Ten draws: Wolves v Leicester, Blackburn v Birmingham, Swansea v Cardiff, Watford v Luton, Bristol Rovers v Plymouth, Cambridge v Port Vale, Carlisle v Leyton Orient, Grimsby v Bradford City, Newport v Colchester, Stevenage v Northampton.
Best draws: Blackburn v Birmingham, Swansea v Cardiff, Watford v Luton, Bristol Rovers v Plymouth, Newport v Colchester.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Arsenal, Burnley, Wycombe, Barnsley, Mansfield, York.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Leeds, Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Rotherham, Oxford, Rochdale, Salford, Swindon, Falkirk, Southend.
Pick of the draws: Blackburn have had a good three days, winning 2-1 at Middlesbrough on Saturday and beating Sunderland 2-0 at home on Tuesday, but their progress in the Championship may be checked by Birmingham, who have been in fine form themselves, beating Bristol City 3-0 at home and winning 2-0 at Hull last Friday. Swansea v Cardiff looks a cracker of a Welsh derby. Swansea crashed 4-0 at Burnley last weekend but came from 2-0 behind to beat Reading 3-2 at home in midweek. From what I gather, Cardiff were right out of luck when losing at home to bottom club Coventry and will be eager to bounce back. Watford v Luton is another match where the rivalry is fierce. Luton have astounded everybody by challenging for promotion and I'm tipping them to hold Watford. Plymouth are setting a hot pace in League One but might have to settle for a point at Bristol Rovers, who are quickly climbing the table after a stuttering start. Newport v Colchester brings together two League Two strugglers and I'll be surprised if either gets the upper hand.
Away days: It's unlikely that Premier League leaders Arsenal, with nine victories from their first 10 games, will slip up at Southampton, who look to be in for a long, hard winter. Vincent Kompany's Burnley were very impressive when defeating Swansea 4-0 at Turf Moor last Saturday and they can strengthen their Championship promotion credentials with a win at Sunderland, who are dropping too many points. Wycombe were the only League One side to win at home last Saturday - 3-1 against Peterborough. I fancy them to win away this weekend against out of sorts Milton Keynes Dons. High-flying Barnsley were good enough to avoid defeat at Bolton last Saturday, so will start firm favourites at bottom club Morecambe. Mansfield, fourth in League Two, have already won four away matches and I believe they'll make it five at second from last Crawley. York, who are just getting into their stride in the National League, are recommended at Aldershot, who are in the relegation zone.
Homes sweet homes: Leeds gave Arsenal a fright before narrowly losing at Elland Road last weekend and a repeat of that form should see them to victory over Fulham on Sunday. Oxford, of League One, suddenly roused from their slumber by winning 4-2 at Exeter last Saturday. That should give them the confidence to hand out similar treatment to Peterborough, whose hopes of automatic promotion have taken a knock recently. Rochdale, at the wrong end of League Two, won at home for the first time this season when they beat Barrow. I'm backing them to win again when erratic Wimbledon come visiting on Saturday.
Betting info: I scored five out of six aways last weekend with Chelsea, Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth and Partick all obliging.
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