Championship
Fixture: Wolves 2-1 Coventry
Venue: Molineux (Wolves home)
Kick-off: 3pm BST
Verdict: My favourite team this season again find themselves very fairly priced at home against the play-off hopefuls. Coventry's record this season looks good on paper but, believe me, it has not been pretty and has seen some pretty mediocre performances. Discount their 4-1 at home to Southampton last time out. The Saints were pretty abject defensively in that game.
Betting Advice: 4pts Wolves win at 5/6 (1.8333 at Coral)
Fixture: Derby 2-1 Plymouth
Venue: Pride Park (Derby home)
Kick-off: 3pm BST
Verdict: This is an excellent price on Derby at home (Evens) and its come about simply because of the indifferent start Derby have had to season being in direct proportion to Plymouth's excellent start. They are not easy to beat Plymouth, and boss Paul Sturrock has been very lucky in having an unchanged side pretty much this season. That's why they are elevated in the play-off spots, but they have had a less tricky opening. Derby will be the value for the next few weeks. They had an appalling start to the season, but that was a predictable hangover from their abject year propping up the Premiership. They are genuine title challengers and they are now unbeaten in six, including holding leaders Birmingham and beating Sheff Utd, QPR and Norwich. Take the value.
Betting Advice: 4pts Derby win at Evens (2.0 generally)
League One
Fixture: Cheltenham 1-2 Scunthorpe
Venue: London Road (Cheltenham home)
Kick-off: 3pm BST
Verdict: Another great value price on a league leader as Scunthorpe are in scintillating form so far this season and should be odds on to beat a Cheltenham side that should be playing League Two football by August next year.
Betting Advice: 3pts Scunthorpe win at 5/4 (2.25 at totesport, Bet Direct, Skybet and Stan James)
Fixture: MK Dons 2-2 Crewe
Venue: New Den (Crewe home)
Kick-off: 3pm BST
Verdict: MK Dons take the reasonable short trip to Crewe (probably by train) to continue their march up the table. Crewe have been poor this season, devoid of ideas, their usual free-flowing football or decent players in a season that looks like ending in despair. MK Dons, meanwhile, are beginning to look like they may have what it takes to play in the Championship next season. Heaven forbid!
Betting Advice: 1pt MK Dons win at 5/4 (2.25 at BlueSq, 888sport, Coral and William Hill)
League Two
Fixture: Shrewsbury 4-1 Bournemouth
Venue: New Stadium (Shrewsbury home)
Kick-off: 3pm BST
Verdict: I haven't forgot my tip for the League Two title this season Shrewsbury who are bowling along nicely in the play-off places. On Saturday they face a Bournemouth side who have been doing a good job so far making a dent in their -17 points deduction.
Betting Advice: 2pts Shrewsbury win at 4/5 (1.8 at BlueSq, Skybet and 888sport)
