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29 October 2025
19:30 Players Championship 33
Cameron Menzies
25 EW
@67.00
Lose
-50
Cameron Menzies is a 2-time winner of Players Championship events and has made the final in 5 of his last 38 of them he has played. So the each way odds here look juicy to me with 3 final appearances already to his name this season. He is also a proven winner, having really calmed his persona and theatrics, which has resulted in a more reliable and consistent level of performance. He arrives in good form following a good showing at the European Championships where he beat Gary Anderson in the opening round and had his chances to beat eventual finalist and world no. 1 Luke Humphries in the last 16, where he averaged 101.53 in a last leg 10-9 defeat. On reflection, he will take a lot more positives than negatives from this, and his career trajectory looks to be going at a good pace in the right direction and could continue to do so with a 3rd Players Championship title here today.
Dave Chisnall
50 WIN
@67.00
Lose
-50
A winner of 18 of these Players Championship events, Dave Chisnall has always been one of the most dangerous players on the floor. He recently went through the worst 12-month period of his career, which culminated in him missing out on the World Grand Prix. This seemed to really be the rock-bottom wake-up call and stir into action he needed, as he dedicated the whole week of the event to grinding practice. Since then, he made a run to the quarter-finals of the last European Tour event of the season, where he had a couple of good wins over Clemens and Evans before losing a high-quality quarter-final to an in-form Ratajski in a last-leg decider. He also lost a last-leg decider at the European Championships in the opening round, but there are encouraging signs for Chisnall. I like him at these odds as arguably the most proven winner in the field with MVG absent, and he comes with real motivation to begin padding his ranking to go into 2026 on a more positive note.
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28 October 2025
13:28 1:28 Ffos Las
Jack Black
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@7.50
Lose
-50
Jack Black returns to action for the first time since pulling up when last seen in November, which probably wasn't completely unexpected as that outing came after a near 9-month break in action. This was after making what was an impressive hurdles debut when finishing 3rd at Newbury in February last year. It looks like the stable has practiced caution with scheduling and prioritizing rest and recuperation. So, I am comfortable going in here first up and trust that the return to action has been delayed until fully confident.
10:00 Valentin Vacherot vs Jiri Lehecka
Jiri Lehecka
Win Match
50 WIN
@1.48
Lose
-50
Valentin Vacherot is taking on only his second indoor hard court match of the calendar year to date. It is a surface he is not overly familiar with and doesn't partake as often as others, presumably out of preference. So I like opposing him here with the 4-3 winning record so far this year on the same surface for Jiri Lehecka.
Jiri Lehecka to win 2 - 0
Set Betting
50 WIN
@2.25
Lose
-50
Jiri Lehecka to win 2-0 in sets at a good clip of odds against. They look like good value to me. He has a vast advantage in both experience and winning record on this indoor hard court surface with a 55-42 winning career record on the surface, while opponent Valentin Vacherot has a losing 6-14 record.
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26 October 2025
22:45 Bank of Utah Championship
Patrick Fishburn
25 EW
@61.00
Lose
-50
On a course where precision is going to be more of a key factor than distance, few in the field can match or surpass Patrick Fishburn in terms of consistent ball striking, as his 8 finishes inside the top 10 on the PGA Tour in the last season and a half show. A couple of 3rd placed finishes are the best he has to show at this level thus far, but he has handled the situations with more comfort on the last couple of occasions. So, I think the win comes possibly before the turn of the year, and if not, early in 2026.
Stephan Jaeger
25 EW
@56.00
Lose
-50
Stephan Jaeger has 1 PGA Tour title to his name but also has 6 Korn Ferry Tour wins to go along with it. This is a field in which a large portion of the field are players of that caliber, with the German's A-game a cut above. He was solid on his return to action at the Sanderson Farms Championship with rounds of 69, 69, 71, and 70, showing the tidiness already being there in his game. With a bit more sharpness this week, this is a course which, in theory, should suit him to a tee.
