SUNSPORT’S Weekend Wager uses in-depth stats and cutting-edge investigation to unearth the champion worth bets up of the sporting weekend.
Joining our precise ain Will Pugh this week is shot writer Kweku Afari and betting adept Sam Rosbottom, who volition beryllium looking for the champion worth connected a packed 2 days of action.
There’s plentifulness astatine involvement erstwhile Man City question to rivals Arsenal connected Sunday, with Erling Haaland and Gabriel Magalhaes acceptable to renew their rivalry.
There’s besides a derby successful the Midlands arsenic Wolves big an Aston Villa broadside with a depleted backline.
And punters tin besides look guardant to immoderate tasty tips for the Six Nations, arsenic good arsenic immoderate horse racing.
Check retired each our champion bets for the play below:
ARSENAL VS MAN CITY
Kweku Afari: “My extremity is Arsenal to person a reddish paper astatine 17/2.
“Ill subject has underpinned Arsenal ever since Mikel Arteta took charge.
“Arsenal person received 19 reddish cards since helium took implicit successful December 2019, the astir successful the Premier League.
“There’s been reds this play for Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard, William Saliba and Myles Lewis-Skelly.
“Four reds, the astir successful the Premier League truthful far.
"And I afloat expect that to proceed this weekend.”
Will Pugh: “I person gone for Gabriel Magalhaes to beryllium fouled 2 oregon much times successful the crippled astatine 4/1.
“The Gabriel/Erling Haaland conflict that is going to ensue…
"Gabriel has been fouled 11 times successful the past 10 games.
“Haaland has committed 7 fouls successful the past 11 matches.
“They’ve got history. I conscionable fancy them going caput to head.”
Sam Rosbottom: “Looking astatine different markets that instrumentality my fancy, Josko Gvardiol to person 2 shots oregon much successful the lucifer astatine 11/4 is simply a tasty terms for me.
“It’s 1 of those you tin propulsion into a stake builder, acceptable pieces could beryllium large successful this game.
“He’s had 12 shots successful his past 8 Premier League games.
“He’s the league’s top-scoring defender astatine the infinitesimal with 5 goals.
"And he’s besides City’s third-top scorer.”
SunSport’s champion Arsenal vs Man City bets
- Arsenal to person a reddish card: 17/2
- Gabriel Magalhaes to beryllium fouled 2+ times: 4/1
- Josko Gvardiol to person 2+ shots: 11/4
WOLVES VS ASTON VILLA
Kweku Afari: “Huge game. Ezri Konsa to people astatine 12/1.
“This Villa squad has suffered with injuries — Pau Torres, Tyrone Mings, Amadou Onana.
“Konsa is simply a menace successful the box. He’s lone scored erstwhile successful 21 games but helium volition beryllium their focal constituent astatine acceptable pieces.
“Wolves person conceded 303 fouls successful the league — lone 2nd to Bournemouth connected 309.
“There’s going to beryllium tons of balls going into Wolves’ container from Villa and I expect Konsa to beryllium busy.
“Now this stat is going to stroke your mind. Wolves person shipped successful 19 set-piece goals this play — excluding penalties — the astir of immoderate side.
“The lone broadside who conceded 20 successful a play were Spurs successful the 07/08 play and I expect Wolves to bushed that this weekend.”
Will Pugh: “Talking of brave, Jorgen Strand Larsen to person 2+ shots connected people successful the crippled astatine 5/2.
“Only Dominic Solanke, with 237, has had much runs into the opposition’s punishment country this play than Strand Larsen connected 210.
“And 80 of those 210 runs into the country person been targeted by passes by a Wolves player.
“He’s had 10 shots connected people successful his past 8 league matches. And he’s had astatine slightest 1 changeable connected people successful six of those past 8 games.
“With Mings’ wounded and Villa’s antiaircraft frailties, I fancy he’ll get a batch of opportunities.”
Sam Rosbottom: “Straight successful there, Youri Tielemans to person 2 oregon much shots astatine 9/5.
“It’s a large enactment to person for a stake builder. He’s had 9 shots successful his past 5 Premier League starts.
“He had 2 blocked shots and 1 unblocked changeable against West Ham.
“When Wolves people players, I deliberation Tielemans volition alert nether the radar and helium does get guardant and into the box.”
SunSport's champion Wolves vs Aston Villa bets
- Ezri Konsa to score: 12/1
- Jorgen Strand Larsen to person 2+ shots connected target: 5/2
- Youri Tielemans to person 2+ shots: 9/5
DUBLIN RACING FESTIVAL
Sam Rosbottom: “There’s 1 contention that stands retired for maine and it’s the Irish Gold Cup.
“Galopin Des Champs coming up against Fact To File.
“Going into this contention they’ve had 2 races truthful acold this play up against each other. It’s presently 1-1.
“Galopin Des Champs is the favourite successful this astatine 4/7. While Fact to File is presently 7/2.
“Whoever wins, we’re apt to spot immoderate accusation for the Cheltenham anti-post Gold Cup marketplace arsenic well.
“For the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Galopin Des Champs is favourite astatine 4/5, going for 3 successful a row.
“But if Fact to File wins connected Saturday it could shingle the marketplace up completely.
“Fact to File is 4/1 for the Gold Cup. But it’s a large ask. Galopin is simply a truly beardown equine and it would beryllium a large astonishment if it doesn’t bash the concern this weekend.”
SunSport's champion racing bets
Dublin Racing Festival — Irish Gold Cup winner
- Galopin des Champs: 4/7
- Fact to File: 7/2
Cheltenham Racing Festival: Gold Cup winner
- Galopin des Champs: 4/5
- Fact to File: 4/1
IRELAND VS ENGLAND
Sam Rosbottom: “We’ve got the Lions circuit this summer, players are going to privation to play for that.
“Currently France are the favourites for the Six Nations astatine 6/4.
“Ireland could marque past and become the lone broadside to triumph 3 successful a enactment astatine 7/4.
“England are 4/1 to win astatine the minute. 10 losses against the apical 4 sides successful 11 attempts.
“But the 1 triumph they did get successful that clip came successful the Six Nations astatine Twickenham against Ireland, which stopped them winning the Grand Slam past year.
“It’s a monolithic game. But it’s not precise patriotic. Ireland to triumph with a -6 handicap astatine Evens.
“Revenge is connected the line, England person a batch to bash still. Ireland look a dependable bet.”
SunSport’s champion Six Nations bets
Ireland vs England
- Ireland to bushed England with a -6 handicap: Evens
Six Nations victor odds
- France: 6/4
- Ireland: 7/4
- England: 4/1
- Scotland: 8/1
- Wales: 45/1
- Italy: 100/1
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