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Beat the Bookies: Week 38

By: Rob Sedgwick
Date: 30/04/2008

ONLY an injury time equaliser by Rochdale denied Beat the Bookies a double this week. Still at least Lincoln's win at Morecambe ensured it was another profitable weekend, and that our tips have been profitable for three years out of three.

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This weekend Town absolutely nobody has anything to play for in the entire division. So expect a few understrength sides, experimental formations and above all shock results.

The biggest shock of all would be a Grimsby win at Hereford. Hereford have reduced ticket prices to try and get a full house for a promotion party at Edgar Street. Can Grimsby be party poopers? We have absolutely no form and frankly the 9/2 on offer for an away win is not generous enough. In fact 8/13 for a home win looks good value for an odds on bet. Town did manage a draw at Shrewsbury in a similar game last season, and were even winning at one stage.

Four away win upsets spring out of the coupon this week. Accrington Stanley v Bury, Chester v Macclesfield, Chesterfield v Notts County and Rotherham v Barnet. The first three are local derbies and the away sides often tend to player better than one might expect. Macclesfield at 15/8 in particular have had a good run of late, whereas Chester seem to have been woeful all season and have been lucky to survive. Barnet have won their last two, and Rotherham the last three, but the Millers wins have been against poor sides (us included), so Barnet get the selection at 11/4.

Recommended Bets

  • 1. Macclesfield to beat Chester (15/8, bet365))
  • 2. Barnet to beat Rotherham (11/4, bet365))

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

DateBetOddsProfit/Loss
06/08Accrington to be relegated7/2-£10.00
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 relegated9/1-£10.00
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 relegated4/1-£10.00
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 relegated5/6+£8.33
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
07/03Lincoln to beat Chesterfield5/2-£10.00
07/03Wrexham to beat Chester21/10+£21.00
12/03Stockport to beat Lincoln9/5+£18.00
12/03Accrington to beat Rochdale10/3-£10.00
19/03Wrexham to beat Brentford11/4-£20.00
27/03Grimsby to beat MK Dons10/3-£10.00
27/03Wrexham to beat Barnet23/10-£10.00
03/04Brentford to beat Rotherham19/10+£19.00
03/04Mansfield to beat Barnet5/4-£10.00
09/04Bradford to beat Brentford2/1-£10.00
09/04Lincoln to beat Chester2/1+£20.00
16/04Bradford to beat Grimsby10/11+£9.09
16/04Notts County to beat Wrexham13/8-£10.00
22/04Bury to beat Rochdale13/8-£10.00
22/04Lincoln to beat Morecambe3/1+£30.00
Total +£69.38

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