AYR UNITED couldn’t hold on to a 2-0 lead at Falkirk last week but Scott Brown’s men can get all three points at home to Livingston today at 13/10.
Jay Henderson’s penalty and a second from George Oakley looked to have Ayr on course for a famous victory but Liam Henderson got the Bairns back to 2-1 at half time and Scott Arfield secured a point for the league leaders.
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That was still an excellent point for the Somerset side as they bounced back from their Scottish Cup exit to Hibs and they can’t afford to drop the tempo with third placed Livingston heading down the M77.
Both games between the pair this have gone to the away side by a one goal margin this season but Ayr are playing even better than when they won at Livingston just before Christmas and Davie Martindale’s side disappointed last week at home to Dunfermline.
That 0-0 draw kept them in the three-way title race as the top two drew at the Falkirk stadium but Ayr look a constant goal threat in every game at the moment and the home win gets my vote despite plenty of money for the draw down to 2/1.
RAITH had a 3-0 win over Partick after their Scottish Cup trip to Celtic and Barry Robson’s new side have a great chance to rubber-stamp that performance with another home win over Hamilton at 8/13.
Third-bottom Accies lost 2-0 at Morton midweek after last week’s surprise win at giant-killing Queens Park and Robson now has the play-offs on the radar with two games in hand over currently managerless Partick who host resurgent bottom club Airdrie.
I tipped SPURS to beat Manchester United at 6/4 last weekend and I’m backing Ange Postecoglou‘s mood to improve even further with another three points away to Ipswich at 10/11.
Tottenham lost at home to the Tractor Boys back in November but they’ve now won back-to-back league games either side of those cup defeats to Liverpool and Aston Villa and Ipswich have only won once and scored nine goals at Portman Road all season.
BLACKBURN have recorded back-to-back wins since David Lowe took interim charge and the Ewood Park caretaker can make it three on the spin against fellow stand-in Alan Sheehan at Swansea.
The Swans parted company with Luke Williams last week after another defeat away to Stoke, but Rovers have barely blinked since John Eustace left for Derby and 7/4 looks a fair price to get another three points.
Leeds, Sheffield United, Burnley and Sunderland are head and shoulders above the rest in the Championship but fifth placed Rovers top a group of nine clubs chasing a likely two play-off spots and Lowe appears to have the backing of his players.
Birmingham should be nine points clear at the top of League One before second placed WYCOMBE kick-off at home to Wigan but the Chairboys have to keep on winning their own games and look good for another three points.
New boss Mike Dodds had lost to Preston on penalties (FA Cup) and drawn at Crawley since taking over from the Luton-bound Matt Bloomfield but he bagged a 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers on Tuesday and now faces Shaun Maloney‘s Wigan.
The visitors haven’t won any of their last five games and this looks an excellent chance for Wycombe to keep at least five points clear of third top Wrexham by recording a second home win in five days at a general 8/11.
The top three in League Two are all away from home this weekend but fourth placed NOTTS COUNTY can beat poor travellers Tranmere at 4/7 and BROMLEY should see off Harrogate at 19/20.
Saturday SINGLE
Elgin’s home record reads 8-2-1 but EDINBURGH CITY are level with their hosts on points and Michael McIndoe’s side look the Borough Briggs value at 13/5.
Weekend ACCA
Three homes and two away this week with the five 3pm kick-offs paying out at 32/1.
Ayr 13/10
Raith 8/13
Spurs 10/11
Blackburn 7/4
Wycombe 8/11
HIBERNIAN V CELTIC 12.30pm Sky Sports
I tipped Celtic to win to nil against Dundee United here last Saturday and the champions’ 3-0 success ensured a return of 10/11 with the home win priced up at best odds of 2/11.
Brendan Rogers’ players were superb in Munich’s Allianz Arena on Tuesday but it’s back to league business in Leith and David Gray’s Hibs are unbeaten in TWELVE games since losing at Celtic Park in early December.
The champions are 4/9 to move 16 points clear before Rangers kick-off against St Mirren but Hibs have only lost one goal in five games and the draw’s a sporting bet here at an average 7/2.
RANGERS V ST MIRREN
I tipped Saints to bank a point against Hibs at 11/5 last Saturday and that ultimately goalless draw ensured Stephen Robinson‘s 14/1 Paisley side travel to Ibrox today as a top six club.
Rangers are 2/11 after putting the Queen’s Park debacle behind them with a 3-1 win at in-form Hearts and Ibrox should be buzzing for the players’ return given this week’s news of a prospective takeover.
St Mirren beat Rangers on Boxing Day and the Buddies have scored the same amount of goals on the road (15) as they have at home so Rangers to win and BTTS is my idea of the bet here at a general 13/8.
ABERDEEN V KILMARNOCK
The Dons ended their 98 day wait for a league win with last week’s 2-1 success at Dundee and Jimmy Thelin’s players can surely be fancied to keep the feelgood factor going at home to Kilmarnock.
Goals from Kevin Nisbet and Top Keskinen were enough to see off last week’s hosts but Killie arrive in the Granite City chasing a third straight league win and sniffing a top six spot if St Mirren lose at Ibrox.
Both games between the two have gone to the home side this season and while toe Dons have been coupon busters supreme for many a punter since their superb start to the season, I’ll take them to win here at 23/20.
DUNDEE UNITED V MOTHERWELL
United could have the influential Craig Sibbald back on the field at some point in this game and Tannadice boss Jim Goodwin says he’s been searching back to see how new visiting boss Michael Wimmer likes to set his teams up.
Motherwell badly need a shake-up after last week’s fifth straight defeat at home to Ross County but the fourth placed Terrors could do with a win themselves and I’ll take them to get it at a general 4/6.
United have failed to even score at Kilmarnock or Celtic and haven’t won in four since success at St Mirren but this looks a great opportunity to get back to winning form as the new ‘Well boss settles in.
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