I toyed with the idea of backing Exeter, Ebbsfleet, Weymouth and Torquay on the opening day but none of the prices looked good enough value in the end so I’ve been left with 3 bets here this coming weekend
I agree with Pydoom’s shout and reason on
Rushden and was surprised that 15/8 was on offer at
Betdirect. I’ve a feeling Rushden will be a top 6 team this season so worth a small stake at those odds.
Crawley will be relieved to have now paid off the CVA agreement following £1.4M debts but it might take them a while to get things going on the pitch. They host 2nd fav’s
Stevenage on Saturday who have had a decent amount of pre season games. 6/4 at
Stan James was big enough for a bet.
The big outsiders of the day are
Forest Green Rovers for their short trip across to Oxford. FGR have been in good form pre season including a 4-1 home win to a decent strength Bristol City team and although I get the impression FGR aren’t defensively strong they certainly have a bit of firepower upfront. If Oxford fail to put away their chances a shock away win could be on the cards. A few firms are going 11/2 for the away, I’d of set them closer to 3/1 - 100/30.
(001) Rushden 4.00 @ 15/8 Betdirect
(002) Stevenage 4.00 @ 6/4 Stan James
(003) F.G.Rovers 4.00 @ 11/2 Skybet