21:45 Bank of Utah Championship
Rico Hoey
50 WIN
@23.00
Lose
-50
Rico Hoey has been knocking on the door for his first PGA Tour title of late with finishes of T9 and T4 inside his last three starts. With 7 of his last 10 rounds being in the 60s, I like his chances here this week. His ball striking will likely, as has become the norm for him, be amongst the best in the field. If he can have an average week with the putter, I think he gets in the mix come Sunday.
Ryan Gerard
25 EW
@34.00
Lose
-50
After a couple of close calls earlier in the season, including a runner-up finish at the Valero Texas Open, Ryan Gerard finally broke through by winning the Barracuda Championship. While his form has dipped since then, that is not unusual for players to experience a letdown period after finally getting the first win on the board. He has begun to look more reliable in his last couple of outings with finishes of T38 and T27. Not being spectacular, but a solid enough base to build on. With increased sharpness with each passing start, I like his chances of getting into contention at the weekend.
Sahith Theegala
25 EW
@51.00
Lose
-50
Sahith Theegala has somehow managed to get to this point in his career with just a single PGA Tour title to his name, which sounds wrong. But with no fewer than 5 runner-up finishes, it begins to make more sense. He could and likely should have 3 or 4 titles to this point, but that shows the level of game he has within him. Having fallen from a career-high 11th in the OWGR to now languishing in the mid-80s, he is going to be more hungry than most for a good few weeks to set himself up for a better 2026. He ended last season with a run of a WD and then 4 missed cuts, but since the break, having missed out on the playoffs, he has looked more like his old self. With middling finishes of T38 and T27, it's enough for me to go with a guy who has shown the propensity to get in the mix more often than anybody else in the field.
10:00 Genesis Championship
Bernd Wiesberger
25 EW
@67.00
Lose
-50
Finishes of T16 and T17 in the last two outings for Bernd Wiesberger, who as an 8-time winner at DP World Tour level, will be keen on hunting down a long-awaited return to the winner's circle here this week. He has a good record playing in Asia with 2 wins and a host of podium finishes, so clearly feels comfortable with his game in this part of the world, which is not the case for all.
Daniel Hillier
25 EW
@46.00
Lose
-50
A two-time winner at Challenge Tour level, Daniel Hillier got his first DP World Tour title with the British Masters in 2023 and then had the almost inevitable dip for players of this level having made such an accomplishment. He has looked in much better shape this season and went close very early on, almost winning the Dubai Desert Classic in a very strong field. T23 and T9 in his last couple of events, and it was the consistency of his game while finishing T9 last week that caught the eye with barely a mistake made as he carded two rounds each of 67 and 69.
Keita Nakajima
50 WIN
@23.00
Lose
-50
Keita Nakajima had his game in great shape last week, as his scores of 65, 69, 65, and 69 show. That was good for a 2nd place finish behind the ever-impressive and arguably the second-best player in the world right now, Tommy Fleetwood. No reason to look elsewhere for the AI selection here this week on that form.
Martin Couvra
25 EW
@51.00
Lose
-50
Martin Couvra was a winner in seriously impressive fashion earlier this season at the Turkish Airlines Open and could have won the Italian Open as well. He did well last week with a T17 finish on a course setup that took away one of the strengths of his game in the driver. So that was a very encouraging performance to build on into this week as he looks to end his season in style before what I think will be a promising 2026 on the PGA Tour for the talented Frenchman.
Taehoon Ok
25 EW
@101.00
Lose
-50
Taehoon Ok is likely to be one of the main hopes for the Asian contingent here this week. He is coming in good form with a win and a T5 finish in his last couple of outings. Overall, he is a 4-time winner on the Korean Tour, which is impressive on its own. Considering the fact that 3 of these wins have come this year, he is very much a hot hand here and could be a threat.
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25 October 2025
20:00 Brentford v Liverpool
Over 10.00
Total Corners
50 WIN
@1.85
Lose
-50
Brentford do not hold back when playing at home and are not shy of adopting a direct approach either. They like to overlap down both sides, and I think that will lead to a double-digit corners count here in this one today.
