Sporting Life tipping record: How our recommended bets performed

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Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (January 2025) is +5893.82pts

• January fixed odds total = -1.01pts
• January antepost total = +0pts
• January overall total = -1.01pts

Racing:

Andrew Asquith's Verdict (Jan 4) - 1pt win Ninth Loch in the 3.15 Wincanton at 7/1 (Betvictor, Ladbrokes, Coral, Betfred); 1pt win Aurigny Mill in the 3.35 Sandown at 10/1 (General). Result pending

Punting Pointers (Jan 3) - 1pt win Raintown in 1.15 Lingfield at 17/2 (Paddy Power, William Hill, Unibet); 1pt win Khangai in 4.30 Southwell at 9/2 (William Hill, Unibet). Result pending

Punting Pointers (Jan 2) - 0.5pts e.w. Tillaway in 12.25 Huntingdon at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3); 1pt e.w. Jimmy Knocker in 3.22 Newcastle at 6/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3). PROFIT=6.2pts

Punting Pointers (Jan 1) - 1pt win Felton Bellevue in 12.28 Southwell at 7/2 (General); 1pt win Sweet Fantasy in 1.45 Musselburgh at 3/1 (General); 0.5pts e.w. Now Then Wendy in 3.24 Southwell at 22/1 (VOID). LOSS=2pts

Matt Brocklebank's Value Bet (Jan 1) - 1pt win Midnight River in 2.05 Cheltenham at 10/1 (General); 1pt win Indian Louis in 2.20 Musselburgh at 20/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair). LOSS=2pts

Andrew McLaren's Verdict (Jan 1) - 1pt win Colonel Harry in 2.05 Cheltenham at 4/1 (General); 1pt win double Colonel Harry (2.05 Cheltenham) & Salver (3.15 Cheltenham) at 16/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair). LOSS=2pts

Football:

Jake's Predictions (Jan 4-5) - Saturday 12:30: 1pt Lloyd Kelly 1+ total shot in Tottenham vs Newcastle at 11/8 (Sky Bet), 1pt Joelinton 2+ total shots in Tottenham vs Newcastle at 13/8 (Betway). Saturday 15:00: 2pts Aston Villa 19+ total shots vs Leicester at 19/20 (Unibet), 1pt Bournemouth to win to nil vs Everton at 9/4 (Sky Bet), 1pt Daniel Munoz 1+ shot on target in Palace vs Chelsea at 13/5 (Betfair, Paddy Power, BetVictor), 1.5pts Mohammed Kudus 1+ shot on target in Man City vs West Ham (Betfair, Paddy Power), 2pts Southampton 14+ total shots vs Brentford at 4/5 (Unibet). Saturday 17:30: 2pts Thomas Partey 3+ tackles in Brighton vs Arsenal at 5/4 (Coral, Ladbrokes). Sunday: 1pt Sasa Lukic to be carded in Fulham vs Ipswich (14:00) at 19/5 (Unibet), 2pts Liverpool -1 handicap vs Man Utd (16:30) at 5/6 (William Hill), 0.25pts Mohamed Salah to score a header at 22/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 0.25pts Bruno Fernandes to be sent off at 45/1 (Unibet) Result pending

Tom's Tips (Jan 4-5) - Saturday: 1pt Over 2.5 goals in Swansea vs West Brom, Stoke vs Plymouth & Notts County vs Swindon (12:30) at 4.82/1 (William Hill), 1pt Grimsby to score 2+ goals vs Bradford (13:00) at 13/5 (William Hill), 1pt Southampton 15+ fouls committed vs Brentford (15:00) at 7/2 (Sky Bet), 1pt Southampton 17+ fouls committed vs Brentford (15:00) at 9/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Max Wöber to score anytime in Hull vs Leeds (15:00) at 14/1 (General), 1pt Japhet Tanganga to score anytime in Sheffield Wednesday vs Millwall (15:00) at 25/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power). Sunday: 1pt Liam Scales to score anytime in Celtic vs St. Mirren (15:00) at 8/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Hearts 6+ corners vs Dundee United (15:00) at 11/8 (Sky Bet), 1pt Mohamed Salah 1+ assists in Liverpool vs Manchester United (16:30) at 21/10 (Coral, Ladbrokes). Result pending

