Championship
Fixture: Plymouth 0-3 Derby
Venue: Home Park (Plymouth home)
Kick-off: 3pm GMT
Verdict: If this game goes ahead (blizzard anyone?) Derby are in the kind of form that should see them march up the table. Plymouth are a side desperately bereft of confidence having only managed a single win (against Southampton) since November, while Nigel Clough's arrival at Derby is proving just the ticket for a talented Derby side.
Betting Advice: 2pts Derby to win at 9/4 (3.25 generally)
Fixture: Blackpool 2-3 Doncaster
Venue: Bloomfield Road (Blackpool home)
Kick-off: 3pm GMT
Verdict: That is a mammoth price on a Doncaster side that has been in scintillating form of late. Donny are a very, very good passing side that I predicted would stay up in this league, and I still confidently predict their survival. Recently they have taken Aston Villa to a replay in the FA Cup, beaten Sheffield United, held leaders Wolves, and put four past Forest. Does this sound like a 5/2 outsider. But they must be playing someone pretty special, I hear you say? Er, no. Blackpool are the epitomy of hit and miss: beating Birmingham one week, losing to Torquay the next, winning at Palace the week after being stuffed at home to QPR. This could go either way, but at that price you'd want to be on Donny.
Betting Advice: 2pts Doncaster to win at 5/2 (3.5 at Boylesports)
League One
Fixture: Peterborough P-P Carlisle
Venue: London Road (Peterborough home)
Kick-off: 3pm GMT
Verdict: Peterborough, still the form team in League One behind runaway leaders Leicester, got their little shock for the next few weeks when they put in a lacklustre performance and eventually succumbed to Huddersfield 1-0 last weekend. I don't expect that to happen again, especially against poor travellers Carlisle.
Betting Advice: 5pts Peterborough to win at 4/6 (1.67 at BlueSq and 888sport)
Fixture: Leicester 0-0 Oldham
Venue: Walkers Stadium (Leicester home)
Kick-off: 5.45pm GMT (Live on SS1)
Verdict: They are playing with such verve and swagger that it is nigh on impossible to see how Leicester will be stopped. Unfortunately, that translates into poor returns at the 'Win' window unless they are playing a fellow promotion rival where we are likely to witness the same result (home win) but at better value.
Betting Advice: 4pts Leicester to win at 4/6 (1.67 at Bet365, Victor Chandler and William Hill)
League Two
Fixture: Bournemouth 1-0 Shrewsbury
Venue: Fitness First Stadium (Bournemouth home)
Kick-off: 3pm GMT
Verdict: There are many reasons why I should not be tipping Shrewsbury in this game: poor away form, not brilliant recent form etc... But I think they have the beating of Bournemouth and I still think they have the quality for promotion this season. They beat Bournemouth 4-1 earlier in the season, and got back to winning ways last week with a 2-0 win to Accrington, which are all good signs.
Betting Advice: 1pt Shrewsbury to win at 13/8 (2.63 at Bet365)
