Football bets

I know this should be blindingly obvious but I'm having a 'moment'.
I have a quick question before the fun begins.

The Albion -2 goal handicap is 11/2.

I realise that's clear goal difference but does the bet kick in at 0-2 or 0-3? (1-3 or 1-4 etc)

Should still be a 'draw' option even with the -2.

Stat Brother said:

I know this should be blindingly obvious but I'm having a 'moment'.
I have a quick question before the fun begins.

The Albion -2 goal handicap is 11/2.

I realise that's clear goal difference but does the bet kick in at 0-2 or 0-3? (1-3 or 1-4 etc)

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Prince Monolulu said:

Should still be a 'draw' option even with the -2.

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Handicap draw was +2 @ 4/1.

It's a bit of a moot point now anyway.
After a closer look there wouldn't appear to be too much value in the game, even betting on Blackpool.

So other than a couple of silly bets on Lewis Dunk being a goal machine and sensible bets on CoG's goal scoring prowess I'm out.

A few tips for tomorrow, obviously no guarantee that they'll come in, but I think they're decent value. As you'll be able to tell, I try to focus on Lower League football as they're is normally better odds knocking about. All Odds are taken from Bet365.

Peterborough v Yeovil - Away Win @ 12/5

Yeovil are 10 places and 9 points behind The Posh but the 2nd bottom team will be no pushovers. Peterborough have won just 2 of their last 10 league home games, with just 1 point out of the last 15 available to them. On the other hand, the Glovers have picked up 7 points in their last 5 away games, including a point at Preston, and wins against overachieving Notts County and Oldham.

Southend v York - Draw @ 11/4.

These two teams give goal-shy a new meaning. They've played 54 games between them this season and grand total of TWELVE of those games have had 3 or more goals in. In fact, the poor folks at Roots Hall have yet to see a game with more than 2 goals in this season! Southend have kept 5 clean sheets in a row at home and know they need to be winning games like this if they want to finish Top 6. However York are draw specialists, drawing 13 of their 27 league games. It's going to be close either way. If you want slightly longer odds then the 0-0 is value at 8/1 but if you think they'll be at least a goal then Southend to win to Nil is also good value at 13/5.


Accrington v Northampton - Over 2.5 Goals @ Evens.

On the other end of the Spectrum we have these two, who have an equal split of 156 goals this season. Although Accy tend to score more away from home their fixtures in front of their own fans average 2.8 goals per game, whilst Northampton's away fixtures average exactly 2.5! Personally think Evens is huge for this fixture.

Wycombe v Portsmouth - Home Win @ 5/6

Yes, it's Odds-On but only just and let's not forget that this is the league leaders against a team who can't perform if they're not in front of "The Greatest Fans Ever" with only 1 win away from home.

Braintree v Macclesfield - Away Win @ 21/20

4 wins in the last 5 away games for Macclesfield against a Braintree team who don't turn up half the time.

Altricham v Aldershot - Home Win @ 6/5

A case of a team living off being a big club when it comes to odds. 'Shots are below their hosts in the league, have a terrible away record and a couple of injuries.

317/1 in an acca, probably wouldn't lump them all together.