Jimmy's Punt (Jan 4-5) - Saturday: 1pt Burnley or draw (double chance) and James Trafford to be carded vs Blackburn at 7/1 (bet365, Sky Bet), 1pt Burnley to win and James Trafford to be carded at 14/1 (bet365), 1pt Everton or draw (double chance) and Jordan Pickford to be carded vs Everton at 10/1 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Everton to win and Jordan Pickford to be carded at 22/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Murray Wallace to score anytime in Sheffield Wednesday vs Millwall at 25/1 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Wallace to score anytime and Joe Bryan 1+ assist at 95/1 (bet365), 0.5pt Japhet Tanganga to score anytime and Bryan 1+ assist at 75/1 (bet365), 1pt Watford to win vs Sheffield United and both teams to score at 24/5 (William Hill), 0.5pt Gabriel Magalhaes to score a header and Declan Rice 1+ assist at 35/1 (bet365), 1pt Barbastro Asian handicap (+1) vs Barcelona at 6.250 (bet365), 0.5pt Barbastro to beat Barcelona at 25/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power). Sunday: 0.5pt Manchester United or draw (double chance) and Andre Onana to be carded vs Liverpool at 18/1 (bet365), 0.5pt Manchester United to win and Andre Onana to be carded at 60/1 (bet365), 1pt Trafford, Pickford, Onana carded and Burnley, Everton, Man Utd double chance trixie at 1,215/1 (bet365). Result pending

Rangers vs Celtic (Jan 2) - TC: 1.5pts Celtic to win at 5/4 (General), 1pt Arne Engels to score anytime at 11/2 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Arne Engels to score 2+ goals at 66/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=3pts

Brentford vs Arsenal (Jan 1) - TC: 1pt Brentford 5+ shots on target at 21/10 (Betfair, Paddy Power). LOSS=1pt

Any other bets (Jan 1) - JO: 1.5pts Nathaniel Phillips 1+ total shot in Sheff Wed vs Derby (15:00) at 7/4 (bet365), 1.5pts Curtis Nelson 1+ total shot in Sheff Wed vs Derby (15:00) at 23/20 (Ladbrokes, Coral), 0.5pt Nathaniel Phillips to score anytime in Sheff Wed vs Derby (15:00) at 25/1 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Curtis Nelson to score anytime in Sheff Wed vs Derby (15:00) at 18/1 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=3.36pts

Jimmy's Punt (Jan 1) - 1pt Makhtar Gueye to be carded in Leeds vs Blackburn at 15/4 (bet365), 0.5pt Gueye and Joe Rodon to be carded at 33/1 (bet365), 1pt Fraser Horsfall to score anytime in Stockport vs Birmingham at 18/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Harrogate to beat Salford at 16/5 (Betfair), 1pt Alassana Jatta and Nathan Lowe to score anytime in N. County vs Walsall at 10/1 (bet365), 0.5pt Jatta and Lowe to score 2+ goals at 190/1 (bet365), 1pt Tom Davies to be carded in Sunderland vs Sheff Utd at 11/4 (bet365), 0.5pts Davies and Patrick Roberts to be carded at 16/1 (bet365). Result pending

Tom's Tips (Jan 1) - 1pt Grimsby to score 2+ goals vs Accrington at 13/8 (General), 1pt Over 2.5 goals in Cardiff vs Coventry, Portsmouth vs Swansea, Wycombe vs Exeter & Chesterfield vs MK Dons at 11.06/1 (William Hill), 1pt Tom Krauss to be shown a card in Luton vs Norwich at 16/5 (Coral, Ladbrokes), 1pt Mark McGuinness to score anytime in Luton vs Norwich at 12/1 (General), 1.5pts Over 2.5 goals in Hull vs Middlesbrough at 10/11 (General), 1pt Tom Davies to score anytime in Sunderland vs Sheffield United at 16/1 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Tom Davies 4+ total shots at 25/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=4.37pts

