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.

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Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (November 2024) is +5658.93pts

• November fixed odds total = +4.4pts
• November antepost total = 0pts
• November overall total = +4.4pts

Racing:

Ben Linfoot's Breeders' Cup Verdict (Nov 2) - 1pt win Believing in 19.41 Del Mar at 9/1 (General); 1pt win Content in 22.25 Del Mar at 9/2 (General); 1pt win Remake in 23.05 Del Mar at 9/1 (bet365, 8/1 General). Result pending

Matt Brocklebank Value Bet (Nov 2) - 1pt win Rightsotom in 3.15 Ascot at 10/1 (General); 1pt win Highstakesplayer in 3.45 Ascot at 8/1 (General). Result pending

Best of Timeform (Nov 2) - 1pt win Pats Dream in 1.23 Ayr at 5/1 (bet365); 1pt win Williethebuilder in 3.32 Wetherby at 9/4 (William Hill); 1pt win Fierceness in 9.41 Del Mar at 3/1 (General). Result pending

Punting Pointers (Nov 1) - 1pt win Kay Tara Tara in 2.35 Uttoxeter at 14/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Pep Talking in 3.45 Uttoxeter at 9/2 (Sky Bet, Hills, Unibet 1/5 1,2,3,4). PROFIT=4.4pts

Football:

Fulham vs Brentford (Nov 4) - 1pt Yoane Wissa to score anytime at 10/3 (bet365). Result pending

Manchester United vs Chelsea (Nov 3) - 1pt Diogo Dalot 1+ assists at 17/2 (William Hill), 1pt Noussair Mazraoui 1+ assists at 9/1 (bet365). Result pending

Jake Osgathorpe's predictions (Nov 2-3) - Saturday 12:30: 1pt Declan Rice to be carded in Newcastle vs Arsenal at 19/5 (Unibet), 1pt Mikel Merino to be carded in Newcastle vs Arsenal at 29/10 (Unibet). Saturday 15:00: 1pt Lewis Cook to be carded in Bournemouth vs Man City at 15/4 (bet365), 0.5pt Dara O'Shea to score anytime in Ipswich vs Leicester at 11/1 (bet365, Betfair, Paddy Power), 0.5pt Cameron Burgess to score anytime in Ipswich vs Leicester at 12/1 (General), 1pt Trent Alexander-Arnold 1+ assist in Liverpool vs Brighton at 7/2 (William Hill), 0.5pt Jarrad Branthwaite to score anytime in Southampton vs Everton at 14/1 (bet365, Betfair, Paddy Power), 0.5pt James Tarkowski to score anytime in Southampton vs Everton at 14/1 (Sky Bet). Saturday 17:30: 2pts Over 2.5 goals in Wolves vs Crystal Palace at 10/11 (bet365). Sunday: 2pts Tottenham 7+ corners vs Aston Villa (14:00) at 10/11 (Boylesports, Ladbrokes, Coral), 1pt Tottenham 9+ corners vs Aston Villa (14:00) at 13/5 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 1pt Nicolas Jackson to score anytime in Man Utd vs Chelsea (16:30) at 23/10 (Unibet). Result pending

Tom's Weekend Tips (Nov 1-3) - Friday: 2pts Over 2.5 goals in Ulm vs Schalke (17:30) at 17/20 (bet365). Saturday: 2pts Over 2.5 goals in Cardiff vs Norwich (15:00) at 17/20 (William Hill), 1pt Matheus Nunes to score anytime in Bournemouth vs Manchester City (15:00) at 7/1 (General), 1pt Matheus Nunes 1+ assists in Bournemouth vs Manchester City (15:00) at 9/2 (William Hill), 0.5pt Matheus Nunes to score 2+ goals in Bournemouth vs Manchester City (15:00) at 80/1 (bet365), 1pt Moise Bombito to score anytime in Brest vs Nice (18:00) at 18/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power). Sunday: 1pt Japhet Tanganga to score anytime in Millwall vs Burnley (15:00) at 22/1 (General). Result pending

Mark O'Haire's best bets (Nov 1-3) - Friday 19:30: 3pts Over 2.5 Goals and BTTS in Bayer Leverkusen vs Stuttgart at 7/10 (bet365, Betway). Saturday 14:30: 2.5pts Over 2.5 Goals and BTTS in Wolfsburg vs Augsburg at 10/11 (bet365). Sunday 12:30: 2.5pts Paderborn to beat Eintracht Braunschweig at 8/11 (QuinnBet). Result pending

Tom Carnduff's FA Cup upsets (Nov 1-3) - Friday: 1pt Tamworth to beat Huddersfield (19:45) at 11/2 (General). Saturday: 1pt Newport to beat Peterborough (15:00) at 5/1 (bet365), 1pt Worthing to beat Morecambe (15:00) at 14/5 (William Hill), 1pt York to beat Wycombe (15:00) at 19/2 (Betfair). Sunday: 1pt Boreham Wood to beat Leyton Orient (14:00) at 9/1 (General). Result pending

Golf:

Challenge Tour Grand Final (Oct 31-Nov 3) - 4pts e.w. Angel Ayora at 18/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair 1/5 1,2,3,4,5); 2pts e.w. Lucas Bjerregaard at 28/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5); 1pt e.w. Mikael Lindberg at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5); 1pt e.w. Joel Moscatel at 100/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5). Result pending

Boxing:

Saturday Fight Night (Nov 2) - 3pts Liam Davies to win by stoppage at evens (general)

Tennis:

WTA Finals (Nov 2-9) - 4pts Aryna Sabalenka to win the title at 9/5 (Unibet, BetMGM, BetUK); 2pts Elena Rybakina to qualify for the semi-finals at 13/8 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair). Result pending

Rolex Paris Masters (Oct 28-Nov 3) - 3pts Jannik Sinner at 12/5 (Unibet, BetMGM, BetUK) (VOID); 1pt e.w. Grigor Dimitrov at 20/1 (General); 0.5pt e.w. Tommy Paul at 150/1 (Unibet, BetMGM, BetUK). Result pending

Snooker:

International Championship (Nov 3-10) - 1pt e.w. Shaun Murphy to win the International Championship at 12/1 (General 1/2 1,2); 1pt e.w. Ding Junhui to win the International Championship at 14/1 (General 1/2 1,2). Result pending

Politics:

US Election (November 5) - 3pts Trump to win between 45-47.99% of the vote at 13/8 (Sky Bet), 3pts Harris to win 80 million or more votes at 11/8 (Sky Bet), 2pts Election winner to lose popular vote at 13/8 (Star Sports, Betfair Sportsbook). Result pending

Cricket:

West Indies v England ODI (Fri 2) - 2.5pts No Century In The Match at 10/11 (Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook); 0.5pt No Fifty In The Match at 14/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook). Result pending

Long-term or antepost previews

Football:

Championship top scorer tip (Oct 1-May 3) TC - 1.5pts e.w. Joel Piroe to be Sky Bet Championship top goalscorer at 16/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4). Result pending

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

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