Ten draws: Tottenham v Arsenal, Hull v Stoke, Millwall v Nottingham Forest, Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich, Lincoln v Cambridge, Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth, Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool, Carlisle v Crawley, Northampton v Forest Green, Ayr v Morton.
Best draws: Millwall v Nottingham Forest, Lincoln v Cambridge, Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth, Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool, Carlisle v Crawley.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Blackpool, Ipswich, Wigan, Rotherham, Burton, Leyton Orient.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Aston Villa, Newcastle, West Ham, Derby, Fulham, Middlesbrough, Peterborough, Exeter, Tranmere, Stenhousemuir.
Pick of the draws: Nottingham Forest did not have to play especially well to knock Arsenal out of the FA Cup last Sunday and may find Millwall a harder nut to crack in this Championship fixture. Cambridge, of League One, are on a high after their FA Cup giant-killing at Newcastle but their hosts Lincoln have just recorded two consecutive victories and can force a draw. Promotion contenders Plymouth, fresh from eliminating Birmingham from the FA Cup, are in better form than their opponents Sheffield Wednesday and will be disappointed not to come away with at least a point. League Two Hartlepool achieved another FA Cup upset when they beat Blackpool, from the Championship, last weekend and can share the spoils at Bristol Rovers. Carlisle and Crawley are both on the upgrade and I'm expecting a stalemate.
Away days: On chances created, Blackpool should never have lost to Hartlepool in the FA Cup last Saturday and I believe they'll bounce back straight away by winning at second-from-bottom Barnsley. League One looks the best division for aways this weekend. Fast-improving Ipswich are recommended at fast-fading Bolton while fourth-placed Wigan will be odds-on to defeat bottom team Doncaster. Leaders Rotherham look good for another three points at Fleetwood, as do Burton at crisis club Gillingham. In League Two, Leyton Orient have stumbled recently but should still have enough to beat basement club Oldham.
Homes sweet homes: Aston Villa were unlucky to lose their FA Cup tie at Manchester United on Monday and I'm tipping them to gain immediate revenge on Saturday. Derby, rooted to the foot of the Championship because of their big points deduction, are showing plenty of spirit in adversity and they are worth a punt against mid-table Sheffield United. Although Peterborough are also threatened by relegation, I fancy their chances of causing an upset against Coventry.
Pools info: I correctly forecast six of my ten draws last weekend, including three of my five best draws.
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