Gavin Puszczalowskyi looks at the best bets for this weekends games in League 2.
The first thing to say regarding this weekend is that the weather may put pay to plenty of games. Storm Darragh 1. The EFL 0.
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At the time of recording all games are going ahead.
My first pick is Crewe to win at home to Bradford City. The draw is an obvious play in this game. Crewe have drawn 3 of their last 4 games and Bradford have drawn 3 of their last 5 away games and their last 2 consecutive league games, so if you played the 12/5 for the draw I would say it is a fair shout.
But the reason I am tipping Crewe to win, 11/8 at Coral, is the fact that Crewe are at home. Their recent draws have all come on the road. At home they have won 5 of their last 6 and have kept 4 clean sheets.
Bradford on their travels have drawn at Morecambe who are 22nd, Cheltenham, who are 15th, and Colchester who are 17th, with the greatest of respect, they are not the best teams in the league. Crewe are 5th, have great home form, and are only 5 points behind the league leaders.
I think Crewe will be too good for Bradford. I'm backing them ay 11/8.
Morecambe v Grimsby
During the week I backed Morecambe to win at Tranmere, purely on the basis that Morecambe were away from home. This weekend Morecambe are at home which means I am backing them to lose. Morecambe are 9th in the away table. In the home table, they are bottom. Played 8, drawn 3, lost 5. No team has a worse home record than Morecambe, who this weekend host a Grimsby side in good form.
If we look at the away league table in League 2. Port Vale, the current league leaders have the best away form so far this season. Doncaster Rovers are 2nd, and Grimsby Town are 3rd. Played 9, won 5 and their recent form on their travels has seen them win 13 points from their last 15 available. In a nutshell, you have awful home form at home to very good away form. I'm backing Grimsby to win, 8/5 at Ladbrokes.
And I have to back a draw somewhere in League 2 this weekend. Bromley have drawn 4 in 5 games. Doncaster have drawn 3 in 4. Even Port Vale at the top of the table have drawn their last 2 games.
The draw
The game I am picking to end all square sees a team who have drawn 4 in 5 play at home to a team who have drawn each of their last 3 games. The home side have also drawn 4 of their last 6 games at home to their opponents of Saturday. Newport County v Carlisle.
Draw 5/2 at Quinnbet.
To recap. I'm backing Crewe at 11/8 to win at home to Bradford. Grimsby at 8/5 to win at Morecambe and the draw at 5/2 between Newport County and Carlisle.
A treble of around 21/1
Good luck with your bets, enjoy the football and please always gamble responsibly.