Top 5 bets from the Europa League, IPL, Super League and NFL

What are the big Europa League games involving English clubs?

Legia Warsaw v Leicester City

Leicester face a daunting trip to the Polish Army Stadium to face Legia Warsaw in the early kick-off. The Foxes were disappointed to be held 2-2 at home by Napoli in their opening match, but given the Italian side are top of Serie A with a 100% record after six games, being the only team to avoid defeat against Napoli doesn’t look such a bad thing. Legia have struggled so far this season, lying 14^th in the league after four defeats in their opening seven games.

Jamie Vardy Super Mega Minutes (SMM) 44-51

Evergreen striker Vardy has looked as good as ever this season, and he’s joint top Premier League score with five goals. This Legia side is not as strong as in the past, and Vardy should have a field day. Without Wilfred Ndidi, suspended after his red card against Napoli, Leicester’s game plan may become more attacking, given the option of keeping it tight is so much harder without Ndidi breaking things up in midfield. Punters who fancy Vardy to prosper could buy his Player Goal Minutes at 28-31, but SMM, which doubles the goal minutes for a second goal and trebles them for a third, has proved popular too.

West Ham v Rapid Vienna

West Ham’s first European home game (not including qualifiers) since 2006 should prove some occasion, and after starting with an impressive away win against Dinamo Zagreb, they’re in the box seat in Group H. Even better for the Hammers, Rapid head to East London in pretty ropey form, having lost four of their past five games.  

Bookings 46-50

Rapid picked up five yellows in their first Europa League game, a 1-0 home defeat against Genk, and we’ve seen punters buying various bookings markets as they predict a similar lack of discipline. West Ham have a side that doesn’t back down from a physical encounter, and that, coupled with some inexperience with European refereeing, has seen buying bookings at 50 one of the most popular bets, rather than sticking to Rapid only markets. We’ve also seen buyers of Cross-Bookings (555-635), which multiplies the two teams’ booking points together, and Multi-Bookings (450-550), which multiplies total first half booking points by today second half.

What’s today’s IPL game?

It’s top v bottom as Chennai Super Kings face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Sunrisers have at last dispensed with David Warner, bringing in England opener Jason Roy instead, and immediately benefited last game when Roy hit 60 from 44 balls as they beat Rajasthan.

Total Sixes 11.5-12.5

Ball is expected to dominate bat – as much as that’s possible in T20 – in slow conditions, and we’ve seen money for plenty of unders bets. With only 7 sixes hit in both the last two games at Sharjah, selling at 11.5 has proved popular. But with this being a clash between top and bottom, will that trend continue?

What’s happening in the Super League play-offs?

The Hull KR fairytale continues tonight, though their tasks are getting tougher with every shock win. Tonight they travel to France to take on the Catalans Dragons in the play-off semi-final. KR finished bottom last season and would have been relegated in any normal season. Now they’re one game away from the Grand Final after they pulled off a shock 19-0 win at Warrington Wolves in their play-off eliminator.

1^st Match Try 11-13

Hull KR are 10/3 with Spreadex sportsbook to pull off another shock road win tonight, with Catalans 2/9. Given they were longer odds to win at Warrington in the eliminator, the task is far from impossible, but keeping it tight early will be key. There have been some low-scoring games in the play-offs, and punters buying at 13 minutes will be hoping no player goes over for a try in the early exchanges.

Who is playing in the NFL’s Thursday Night Football?

It’s still early in the season, but tonight’s game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Jacksonville Jaguars feels like a game between teams heading in different directions. Jacksonville have lost all three games under rookie head coach Urban Meyer, while the Bengals have a winning record after three games for the first time since 2018.

Ja’Marr Chase Touchdown Minutes 16.5-19.5

Bengals rookie Ja’Marr Chase has become the first player in franchise history to score four receiving touchdowns in his first three career games. Can he carry on that amazing start to his NFL career against the Jags tonight? One way of getting with Chase would be to buy his TD minutes at 19.5 if punters feel the winless Jaguars won’t be able to stop him. However, Chase had a reputation for dropping the ball in pre-season – which version will be on show tonight?