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Two teams who are both struggling and occupy last place in their respective tables. The last five times these two teams have met, DAL Mavericks won four of them.

SA Spurs are fourth in the table, whilst NO Pelicans are one place off the bottom of the table. When these two teams met towards the end of October, SA Spurs won. So, I'm taking them to do so again today.

DEN Nuggets have won four of their last five games, while IND Pacers have lost four of their last five games. DEN Nuggets have won nine of the last ten meetings between these two sides.

Following four consecutive Premiership wins, Aston Villa saw that winning streak come to an end away at Liverpool. Bournemouth have only taken two points from their last three away games. The last five home games played by Aston Villa have all been winning ones, three in the Premiership and two in the Europa League.

Newcastle supporters will be disappointed with the start that their team has made to the new season and now find themselves one point behind Brentford in the table. Newcastle have a decent record against Brentford, winning seven of their last eight meetings. They have won on three of their last four visits to Brentford, so I'm taking them to get the win.

Crystal Palace are one point higher in the table than Brighton. Last season Crystal Palace won both games. They have won their last two home games, whilst Brighton have lost their last two away games.

Leeds made a decent start to life in the Premiership but have slipped up of late with three defeats in their last five games. It is still early days for Sean Dyche at Forest, and following their goalless draw in their midweek Europa game, he will see this as a great opportunity to gain all three points to move them nearer to getting out of the relegation zone.

It has been over five hundred days since Bataillon was last seen at a racecourse. His last race was over today's course and distance where he finished second off a mark of one hundred and four. In the whole of 2024 he only ran twice and each time he finished second. Today he is down to a mark of one hundred and two and Sean Houlian gets his first ride on him. The ground will not be an issue and this will be his lowest racing mark since entering handicap company. If he can overcome the long layoff then every chance Bataillon can gain a finish in the top three.

Paul Nichols had three winners at Wincanton yesterday with Harry Cobden riding two of them. On his seasonal reappearance, Nardaran was a very easy eight-length winner at Plumpton. He is up eight pounds today, and if he runs to that level again or improves, he should be hard to beat.

Only one point separates these two teams in the Premiership, with Man City occupying the higher position. With Arsenal dropping points at Sunderland, both teams will want all three points to close the gap upon the current Premiership leaders. Liverpool's away form has been particularly poor, with four defeats in their last five away games. They have lost their last three away Premiership games and, in total, conceded seven goals. Man City have won their last six home games, and with the goal-scoring power within the team, they will have every chance of being the team that closes the gap on Arsenal.

Liverpool have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last five away games which saw four of them finish with at least three goals. The last two home games played by Man City saw at least four goals scored in each game.

After ten games played, Inter Milan find themselves third in the table, one point behind leaders Napoli and six points ahead of Lazio. The last two away games played by Lazio have seen the spectators leave the ground without either side managing to find the back of the net. Inter Milan have scored at least two goals in each of their last five home games, which have all finished with them winning.

The last seven home games played by Inter Milan have all finished with at least three goals being scored. In four of the last five league meetings between these two sides, when Inter Milan have been playing at home at least three goals have been scored.