Ten draws: Leicester v Brighton, Man Utd v West Ham, Coventry v QPR, Sheff Utd v Luton, Swansea v Preston, Sunderland v Portsmouth, Crawley v Tranmere, Rochdale v Bradford City, Sutton v Northampton, Kilmarnock v Dundee Utd.
Best draws: Leicester v Brighton, Man Utd v West Ham, Coventry v QPR, Sutton v Northampton, Kilmarnock v Dundee Utd.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Huddersfield, Fulham, Wycombe, Newport, Inverness, Falkirk.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Leeds, Birmingham, Bournemouth, West Bromwich, MK Dons, Rotherham, Wigan, Leyton Orient, Livingston, Grimsby.
Pick of the draws: Remarkably, Brighton have lost only one Premier League away game this season. Six of those matches have ended in draws and I can see them chalking up another one at Leicester, who are just behind them in the table. West Ham's home loss against Leeds last Sunday was an unexpected setback to their hopes of a top four spot but they should avoid defeat at Manchester United, who fail to inspire confidence. Coventry will be greatly encouraged by their 4-1 victory at Peterborough last weekend but Queens Park Rangers look a better bet for promotion from the Championship and can share the spoils. Sutton's first season in the Football League could end in promotion but Northampton, their visitors on Saturday, are also strong contenders and won't lie down easily. It's the Scottish Cup fourth round this weekend and Kilmarnock, third in the Championship, are equipped to force a draw against Dundee United from the Premiership.
Away days: Huddersfield, just outside the Championship play-off positions, must be fancied at Reading, who go from bad to worse. Leaders Fulham have scored 19 goals in their past three matches - firepower that should be enough to see off Stoke, their hosts. I'm tipping Wycombe, surprising but deserved leaders in League One, to maintain their winning run at lowly Morecambe while League Two high-flyers Newport will be disappointed not to get three points at second from bottom Scunthorpe. Inverness, seeking promotion from the Scottish Championship, are recommended at struggling Dunfermline and Falkirk, mid-table in Scottish League One, look a good bet at East Fife, who are bottom.
Homes sweet homes: Although Leyton Orient will probably be rusty owing to recent lack of action in League Two, they may still have enough to beat Port Vale, who are slipping down the table. Livingston defeated Dundee 2-0 at home in a midweek Scottish Premiership fixture and I'm expecting them to hand out similar treatment to Ross in the Scottish Cup on Saturday. Grimsby, with a 2-0 home victory over Altrincham last weekend, seem to have arrested their slide in the National League and they are worth backing against higher-placed Bromley.
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