Informative and interesting stuff re Elgin's plight. They've cost punters a small fortune in their last 2 at Borough Briggs, blowing away a relatively big gamble on Arbroath, then going he other way and being held by East Stirling.
I never touched he first one, in fact Arbroath got so short they became a value lay but for the first time I can ever remember I lost money on East Stirling when Elgin did what nobody else does at home to the Shire by failing to beat them. Steering clear of the Elgin match on Boxing Day but if things are as bad as it seems they could really hit the skids in the coming weeks.
The best bet for me in the lower leagues is
Morton who are solid at home and should have little difficulty in beating Raith Rovers who were doing ok for a while but their form has dipped badly. Had a look in
betfair yesterday afternoon and was surprised to see 1.66 on offer against an average bookie price of about 1.50. Took that without thinking twice.
In Division 1
Clyde should win at Brechin but the odds are too short for my liking. The same can be said for St Mirren at Palmerston but again the odds are cramped. Saints were thrashed at Dundee last time on the road but that match apart, have been going very well and are much better than Queen of the South who have made no headway at all since Ian McCall took over.
St Johnstone have been unreliable but I've a feeling they'll beat Ross County to keep their title challenge going. County's away form is not as good as it looks with 3 recent wins all against the bottom clubs. The teams drew 1-1 in Perth early in the season. Saints are over evens on
betfair and that looks about right to me.
Cowdenbeath have won 6 matches on the road in the league so far without conceding a single goal. They should not find it too difficult to add to that stat at East Stirling, though again at less than 1.40, the value isn't there.
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