Sporting Life tipping record: How our recommended bets performed

Points system explained

We use a points system, ranging from 0.5 to 10, to help underline confidence in a selection and to help you weight your stakes.

In other words, if your maximum bet is £100 and your normal bet is £10, you might have £10 on a 1pt win selection, £10 each-way for 1pt each-way, £20 for 2pts win, and so on.

Points staked also enable us to keep a fully transparent P&L, which you'll see below, but should be considered a guide only. We advise at prices available with major bookmakers at the time of publication and where the general price is considered acceptable.

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Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (October 2024) is +5509.99pts

• October fixed odds total = +0pts
• October antepost total = +0pts
• October overall total = +0pts

Racing:

Andrew Asquith Weekend View (Oct 5) - 1pt win Nashwa in Sun Chariot Stakes (2.40 Newmarket) at 13/2 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 1pt e.w. Carrytheone in the Challenge Cup (3.35 Ascot) at 14/1 (1/4 1,2,3,4 - Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair). Result pending

Punting Pointers (Oct 1) - 1pt win Blue Force in the 7/30 Newcastle at 10/1 (Sky Bet). 1pt win Stallone in the 8.00 Newcastle at 6/1 (General). Result pending

Football:

Porto vs Manchester United (Oct 3) - TC: 1pt Nico Gonzalez to score anytime at 6/1 (General), 0.5pt Nico Gonzalez to score anytime & be carded at 33/1 (Unibet). Result pending

Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich (Oct 2) - TC: 2pts Aston Villa 6+ corners at 5/2 (Sky Bet, BoyleSports). Result pending

Liverpool vs Bologna (Oct 2) - JC: 2pts Liverpool to win to nil at 20/21 (Betvictor). Result pending

Any other bets (Oct 2) - JC: 1pt Mykola Matviienko to score anytime in Shakhtar vs Atalanta (17:45) at 22/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power) , 0.5pts Mykola Matviienko to score 2+ goals at 300/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 2pts Sheffield United to win to nil vs Swansea at 85/40 (Betvictor). Result pending

Arsenal vs PSG (Oct 1) - TC: 1pt Riccardo Calafiori & Warren Zaire-Emery to be shown a card at 20/1 (Unibet), 0.5pt William Saliba & Marquinhos to be shown a card at 33/1 (bet365). Result pending

Dortmund vs Celtic (Oct 1) - JC: 3pts Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score at 20/21 (bet365), 0.5pts Both teams to score in both halves at 11/1 (bet365). Result pending

Any Other Bets (Oct 1) - JT: 1pt Elijah Adebayo to score anytime in Luton vs Oxford at 15/8 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 0.5pt Adebayo to score 2+ goals at 11/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair, bet365), 1pt Blackburn Draw No Bet vs Coventry at 33/20 (Unibet), 1pt Wrexham to win at Stevenage at 15/8 (William Hill, Betfred, Coral), 2.5pts Gillingham to beat Grimsby at 21/20 (William Hill). JC: 1pt Both teams to score in Slovan Bratislava vs Man City (20:00) at 2/1 (General). Result pending

Golf:

Sanderson Farms Championship (Oct 3-6) - 2pts e.w. Seamus Power at 25/1 (bet365, Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1.5pts e.w. Taylor Moore at 50/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Cameron Champ at 66/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Chandler Phillips at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Pierceson Coody at 100/1 (Sky Bet, BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Wilson Furr at 225/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 0.5pt e.w. Ryan Brehm at 750/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). Result pending

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Oct 3-6) - 3pts win Brooks Koepka at 28/1 (General; 28-30.0 via exchanges); 3pts win Alex Noren at 30/1 (Betfred, BetVictor; 36-38.0 via exchanges); 1.5pts e.w. Peter Uihlein at 60/1 (Sky Bet, William Hill 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Andrew Putnam at 100/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Calum Hill at 175/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. David Micheluzzi at 200/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). Result pending

NFL:

Thursday Night Football (Oct 3) - 2pts Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win at 11/10 (Paddy Power, Betfair); 2pts Under 43.5 total match points at 10/11 (General); 1pt Bucky Irving 50+ rushing yards at 6/4 (bet365); 1pt Bijan Robinson under 66.5 rushing yards at 5/6 (Sky Bet). Result pending

