsby to win 3-1	22/1	-£10.00
03/09	Grimsby to win 3-1	33/1	-£10.00
27/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	50/1	-£10.00
20/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	50/1	-£10.00
18/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	18/1	-£10.00
15/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	18/1	-£10.00
11/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	??/1	-£10.00
05/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	33/1	-£10.00
Total			-£190.00

Every month I try and beat the bookies but now you can try and beat me - with pretend money. Just sign up and join the Grimsby Town team at OLBG.

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