BETTING: Week 30 - Tips for Midweek 22nd - 24th Feb 2011

ENGLAND
Leicester win at Cardiff - draw no bet @ 2.12 (2 pts)
Cardiff seem to be at their annual 'bottling it' stage of the season.  They scraped late wins against Swansea and Scunthorpe and followed that with a draw at home to Burnley and a defeat at Forest.  Whilst neither of these results are anything to be shamed of, Leicester's form needs serious consideration.
Sven's boys have won 7 from 8 and 3 of their last 4 away.  Granted, these results have almost all come against teams you'd expect to finish in the bottom-half, but Cardiff have lost at home to 3 of the current top-6 and will have to dig deep to win here.

Hull win at Derby - draw no bet @ 2.10 (2 pts)
If the Leicester bet was good value then this is phenomenal.
Derby are currently on an abysmal run of 1 win in 13 (9 defeats) and have only scored 2 goals in their last 7.  Their home record is in the bottom quarter for the division.
On the other hand, Hull have only lost once in 17 games - against Leicester as it happens - and tend to win away against struggling sides.

Norwich beat Doncaster @ 1.51 (2 pts)
Norwich can beat anyone at home and have a side packed with goals.  Interestingly, they have scored a last-minute goal in 4 of their last 5 home games.
Doncaster continue to drop like a stone, losing their last 4 games, conceding 12 goals without managing a single one themselves.  They've lost 7 of their last 9 matches and have a relegation-battling away record.

Bournemouth beat Sheff Wed @ 1.89 (2 pts)
Considering Wednesday's problems...

• No win in 9.
• 7 straight away league defeats.
• Stuffed at Birmingham in the cup last weekend.
• Shipped 20 goals in their last 6 away games, scoring only 5.
• Gary Megson.

...1.89 on almost anyone in League 1 to beat them at home at the moment would seem decent value.  

Let alone a Bournemouth side who boast the best home record in the league, have taken 14 points from their last 18 and have earned more points in games vs bottom-half teams than anyone else in the division.