Tennis:

Shanghai Masters (Oct 2-13) - 1pt e.w. Daniil Medvedev at 15/1 (Unibet, BetMGM, BetUK); 0.5pt e.w. Taylor Fritz at 30/1 (Unibet, BetMGM, BetUK); 0.5pt Marin Cilic to win the second quarter at 18/1 (Coral, Ladbrokes). Result pending

Long-term or antepost previews

Racing:

Antepost Value Bet (Oct 19) - 2pts win Unequal Love in British Champions Sprint Stakes at 14/1 (General); 1pt win Tamfana in Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at 16/1 (General). Result pending

Value Bet: Arc de Triomphe (Oct 6) - 1pt win Opera Singer in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at 20/1 (General). Result pending

Football:

Championship outright tip (Oct 1-May 3) JT - 3pts Portsmouth to finish in the top half at 14/1 (Sky Bet). Result pending

Tom's Carabao Cup outright tips (Sep 17 - Feb 25) - 1pt e.w. Manchester United to win the Carabao Cup at 14/1 (bet365 1,2 1/2), 1pt e.w. Brighton to win the Carabao Cup at 25/1 (General 1,2 1/2). Result pending

Adam Millington's WSL outright tips (Sep 20 - May 11) - 5pts Manchester City to win the WSL at 27/10 (Sporting Index, SpreadEx). Result pending

Tom's UCL Outright tips (Sep 17 - May 31) - 3pts Celtic to finish 9-24 in the League Stage at 7/4 (William Hill), 1pt e.w. Atletico Madrid to win the Champions League at 33/1 (BetVictor 1,2 1/2), 1pt e.w. Raphinha to have the most assists at 33/1 (bet365 1,2,3,4 1/4), 1pt e.w. Antoine Griezmann to have the most assists at 50/1 (bet365 1,2,3,4 1/4). Result pending

Jake's UCL and UEL Outrights (Sep 17-May 31) - Champions League 2pts e.w. Barcelona to win the League Stage at 12/1 (William Hill 1/4, 1,2,3). Europa League: 2pts e.w. Athletic Bilbao to win the Europa League at 14/1 (BetVictor 1/2, 1,2); 1pt e.w. Fenerbache to win the Europa League at 22/1 (General 1/2, 1,2). Result pending

PFA Player of the Year Outright (Sep 2-Jun 1) - 2pts Mohamed Salah to win PFA Player of the Year at 12/1 (BetVictor). Result pending

Jimmy's Outright Punt (Aug 9-Jun 1) - Premier League: 4pts Southampton to be relegated at 6/4 (BetVictor). Championship: 6pts Luton to finish in the top six at 6/5 (General), 2pts Hull to be relegated at 9/1 (General), 2pts e.w. Emmanuel Latte Lath top scorer at 14/1 (bet365, Sky Bet 1/4 1,2,3,4). League One: 8pts Rotherham to finish in the top six at evens (Sky Bet), 1pt e.w. Sam Smith top scorer at 28/1 (Sky Bet 1/4 1,2,3,4), 0.5pts e.w. Ronan Curtis top scorer at 150/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5). Result pending

Jake Osgathorpe's Outright Predictions (Aug 9-Jun 1) - Premier League: 8pts Arsenal to win the title at 15/8 (General), 6pts Newcastle to finish in the top four at 9/4 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 2pts e.w. Alexander Isak top scorer at 18/1 (Betway 1/4 1,2,3,4), 2pts e.w. Bruno Fernandes most assists at 14/1 (bet365, William Hill 1/4 1,2,3,4). Championship: 6pts Leeds to win the title at 7/2 (General), 4pts Cardiff to be relegated at 9/2 (BetVictor). Multiples and BABs: 1pt Arsenal, Leeds and Birmingham all to win their leagues at 38/1 (bet365), 0.5pt Arsenal to finish top four, Leeds, Huddersfield and Rotherham to finish in top 6, Birmingham to finish in top 2 & Doncaster, MK Dons and Port Vale to finish in top 7 at 125/1 (Sky Bet). Result pending

