We've almost reached the weekend and plenty of exciting sporting action awaits but we have already seen midweek drama and thrills which have yielded large potential profits for savvy online betting punters.

As always, we look at some of the best bets and spread betting winners from Wednesday and Thursday in our Big Winners round-up.

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LIVERPOOL V SPARTA PRAGUE - GOALS X SHIRTS (SETTLED AT 840)

We start with the football betting action from the midweek European football and Liverpool scored their biggest aggregate win in a European competition for over four decades as they equalled the 11-2 success over Finnish side Oulun Palloseura in the first round of the European Cup in 1980-81.

Already holding a 5-1 advantage after the first leg, qualification was essentially assured for the Reds but beating Czech visitors Sparta Prague 6-1 at Anfield here put the icing on the cake and will surely have done no harm for the sides' confidence.

The goals came from first-team regulars Mo Salah, Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo (2) and Dominik Szoboszlai, but also saw youngster Bobby Clark get in on the act.

For football spread betting punters, buying on the Goals x Shirts spread was a profitable choice that was enhanced by Clark's goal, with the 19-year-old's shirt number being 42. With the opening spread standing at 375 - 414, the final make-up of 840 meant a profit of 426x punters' opening buy stake!

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14/03/2024 CHELTENHAM 13:30 - GREY DAWNING TO WIN (SETTLED AT 50)

We move on to the midweek racing action and another successful tip from racing tipster Andrew Mount, whose daily tips you can view on our blog. Mount has been providing Cheltenham tips all week, including for the final day of the festival today!

In Mount's analysis and recommendations for Thursday's action, he identified Dan Skelton's Grey Dawning to run to victory in the opening race at Cheltenham and was duly vindicated in his prediction.

For horse racing spread betting punters placing a buy bet on Grey Dawning's 100 Win Index at a starting spread of 23 - 28.60, a winning settlement of 100 meant a return of 71.4x their opening wager.

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ALEXANDER ZVEREV V CARLOS ALCARAZ - TOTAL POINTS (SETTLED AT 102)

And finally, we end with the tennis action from Indian Wells and a totally dominant performance from defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who looked close to his scintillating best after months of sub-par performances as he demolished Alexander Zverev, who had beaten him in the Australian Open in January.

Despite truly 'bee'-zarre circumstances early in the first set which meant a postponement of the match due to a swarm of bees invading the court, the match resumed and Alcaraz wasted no time in immediately breaking Zverev's serve. The young Spanish star didn't look back after that and merely increased his dominance as the match went on to secure a crushing 6-3 6-1 victory in a little over an hour.

For punters with the foresight of a short match, selling on the Total Points opening spread of 145 - 150 and a settlement of just 102 yielded a return of 43x for successful sell bets.

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Please note that these are examples of winning bets from the past week, and it is important to remember that spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit.

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