Right Wing Devils but still better than the Villains

We just love Saturdays at the minute with 7 winning bets from 8 main selections at odds of 11/5 (double of 4/5 & 8/11), 6/5, 11/10, 11/10, 8/11, 6/5 & Evens. We're always pretty selective with our tipping as we think that even if you're successful it does take something away when you put selections up every day but hopefully we can come up with another perfect set of picks on the day of the week every gambler loves best! Remember you can follow us on Twitter @LikeBuyingMoney by clicking the follow button above or finding us on there & by doing so you'll keep up to date with notifications about the blog & be able to join in the sports & betting conversation.

Aston Villa vs Manchester United

Sometimes it pays to keep things simple & this looks a penalty kick (hopefully not taken by Wayne Rooney...) for United here as they look to maintain their position at the summit of the Premier League table. Villa managed their second win of the season with a gutsy 1-0 win at Sunderland last week but this looks altogether tougher against Ferguson's side who've now won 8 of their last 9 in the league scoring 26 goals in the process & they should have too much firepower for Villa to compete.

(Along with Valencia, Rafael has been wreaking havoc down the right)

A lot has been made of how often United have fallen behind in games but Villa's offense is so impotent they may not trouble the back four that have now been playing together for some time since Vidic's injury & looked to have Arsenal's offense completely shut down on Saturday. United have actually scored plenty of early goals themselves with their new star Robin van Persie having scored in the first half in 5 league games already. Being on the road doesn't bother United either with them having won all 4 since their opening day loss to Everton & they should play on the front foot from the start here.

Villa have only scored more than one goal on one occasion & although their defence is pretty sound they've only played Everton & Spurs out of the teams you could consider the better in the league & their inexperienced full backs Matt Lowton & Joe Bennett could have their hands full with United's wingers & the overlapping Rafael & Evra. United are getting a lot of success scoring from crosses & passes from the wide areas but can hurt from the middle too. The 4/7 about a United win looks more than fair but for better odds look for them to be winning at half time & full time at odds of 11/8.

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City

Blackburn & their fans haven't had the easiest couple of years with their idiosyncratic Indian owners at the helm but the Rovers faithful got what they wanted with Steve Kean's sacking & now have their first home game with new boss & ex-player Henning Berg in charge, coming up against a pretty mediocre Birmingham side.

(Blackburn's 'old man' Morten Gamst Pedersen still has a quality delivery)

Lee Clark has come in as Birmingham manager but hasn't really got his ragtag squad firing whilst going forward & they rank joint 3rd worst in terms of goals with just 17 in 15 games & lost to bottom of the league Ipswich last Saturday. They did win at Bristol City on Tuesday but they were themselves in 23rd place & this a tougher assignment against a Blackburn side that retain a lot of good players considering the upheaval at the club. Their big summer signing was powerful young striker Jordan Rhodes & he's starting to hit his stride, scoring in 3 of their last 5 games. Rovers have also got a decent enough defence & rank joint 3rd best in terms of goals conceded - it would be better if they hadn't conceded 3 in consecutive games against Leeds & Bristol City (losing neither).

With what promises to be a full house at Ewood Park Blackburn should really push forwards in this one against Birmingham who have looked woeful at times (particularly the 5-0 loss to Barnsley & the recent Ipswich game). Even with losing to red-hot Palace & drawing once getting 2-1 up against Huddersfield, Rovers are still in the playoff places whilst Birmingham languish close to the relegation zone so take the 21/20 for a Blackburn win.

Selections:
Manchester United to beat Aston Villa HT/FT at 11/8 (Stan James)
Blackburn Rovers to beat Birmingham City at 21/20 (BetVictor & Stan James)

Bluebirds to keep on Soaring

There's a lot of football on this midweek we were tempted to go for a Champions League away accumulator on Tuesday night with Barcelona, Man United & Bayern Munich all at backable prices against inferior opposition but instead we'll stick to the tried & tested ground of the Championship for our bets this night!

Cardiff City vs Birmingham City

(Cardiff City fans & players know how vital Peter Whittingham is to their promotion hopes)

Cardiff have made an excellent start to the season & currently sit in 2nd spot on the same amount of points as leaders Brighton & Hove Albion. They have won five of their eight matches & all their blips have come on the road. At home they have a perfect four from four record with victories over Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leeds Utd & Blackpool. They dispatched Blackpool with ease at the weekend in an impressive 3-0 scoreline with a brace from defender Matthew Connolly & strike from Peter Whittingham. Whittingham has been one of the standout players in the Championship in recent seasons & again he is in superb form with six league goals in his last five games.

Birmingham have been inconsistent this season & this is shown perfectly in their last two league matches. They were hammered 5-0 at home by an average Barnsley side the other week & looked in disarray yet on Saturday these won away at Brighton 1-0 thanks to a wonder strike from Chris Burke. But this was their first win on the road after a draw & two defeats to Sheffield Wednesday & Watford.

Cardiff are brimming with confidence & they are surely too strong for a Birmingham side even if they do bring their 'A game' so take advantage of the Evens available with BetVictor for a Bluebirds victory.

Barnsley vs Peterborough United

In another Championship clash we see Peterborough travel to Oakwell to take on inconsistent Barnsely on the back of their first points of the season after shocking in form Hull in their last game, Barnsley meanwhile only managed a 1-1 draw with struggling Ipswich. It's dangerous to take too much out from any individual game but it's basically a bit tough to know what to make of Barnsley full stop who've had mixed results of 3 wins, 3 losses & 2 draws so far.

(Michael Bostwick has joined Peterborough from Stevenage & could be a key player)

The Tykes gained a huge success with a 5-0 win away to Birmingham just two games back but anyone who saw that game would know that Birmingham had a total stinker & looked a non-league outfit on the day, after that they were actually a little lucky to gain the draw with Ipswich as they could have easily been a couple down before Stephen Dawson equalised with a stunning volley. Barnsley's home games have all been pretty trappy affairs with two one nil wins followed by two 1-1 draws & maybe Keith Hill isn't being quite ambitious enough & that Birmingham win is actually the only time they've scored more than once in a game, with them scoring exactly one goal in each of their other 7. Craig Davies' scoring record looks impressive with 7 from 8 but again is skewed because of 4 goals v Birmingham & we're still unconvinced that Barnsley are a truly solid Championship side.

Peterborough came up with an unlikely 3-1 win at Hull after losing all of their previous 7 league games & the key was undoubtedly them eventually putting their trust in striker Emile Sinclair who repaid Darren Ferguson with a hat-trick. Sinclair had appeared 6 times in the league before Saturday but with 5 of those appearances coming as a sub & it was a similar story last season when half of his 28 games came from off the bench, he's surely booked a starting spot now & will be brimming with confidence. Posh suffered 4 of their losses by just one goal & with that victory a lot of pressure will be lifted off of the whole team & it could be worth following them for the time being. Our general rule with inconsistent teams is to avoid them when a short price & back them when the big odds are offered, we'll follow that rule here by ducking Barnsley at odds on & backing Peterborough at 3/1 to gain a second win of the league season.

Selections:
Cardiff City to beat Birmingham City at evens (BetVictor)
Peterborough United to beat Barnsley at 3/1 (Various)