Darts:

World Championship: Dinals (Jan 3) - 2pts Both players to average over 100 at 5/4 (Sky Bet), 1pt Luke Littler (-3.5 sets) to beat MVG at 9/5 (BoyleSports), 1pt nine-dart finish in the match at 5/1 (General), 1pt Luke Littler (-3.5 sets) to win and Littler (-4.5) to hit most 180s at 2/1 (Paddy Power)

World Championship: semi-finals (Jan 2) - 1pt Dobey (-2.5) and Littler (-6.5) both to hit most 180s at 11/4 (Paddy Power), 0.5pts nine-dart finish in Bunting v Littler at 15/2 (Betfair), 1pt MVG to win and Dobey to hit most 180s at 5/4 (Sky Bet) LOSS=2.50pts

World Championship: Extra title tip (Jan 1) - 1pt Stephen Bunting to win the world title at 10/1 (General) LOSS=1pt

World Championship: quarter-finals (Jan 1) - 1pt MVG (-1.5), Bunting (-2.5) & Littler (-2.5) all to win at 15/2 (Paddy Power), 1pt over 19.5 180s in MVG v Rydz at 13/10 (Boylesports), 1pt Stephen Bunting to win the world title at 10/1 (General), 1pt Stephen Bunting (-2.5 sets) to beat Peter Wright at 2/1 (Unibet), 0.5pts nine-dart finish in Littler v Aspinall at 14/1 (bet365) PROFIT=10.3pts

PDC World Darts Championship (Dec 15-Jan 3) - 6pts Luke Humphries to win the World Championship at 100/30 (General), 2pts Gary Anderson to reach the final at 4/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 0.5pt e.w. Chris Dobey to win the World Championship at 40/1 (General 1/2, 1,2), 1pt Stephen Bunting to reach the quarter-finals at 3/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 1pt Scott Williams to reach the quarter-finals at 12/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 1pt Wessel Nijman to reach the quarter-finals at 11/4 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 1pt Dave Chisnall to reach the quarter-finals at 11/4 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 1pt three or more nine-dart finishes in the tournament at 4/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair). Result pending

Golf:

The Sentry (Jan 2-5) - 2pts e.w. Sahith Theegala at 28/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 2pts e.w. Akshay Bhatia at 35/1 (Betfair 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1.5pts e.w. Brian Harman at 50/1 (bet365 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Sepp Straka at 80/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 0.5pt e.w. Peter Malnati at 750/1 (BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). Result pending

Cricket:

Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers (Jan 3) - 2pts double Sydney Sixers to beat Brisbane Heat/Perth Scorchers to beat Sydney Thunder at 2.11/1 (General); 2pts Xavier Bartlett top Brisbane Heat bowler at 17/5 (888Sport); 1pt Jack Edwards top Sydney Sixers batsman at 14/1 (BetVictor). Result pending

Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder (Jan 3) - 1.5pts Sam Billings top Sydney Thunder batsman at 13/2 (General); 0.5pt Chris Green top Sydney Thunder batsman at 33/1 (General). Result pending

Australia v India fifth Test (Jan 3-7) - 2pts KL Rahul top India first innings batsman at 24/5 (William Hill); 1pt Marnus Labuschagne top Australia first innings batsman at 9/2 (General); 1pt Marnus Labuschagne to make a first innings century at 6/1 (Boylesports). Result pending

Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers (Jan 1) - 2pts Shai Hope to make a fifty at 10/3 (bet365, Betway). LOSS=2pts

Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars (Jan 1) - 2pts No fifty in the match at 5/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Tennis:

