SUNSPORT tipster Craig Mahood has gone through Saturday’s EFL card to bring you his best bets, top tips and a whopping 22/1 accumulator.With a lack of Premier League football on Saturday afternoon, the EFL takes centre stage and there’s a banker single and longshot – for those who love bigger odds – on top of the weekend acca.
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This weekend’s five-fold starts in the Championship with WEST BROM (7/10) hosting out of sorts Blackburn.
Rovers sit bottom of the form table with just one point from their last five games.
The Baggies are looking to maintain their spot in the play off places after winning their last three games at home. Two of those came in the Championship against Norwich and Leeds.
Speaking of LEEDS (8/13), they’ve won 3-0 in back-to-back games and need to go on a bit of a run to catch Ipswich who are seven points clear and in second spot.
Cardiff have only won once in their last six home games and this represents a good chance for an away win.
PETERBOROUGH (21/20) are away to Charlton this weekend and sit two points off Bolton in second, so dropped points can be costly.
Charlton are nine games without a win, while Posh have three wins away from home on the bounce. They also won the reverse fixture earlier this season.
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Staying in League One, NORTHAMPTON (11/8) host Wigan on Saturday looking to keep their winning run going.
They’ve won their last two but have made home their fortress, winning five of the last six with leaders Portsmouth the only team to beat them in that run.
Wigan were plucky in defeat to Man Utd earlier this week but have one win to their name in their last seven games and Northampton could have too much.
The acca is finished off with CRAWLEY (10/11) who host Salford.
The hosts have picked up three wins from their last four games while scoring seven goals in their last two games.
The visitors haven’t won in twelve games, prompting a change of manager but it could be same old story.
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The Banker
We head to League One for this one and Reading’s home game with Port Vale.
Reading’s three games before the EFL Trophy defeat to Brighton U21’s were 3-2, 2-2 and 2-2.
In fact, the 1-0 loss was only the second time in 17 games that a game involving Reading didn’t finish with both teams scoring.
Port Vale’s last four games have brought 17 goals. So that trend could and should continue here. Wouldn’t put you off BTTS & over 3.5 goals at 9/4 either….
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The Longshot
We’ve gone down the full time result with both teams to score for this one.
Oxford United (3/1) are at Carlisle with their recent form a bit sticky, but they can bounce back at a Carlisle with just one win in their last nine – though they have only failed to score once in their last five home games.
Wycombe (10/3) have hit a decent bit of form and could leapfrog opponents Leyton Orient with a home win.
The Wanderers have won three of their last five home games, with both teams scoring in all three. The visitors have two draws and five defeats in their last seven games.
And this bet finishes with Wrexham (5/2), still buoyed from beating Shrewsbury in the FA Cup last week.
They’ve only lost one of their last 14 home games, with Wimbledon scoring on three successive away days.
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