Championship leaders Newcastle take on third placed West Brom tonight, in a crucial game which will help decide which teams will be in the automatic promotion spots at the end of the season. West Brom have recently slipped behind Nottingham Forest into third place, but they do have two games in hand against the in-form [...]
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Championship football – West Brom vs Nottingham Forest
West Brom host Nottingham Forest tonight in the Coca-Cola Championship looking to continue their promotion push with a win over their high-flying opponents. Albion are second in the table and have been scoring freely so far this season but Forest have also impressed and, crucially, are yet to lose an away match this season in any competition.
Championship football betting – West Brom vs QPR
West Brom host QPR tonight in the Coca-Cola Championship hoping to take advantage of the internal problems the South London clubs has been facing this week. Manager Jim Magilton allegedly head butted midfielder Akos Buzsaky in a dressing-room bust-up and this cannot help a team which has managed only one win in seven matches. West Brom have been at the right end of the table all season, sitting in second, but have failed to win in their last two, going down 2-0 at home to Cardiff last time out.
Coca-Cola Championship betting – Preston vs Newcastle
Newcastle travel to Preston tonight hoping to go top of the Championship after seeing West Brom leapfrog them on Saturday, thrashing Bristol City 4-1. The Magpies need a win to go top of the league by two points and are in good form having won their last three league games. Preston, however, have not won in their last three and lost 2-0 to Watford last week to slide to twelfth in the table.
Championship football betting preview – Sheffield United vs Newcastle
Newcastle travel to Sheffield United in the Championship tonight looking to go back to the top of the table after winning only one of their last five matches. The magpies sit in third place, just one point behind league leaders West Brom. Sheffield have more to worry about, with only one win in their last eight, in fifteenth in the league.
Golf – World Match Play Championship betting preview
The World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin this year is in a new format. Previously, seeded players were given a bye in the first round, meaning the better players got through without playing and were well-rested, leading to one of them generally winning the tournament. This week, however, every player starts at the same stage, in four groups of four, the winners of which make the semi-finals, and the winner is much harder to predict.
LA Lakers head betting for 2010 NBA Finals
The Los Angeles Lakers are favorites to defend their NBA Finals title in 2010. The Lakers are rated 5/2 (bet $20 to win $50) favorites following their win over the Orlando Magic by four games to one to take their fourth championship in the last decade. They also made the finals in 2008 but lost four games to two to the Boston Celtics.