19:15 Nathan Aspinall vs Danny Noppert
Danny Noppert
Win Match 2-way
50 WIN
@2.40
Win
70
The head-to-head records between these two couldn't be any closer, with Aspinall having the slightest of leads by an 11-10 margin from their 21 previous meetings. But Noppert has won each of the last 4 of these, and his form has been increasingly impressive of late, with a new level of scoring power added to his dangerous levels of consistency. I think this one is tough to call and simply have to side with Noppert at the odds on offer, as it really looks close to a pick'em game.
Danny Noppert 1.50
Handicap 2-way
50 WIN
@1.91
Win
46
Nathan Aspinall had a 121.52 first 9 dart scoring average in his opening round while Noppert had 117.07. Their overall averages were equally as impressive with Aspinall ending at 100.53 in a game where he had to do all the running himself against a substandard Cross, while Noppert was pushed hard by van Duijvenbode but won with a 104.88 average. Both are playing incredibly well of late and their head-to-head record is almost evenly split with 11 wins for Aspinall and 10 for Noppert. I expect this one to be closely fought, so with a +1.5 leg head start, I will side with Noppie here.
18:15 Ricardo Pietreczko vs Jermaine Wattimena
Jermaine Wattimena
Win Match 2-way
50 WIN
@1.40
Lose
-50
Jermaine Wattimena was a beaten finalist here last year. On current form and his opening round showing, he may well take some stopping again this weekend. He had a tough assignment against Niko Springer but made the game his own from the start. His front 9 scoring average of 117.26 left the German with little chance. Ricardo Pietreczko had a first 9 dart scoring average of more than 20 points less, with a 95.73. I think unless he seriously ups that, he will struggle in this longer format match against a flying high in confidence Wattimena.
17:30 Man Utd v Brighton
Over 9.00
Total Corners
50 WIN
@1.80
Lose
-50
I like the look of the over here for this low total for corners. Brighton will look to exploit the weaknesses in this United side, which I think are the full/wing back areas defensively. While United like to do most of their work centrally, they do still get up in the corners tally as they have several individuals who like shots from distance in Mbuemo, Fernandes, and Cunha, which can easily and often be deflected out of play for a corner kick.
17:15 KV Mechelen v OH Leuven
Draw
50 WIN
@3.50
Win
125
OH Leuven games have been very closely fought in recent times, with just 2 of their last 8 matches played ending with a margin of more than a single goal. So they stick in games well, which makes me see the draw as the value here today.
17:00 NK Varazdin v Slaven Belupo
Draw
50 WIN
@3.30
Lose
-50
Both sides are in reasonable form with 3 and 2 wins respectively in their last handful of league matches played. With 2 of their last 3 head-to-head meetings being decided by a single goal, I like the value of the draw between them here today.
16:00 WSG Swarovski Tirol v FC Blau Weiss Linz
Draw
50 WIN
@3.30
Lose
-50
The two league meetings between these sides last season were very tightly contested. The fixture with Tirol ended as a draw, so I like the look of a repeat result here today.
15:00 Blackburn v Southampton
Draw
Blackburn are without a win in their last 5 league games played, and today they host another side struggling for a win, with Southampton having won just 1 of their last 8 in the league. They could both end up unsatisfied here today with yet another draw.
15:00 Bristol City v Birmingham
Draw
Bristol City have 2 draws in their last 5 EFL games played, and Birmingham have drawn 2 of their last 4 in the EFL. So, I like the look of a sharing of the spoils between them here today.
15:00 Chelsea v Sunderland
Over 9.50
Total Corners
50 WIN
@1.80
Win
40
Sunderland don't play as ambitiously away from home as they do on their own patch and will look to frustrate here today. Chelsea, without Cole Palmer in their side, do look to use more width in their game through the likes of Gittens, Neto, and Estevao. So, I like the corners number to hit double digits here today.
15:00 Chris Dobey vs Michael van Gerwen
Chris Dobey
Win Match 2-way
50 WIN
@2.20
Lose
-50
Chris Dobey has a terrible head-to-head record against Van Gerwen, but MVG is not the beast he once was. Dobey was spectacular in his opening round win over Bunting, who himself was in good form. Dobey had a first 9 scoring average of 113.48, which was more than 10 points higher than Van Gerwen had against Nijman. In a long format game, I think the more reliable player should be favored, and that on current form is Dobey, who I don't think will give away as many easy legs as this current version of Van Gerwen is doing in patches.