Tom Carnduff's Outright tips (Aug 9-Jun 1) - Premier League: 1pt e.w. Christopher Nkunku to be Premier League top goalscorer at 50/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4) 1pt e.w. Jean-Philippe Mateta to be Premier League top goalscorer at 50/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4). Championship: 2.5pts e.w. Mateo Joseph to be Sky Bet Championship top goalscorer at 14/1 (Ladbrokes 1/4 1,2,3,4), 2pts e.w. Middlesbrough (+13) Sky Bet Championship handicap winner at 18/1 (Sky Bet 1/4 1,2,3,4) League One: 1pt e.w. Rhys Healey to be Sky Bet League One top goalscorer at 40/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral 1/4 1,2,3,4), 1pt e.w. Sam Cosgrove to be Sky Bet League One top goalscorer at 66/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4). Result pending

National League outright (Aug 9 - May 5) - National League: 3pts York to finish in the top seven at 15/8 (Betfred), 1.5pts e.w. Ollie Pearce to be top goalscorer at 16/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4), 1pt e.w. York to win the the title at 18/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3), 0.5pt e.w. Dipo Akinyemi to be top goalscorer at 20/1 (bet365, William Hill 1/4 1,2,3,4), 0.5pt Rochdale to finish in the top seven at 9/4 (BetVictor). National League North: 1pt e.w. Scunthorpe to win the National League North at 15/2 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3). National League South: 1pt e.w. Boreham Wood to win the National League South at 6/1 (Betfred, BetVictor 1/4 1,2,3). Result pending

Cricket:

Caribbean Premier League (Aug 30-Oct 7) - 3pts Guyana Amazon Warriors to win Caribbean Premier League at 9/2 (General). Result pending

Tennis:

WTA Tour 2024 (Jan-Dec) - 1pt Coco Gauff to be year-end number one at 14/1 (bet365); 1pt Elina Svitolina to finish in the top eight at 7/1 (Sky Bet); 3pts Peyton Stearns to finish in the top 50 at 22/25 (Unibet, BetUK). Result pending

ATP Tour 2024 (Jan-Dec) - 1pt Jannik Sinner to be year-end world number one at 7/1 (Unibet, BetUK); 3pts Holger Rune to finish in the world’s top 10 at 4/6 (Unibet, BetUK); 3pts Arthur Fils to finish in the world’s top 35 at 7/10 (Unibet, BetUK); 2pts Andrey Rublev to reach a Grand Slam semi-final at 11/4 (bet365); 3pts Hubert Hurkacz to serve the most aces at 7/4 (Coral, Ladbrokes). Result pending

NFL:

Super Bowl LIX (Sep 5-Jan 5) - 4pts Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl 59 at 6/1 (Sky Bet); 4pts Indianapolis Colts to make the Playoffs at 6/4 (Sky Bet, BoyleSports); 2pts New England Patriots lowest-scoring team at 5/1 (Sky Bet). Result pending

NFL Regular Season Awards - 1pt Josh Allen to win the MVP award at 10/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Christian McCaffrey to win Offensive player of the year at 14/1 (Betfred), 1pt Maxx Crosby to win Defensive player of the year at 10/1 (Sky Bet, Betfred), 4pts Caleb Williams to win Offensive rookie of the year at 6/4 (General), 2pts Laiatu Latu to win Defensive rookie of the year at 13/2 (Sky Bet), 3pts Aaron Rodgers to win Comeback player of the year at 2/1 (General), 1pt Brian Callahan to win Coach of the year at 25/1 (General) Result pending

Formula One:

Formula One 2024 season (Mar-Nov) - 3pts e.w. Mercedes winning constructor (without Red Bull) at 5/2 (bet365 1/3 1,2); 2pts Carlos Sainz to beat Charles Leclerc in drivers' championship at 9/4 (Sky Bet); 2pts Yuki Tsunoda to beat Daniel Ricciardo in drivers' championship at 6/5 (General); 2pts Guanyu Zhou to beat Valtteri Bottas in drivers' championship at 11/4 (bet365); 1pt trixie Sainz (2/1), Tsunoda (6/5) and Zhou (13/5) (Paddy Power, Betfair); 5pts Charles Leclerc to win two or more races this season at 14/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair); 3pt Lance Stroll to beat Nico Hulkenberg in the championship at 7/4 (bet365); 3pts Alpine to beat Haas in the Constructors' Championship at 2/1 (bet365). Result pending