All Aboard Steve Bruce's Blackpool Rollercoaster: The League One Betting Preview
- David Easson
- Apr 3
- 2 min read
There's a lot to be looking at in League One after a chaotic midweek set of fixtures. Birmingham roll on toward an Easter promotion, Wycombe and Wrexham struggle behind but it's the Tangerines that entice.
David Easson has the League One Betting Preview
Literally no-one thought it would come to this. Well, we all guessed it would be Birmingham's title, that was easy. They should swipe Barnsley aside on Saturday and gain promotion by Easter if not before. That's a given. Wrexham are up there though, and it should not be considered anything but a miracle if they do bounce straight up. Phil Parkinson is a master at this level and yes they've got a lot of cash but plenty of teams with bundles pf cash have sat in League One for seasons on end. A stumble in midweek away and facing Burton - who had threatened something like their win against Orient for a few weeks - I can't quite put them in the acca this week.
Below them are Wycombe, another team who really shouldn't be but they've been on an incredible run. It would be a shame if they didn't go up as well and my word's it tight for second. That anxiety, the sort that means you put your keeper up for a last minute corner when it's 0-0 at home to Shrewsbury, again means I can't put them in. It's also a bit of a derby v Reading and with both sides in awkward form, again we step aside.
But THEN we hit the really interesting sides. Charlton's home form is second only to Birmingham and Wrexham. 13 wins and 5 draws from 20 played. Lincoln have lost 4 of their last 5 away. The Addicks are still just under even money to win at home. The pricing is just off. They were odds against last week for no reason at all and thrashed Huddersfield 4-0. They should beat Lincoln too.
Further down, Peterborough face Northampton in another derby of sorts with Posh once again looking like their old selves. 1 defeat in 9 has got them just about safe and saved Darren Ferguson's job - again - and how nice to seen them involved in a 7 goal thriller which they won with a 97th minute winner in midweek. Welcome back, Posh! Stick them in for another win over the struggling Cobblers.
Finally, the form team of the moment, having finally worked out that draws can become wins it's Blackpool, who go to Rotherham who've just sacked Steve Evans again. 5 wins out of 6 have out them right back in contention and the midweek win over Reading flung them straight into the mix. Steve Bruce might still have something to say about this League One season.
I'm backing Birmingham, Charlton, Posh and Blackpool in an 11/1 4-timer with Hills.
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