Chris Dobey 1.50
Handicap 2-way
50 WIN
@1.80
Lose
-50
Michael van Gerwen was the second-best player in his game against Nyman in the opening round, with his younger compatriot blowing more than a handful of match darts to get the job done. MVG was particularly poor against the throw, where he only averaged 95.46, and was below par (for him) on his own throw as well, averaging 100.67. Compare those numbers to Dobey's win over Bunting, where he averaged 103.82 against the throw and 107.24 on his own legs, and it makes Dobey getting a +1.5 leg head start here look generous to me.
15:00 Crewe v Grimsby
Draw
Both sides are in reasonable form, if not spectacular, coming into this. Crewe have won 2 of their last 5 in the league, in amongst a rough run of fixtures, and visitors Grimsby have 3 wins from their last 5. If this was on neutral ground, Grimsby would be favored, but with home advantage behind them, I like Crewe to hold firm and take a point.
15:00 Derby v QPR
Draw
50 WIN
@3.40
Lose
-50
I like the look of the draw here between two sides in reasonable form, but neither get as many wins as they would like. Derby have drawn 3 of their last 5 league games, and QPR have 2 draws in their last 5.
Under 2.50
Total Goals
50 WIN
@1.73
Win
37
Each of the last 7 league games played involving this Derby side have ended with less than 2.5 goals scored, so that looks like the side to be on here today.
15:00 Gillingham v Salford City
Draw
50 WIN
@3.40
Lose
-50
There was nothing between these sides when they last faced each other in April as they played out a 2-2 draw. The reverse meeting that season was won by just a single goal margin, and the only goal of the game. So, generally very tight between these two sides, which makes me lean towards the draw here today.
15:00 Hull v Charlton
Draw
50 WIN
@3.45
Win
123
Hull have only been beaten in 1 of their last 7 league games played and host a Charlton side who themselves have also suffered just a single defeat in their last 7 league games. This should be well contested, and I think the value lies in the draw.
15:00 Leyton Orient v Lincoln City
Draw
50 WIN
@3.40
Lose
-50
Leyton Orient have had a very tough run of fixtures of late. To go with it, they have also had a tough run of the rub of the green going against them with some very fine margin games going against them. I think they are a stubborn side and can hold their visitors to a draw here and start to build some positive momentum to restart their campaign.
15:00 Middlesbrough v Wrexham
Draw
50 WIN
@3.80
Win
140
Middlesbrough have drawn 3 of their last 7 league games played, and visitors Wrexham have 3 draws in their last 5 league games. Both are tough to beat but don't win enough. A draw could be on the cards here.
Under 2.50
Total Goals
50 WIN
@1.91
Win
46
In the last 5 league games featuring these two sides, only 1 of the 10 combined games has seen more than 2.5 goals scored. So I like siding with the under here.
15:00 Millwall v Leicester
Draw
50 WIN
@3.30
Lose
-50
Leicester are the slightly favoured side here, but they have only won 1 of their last 5 league games. Millwall are a tough nut to crack when playing at home. Looks a likely draw to me.
15:00 Newcastle v Fulham
Over 10.50
Total Corners
50 WIN
@2.05
Lose
-50
With Gordon, Elanga, and Barnes operating the wings for Newcastle, and Fulham also looking to exploit the same areas using Iwobi, Sessegnon, and King to try to funnel chances into the middle, I like the look of the over at a good clip of odds against there today.
15:00 Sheff Wed v Oxford Utd
Draw
50 WIN
@3.30
Lose
-50
Two of the last four head-to-head meetings between these sides have ended in a draw, so I like the look of yet another sharing of the spoils here today.
Under 2.50
Total Goals
50 WIN
@1.80
Lose
-50
Oxford Utd have seen 4 of their last 5 league matches played end with less than 2.5 goals scored, so the under looks the side to be on here.
15:00 Stevenage v Bradford
Draw
50 WIN
@3.30
Win
115
Both sides are in more than reasonable form with 3 wins each from their last 5 league games played and look fairly evenly matched, making the draw look a likely outcome in my eyes.
