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QPR v Man Utd Betting Preview

From his sickbed, Andy Hillman previews the weekend action at Loftus Road and elsewhere on the weekend sporting calendar.

Two winners for Hillman last time out at 11/13 and Evens although given he was backing Man Utd and Chelsea to win I don’t think he should be particularly proud of either haul.

Andy Hillman

The onset of a either a particularly nasty virus or a bad reaction to dental anaesthetic means that it’s a short and sweet version of my column this week...

NAP of the Week: Barnsley to beat Bristol City @ 9/5

Can ANYONE stop the Barnsley juggernaut at the moment? They’ve won six on the spin, and eight of the last nine. They’re at bottom of the table Bristol City, who are good at home, but have lost three of their last four.

QPR Related bet: Man U to win 2-0 or 3-0 at 8/1 or 13/1 Man U will win, even without Rooney (I’m sure they’re shitting it as messageboard regular Simmo ventured earlier in the week...) I can’t decide whether they will win 2-0 or 3-0 though, so I’m ‘dutching’ both scores.

Cup Final Bet: Swansea to win @ BTTS @ 12/5

Swansea will win on Sunday. It’s always the way that the little club falls at the very last hurdle, with a tear in the eye for all the onlookers were rooting for the little guy. They’ll score though, probably from a set piece.

Winners so far:

NAP - Norwich vs QPR - Both teams to score @ 4/6, 24/8/12

LONGSHOT - Tottenham vs West Brom - Lay Tottenham @ 2/1, 24/8/12

NOTEBOOK - Stoke vs Arsenal, Liverpool vs Man City , draw double, 7/1, 24/07/12

QPR related Bet - Zamora to score anytime v Man City at 11/2, 30/08/12

Longshot - Tottenham vs Norwich - lay Spurs @ 1.4, 30/08/12

Notebook - Roma to beat Inter @ 3/1 30/08/12

Nap – Man Utd to win to nil v Wigan , 11/10, 13/09/12

Longshot – double as part of a Premiership Yankee at 10/1, 13/09/12

Longshot – Premier League double at 9/1, 21/09/12

NAP- Chelsea vs Stoke - Chelsea to win to nil @ 11/8, 21/09/12

Longshot – Premier League double at 4/1, 29/09/12

Europe to win the Ryder Cup at 2/1, 29/09/12

QPR related bet: Goal in the first 15 minutes v West Brom @ 9/4, 05/10/12

Notebook: Barcelona vs Real Madrid - Ronaldo to score anytime @ 13/10, 05/10/12

Longshot: Southampton v Fulham, Swansea v Reading draw double: @ 10/1, 05/10/12

NAP - West Brom vs Man City - Both teams to score @ 4/5, 18/10/12

Longshot - Goals Galore 8/1 Quad, 18/10/12

NAP - Sheffied United to beat Portsmouth @ 5/6, 25/10/12

Longshot - Sunday afternoon ‘Goals Galore’ @ 8/1, 25/10/12

Banker: Van Persie to score first against Arsenal @ 9/2, 2/11/12

NAP: Crystal Palace to win at Peterborough @ 7/5

Inevitable Scorers: Suarez to score first vs Wigan (4/1), 16/11/12

NAP: Arsenal vs Spurs - both teams to score @ 4/7, 16/11/12

NAP - Man Utd vs QPR - Man U to win & BTTS @ 7/4, 24/11/12

Other QPR Related Bet - Sunderland vs QPR - Draw @ 13/5, 24/11/12

NAP of the week - Lay Chelsea (vs West Ham) @ 16/15, 30/11/12

NAP of the week - Norwich to beat Wigan @ 16/13, 14/12/12

NAP – QPR and West Brom to draw, 5/2, 04/01/13

Longshot – Brighton to beat Newcastle 7/4, 04/01/13

Notebook – Cheltenham v Everton, both teams to score and Everton to win 9/4, 04/01/13

Aston Villa vs Southampton - Southampton to win @ 31/16, 11/01/13

Man Utd vs Liverpool - BTTS, Man U to win @ 9/4, 11/01/13

Nap: Liverpool & Man City to beat Norwich & Fulham @ 3/4, 18/01/13

NAP of the Week: Stoke vs Man City - Man City to win @ 4/5, 25/01/13

Notebook - Stoke vs Wigan, Sunderland vs Swansea draw double 10/1, 25/01/13

Longshot: Barnsley to beat Blackpool and both teams to score @ 15/2, 01/02/13

NAP of the week: Man Utd to beat Fulham @ 13/20, 01/02/13

NAP of the Week: Man Utd to beat Everton @ 11/13, 08/02/2013

Chelsea to beat Wigan by at least two goals @ Evens, 08/02/2013

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