ATP tips: Brisbane International & Bank of China Hong Kong Open (Dec 30-Jan 5) - 1pt e.w. Grigor Dimitrov in the Brisbane International at 11/1 (Unibet, BetMGM, LiveScoreBet); 0.5pt e.w. Alexei Popyrin in the Brisbane International at 33/1 (General); 0.5pt e.w. Arthur Rinderknech in the Brisbane International at 80/1 (General); 2pts win Andrey Rublev in the Bank of China Hong Kong Open at 7/2 (Coral, Ladbrokes, bet365); 1pt e.w. Lorenzo Musetti in the Bank of China Hong Kong Open at 10/1 (Betfred); 0.5pt e.w. Learner Tien in the Bank of China Hong Kong Open at 40/1 (bet365, Betfred). Result pending

United Cup (Dec 27-Jan 5) - 3pts USA to win the United Cup at 3/1 (Sky Bet, Betfred, betway); 1pt e.w. Germany to win the United Cup at 14/1 (Sky Bet); 0.5pt e.w. Australia to win the United Cup at 33/1 (General). Result pending

Long-term or antepost previews

Football:

EFL Long-range tips (Nov 12-May 20) JO - 1pt Stoke to be relegated from the Championship at 12/1 (BetVictor), 4pts Luton to finish in the Championship top half at 11/8 (General), 2pts Peterborough to finish in the League One top six at 9/2 (Sky Bet), 1.5pts Accrington to finish in the League Two top half at 6/1 (Sky Bet). Result pending

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

Cricket:

Big Bash League (Dec 15-Jan 27) - 2pts Sydney Sixers to win the Big Bash League at 9/2 (General); 2pts Sydney Sixers Top 2 league table finish at 11/5 (Betway). Result pending

Tennis:

WTA Antepost Tour 2025 - 0.5pt Qinwen Zheng to be year-end world number one at 20/1 (Unibet, BetMGM); 1pt Aryna Sabalenka to reach four Grand Slam semi-finals at 5/1 (bet365); 4pts Linda Noskova to finish in the top 20 at evens (Unibet, BetMGM); 2pts Beatriz Haddad Maia to finish in the top 20 at 27/20 (Unibet, BetMGM); 2.5pts Rebecca Sramkova to finish in the top 50 at 6/5 (Unibet, BetMGM). Result pending

2025 Antepost ATP Tour - 1pt Alex Zverev to be the year-end world number one at 10/1 (Bet365)3pts Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to serve the most aces at 7/10 (Sportingbet); 1pt Arthur Fils to finish in the top 10 at 14/5 (Unibet, BetMGM); 4pts Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to finish in the top 30 at 4/5 (Unibet, BetMGM); 2pts Learner Tien to finish in the top 70 at 2/1 (Unibet, BetMGM). Result pending

2025 Antepost Women's Grand Slams - 1pt e.w. Qinwen Zheng in the French Open at 20/1 (betway); 1pt e.w. Ons Jabeur for Wimbledon at 40/1 (Unibet, BetMGM). Result pending

2025 Antepost Men's Grand Slams - 0.5pt e.w. Taylor Fritz to win the Australian Open at 40/1 (William Hill); 0.5pt e.w. Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the French Open at 60/1 (Unibet, BetMGM); 1pt Matteo Berrettini to win Wimbledon at 80/1 (Unibet, BetMGM); 0.5pt e.w. Arthur Fils to win the US Open at 150/1 (Coral, Ladbrokes, William Hill). Result pending

Golf:

The Masters 2025 (Apr) - 1pt e.w. Rickie Fowler at 125/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Nick Dunlap at 200/1 (Sky Bet, Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). Result pending

PGA Championship (May) - 1pt e.w. Tommy Fleetwood at 50/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Tyrrell Hatton at 50/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Taylor Pendrith at 250/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). Result pending

US Open (Jun) - 1pt e.w. Shane Lowry at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Davis Thompson at 200/1 (William Hill 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). Result pending

The Open (Jul) - 2pts e.w. Jordan Spieth at 66/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). 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