15:00 Swansea v Norwich
Draw
50 WIN
@3.50
Lose
-50
Swansea have only won 1 of their last 5 league games, and here they host a side doing even worse in that regard as Norwich have wins in the same period. Both are struggling, and I think they will cancel each other out in a draw here today.
15:00 Tranmere v Chesterfield
Draw
50 WIN
@3.50
Win
125
Both of these sides have drawn 3 of their last 6 league games as both are tough to beat but do not put teams to the sword as often as they would like either. I can see them cancelling each other out in a draw here today.
14:45 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb v Istra 1961
Draw
50 WIN
@3.20
Lose
-50
The last couple of head-to-head meetings between these two sides have ended in a draw, the most recent of which took place in August. I like the chances of it going to 3 in a row here.
14:28 2:28 Galway
L Evangeliste
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@2.00
Win
50
L Evangeliste was a winner at Limerick back in March and last time out went close to grabbing that maiden hurdle win with a runner-up finish at Listowel. Looks the one to beat here.
14:00 Dukla Praha v Slovacko
Draw
50 WIN
@3.12
Lose
-50
Both sides are without a win in their last handful of league games played, so can't be relied upon to win any game right now. This makes the most likely outcome here, in my eyes, that they cancel each other out and both of their winless streaks get extended by a draw.
14:00 Martin Schindler vs Ryan Joyce
Ryan Joyce
Win Match 2-way
50 WIN
@2.38
Win
69
Ryan Joyce is the better player of the two here in my opinion, so it is surprising and by quite a bit the outsider in odds. He has won 3 of the last 4 head-to-head meetings between these two. Over the length of the match here in the extended best of 19 format, I think the clinicalness of his finishing will be gruelling for Schindler to cope with, leg in and leg out.
Ryan Joyce 1.50
Handicap 2-way
50 WIN
@1.85
Win
43
Ryan Joyce +1.5 legs here on the handicap start looks generous to me. Getting it at odds which I think are not far off what he should be to win the game outright. Schindler edged past a very nervous Chisnall in the opening round. While his average of 104 was impressive, it was held up so high by a 67% checkout rate, which is unsustainable, especially over a longer format.
14:00 Mlada Boleslav v MFK Karvina
Draw
50 WIN
@3.75
Lose
-50
I like the look of the draw here today in this one as 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings between these sides have ended all square.
13:30 Slavia Sofia v Cherno More Varna
Draw
50 WIN
@3.30
Win
115
Slavia Sofia have seen 3 of their last 4 league games played end all square and a sharing of the spoils. So, I think they may be frustrated yet again here today and see this one ending in the same way.
12:30 Coventry v Watford
Coventry
50 WIN
@1.53
Win
26
Coventry are on a great run of form with 5 league wins in a row coming into this. With home advantage behind them, I like them to extend that run here today.
Over 2.50
Total Goals
50 WIN
@1.67
Win
34
The sides have seen 4 of their last 5 league games end with more than 2.5 goals scored. So them combining here today makes me lean towards the over.
Yes (BTTS)
Both Teams to Score
50 WIN
@1.80
Win
40
Watford have seen 4 of their last 5 league matches end as BTTS YES games. They are a dangerous attacking threat but do still leak a bit too much at the back.
Coventry & Yes (Result + BTTS)
Result and BTTS
50 WIN
@3.10
Win
105
Coventry & Yes for the home win in a game where both sides score looks the value here to me. The Sky Blues are in great form with 5 wins in a row, but visitors Watford have scored in 4 of their last 5. So, I think they will cause enough trouble to get on the scoresheet even if the home side are still rightly fancied to get the win.
Coventry #2-1
50 WIN
@8.50
Lose
-50
This should be a good battle between two in-form sides, but with home advantage, I just give the edge to Coventry to nick the win and all three points here by the odd goal in 3.
12:30 Portsmouth v Stoke
Draw
Both sides have 1 win in their last handful of league games played as they both struggle to put sides away. I can see them battling hard here but ultimately it ending in a stalemate draw.
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