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Racing

Ben Linfoot Verdict (Dec 26)

• 1pt win Heltenham in 12.30 Aintree at 6/1 (General)
• 1pt win Leave Of Absence in 12.45 Kempton at 14/1 (Sky Bet, BetVictor, Coral)
• 1pt win L’Homme Presse in 2.30 Kempton at 11/1 (BetVictor, Ladbrokes)

Andrew Asquith Boxing Day Bets (Dec 26)

• 1pt win Fire Flyer in the 12:45 Kempton at 7/1 (General)
• 1pt win Country Mile in the 1.05 Aintree at 6/1 (Bet365, Betfair, 888)
• 1pt win Banbridge in the 2.30 Kempton at 5/1 (Betvictor, Ladbrokes, Unibet, Coral)

Football

Boxing Day - 12:30

• Jake's Predictions - 2pts Jack Grealish 2+ total shots in Man City vs Everton at evens (bet365), 0.5pt No first goalscorer in Man City vs Everton at 18/1 (Sky Bet, bet365)
• Jimmy's Punt - 1pt Jordan Pickford card and Everton double chance vs Man City at 19/1 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Pickford card and Everton win at 45/1 (Sky Bet)
• Tom's Tips - 1pt Over 11.5 corners in Hearts vs Hibernian at 6/4 (bet365)

Boxing Day - 15:00

• Jake's Predictions - 2pts Over 4.5 cards in Chelsea vs Fulham at 23/20 (bet365), 1pt Matty Cash to be carded in Newcastle vs Aston Villa at 3/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Nikola Milenkovic to score first in N Forest vs Tottenham at 12/1 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Nikola Milenkovic to score first in N Forest vs Tottenham at 33/1 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Murillo to score first in N Forest vs Tottenham at 60/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 0.5pt Murillo to score anytime in N Forest vs Tottenham at 18/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power)
• Jimmy's Punt - 1pt Bernd Leno card and Fulham double chance vs Chelsea at 13/1 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Leno card and Fulham win at 29/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Ivor Pandur card and Hull double chance vs Preston at 12/1 (bet365), 0.5pt Ivor Pandur card and Hull win at 25/1 (bet365), 1pt Norman Bassette to be carded in Coventry vs Plymouth at 13/2 (BetVictor), 0.5pt Bassette and Kornel Szucs to be carded at 20/1 (BetVictor), 0.5pt Bassette and Szucs to be sent off at 1000/1 (bet365), 1pt Jobe Bellingham to be carded in Blackburn vs Sunderland at 4/1 (bet365), 0.5pt Bellingham and Lewis Travis to be carded at 12/1 (bet365), 2pts Matty Stevens to score anytime in AFC Wimbledon vs Swindon at 13/8 (bet365), 0.5pt Matty Stevens to score 2+ goals at 9/1 (bet365), 0.5pt Matty Stevens to score 3+ goals at 50/1 (bet365), 1pt Pickford, Leno, Pandur carded and Everton, Fulham, Hull double chance trixie at 2,144/1 (bet365)
• Tom's Tips - 1pt Over 2.5 goals in Middlesbrough vs Sheff Weds, Watford vs Portsmouth, Bolton vs Barnsley & Walsall vs Doncaster at 9.62/1 (William Hill), 1pt Max Kilman to score anytime in Southampton vs West Ham at 16/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Southampton 14+ fouls committed vs West Ham at 10/3 (Sky Bet), 1pt Tottenham 7+ corners vs Nottingham Forest at 8/5 (Coral, Ladbrokes)

Boxing Day - 17:30

• Jake's Predictions - 1.5pt Amad Diallo to score or assist in Wolves vs Man Utd at 33/20 (Unibet)

Boxing Day - 20:00

• Jake's Predictions - 2.5pts Liverpool to win to nil vs Leicester at 19/20 (William Hill)
• Jimmy's Punt - 2pts Diogo Jota to score anytime in Liverpool vs Leicester at 10/11 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 0.5pt Diogo Jota to score 2+ goals at 9/2 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 0.5pt Diogo Jota to score 3+ goals at 20/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power)
• Liverpool vs Leicester preview - 2pts Liverpool (-2 handicap) at 4/5 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1.5pts Liverpool 25+ total shots at 11/8 (Sky Bet), 1pts Mohamed Salah 1+ assists at 7/5 (William Hill), 1pt Trent Alexander-Arnold 1+ assists at 9/4 (SpreadEx, Sporting Index)
• Tom's Tips - 1pt Ao Tanaka to score anytime in Stoke vs Leeds at 13/2 (General)

NFL

Thursday Night NFL (Dec 26)

• 2pts Seattle Seahawks -5.5 at 6/5 (General)
• 1.5pts Zach Charbonnet anytime touchdown at 4/6 (bet365)
• 1pt Jaxon Smith-Njigba 100+ receiving yards at 5/2 (bet365)

Cricket

Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars (Dec 26)

• 2pts Jack Edwards top Sydney Sixers batsman at 13/2 (General)
• 1pt Tom Curran top Melbourne Stars batsman at 22/1 (General)

Australia v India (Dec 26-30)

• 2pts Scott Boland top Australia first innings bowler at 10/3 (bet365)

South Africa v Pakistan (Dec 26-30)

• 2pts Temba Bavuma top South Africa first innings batsman at 9/2 (General)
• 1pt Aamer Jamal top Pakistan first innings batsman at 28/1 (bet365)

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)

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)

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)

The Open (Jul)

• 2pts e.w. Jordan Spieth at 66/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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