Ten draws: Brighton v Liverpool, Nottingham Forest v Leicester, Luton v West Brom, Burton v Shrewsbury, Cambridge v Morecambe, Wycombe v Sheffield Wednesday, Leyton Orient v Barrow, Tranmere v Walsall, St Johnstone v Livingston, Inverness v Queen's Park.
Best draws: Luton v West Brom, Cambridge v Morecambe, Wycombe v Sheffield Wednesday, Leyton Orient v Barrow, Inverness v Queen's Park.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Bristol Rovers, Derby, Stevenage, Colchester, Raith, Stirling.
Weekend's best football bets: Ten homes: Everton, Wolves, Burnley, Sheffield United, Sunderland, Exeter, Carlisle, Gillingham, Mansfield, Ayr.
Pick of the draws: Luton and West Brom, who meet on Saturday, are aiming for the Championship play-offs. Luton have already drawn seven of their home fixtures this season so don't be surprised if they are involved in another deadlock against steadily improving West Brom. With home wins over Burton (5-0) and Cheltenham (2-1), Morecambe have climbed out of the League One relegation zone and look good for a point at Cambridge, who are just below them. Sheffield Wednesday, second in League One, will be super confident after knocking Newcastle out of the FA Cup but Wycombe, their hosts, are a tough nut to crack. The way that Barrow fought back from 2-0 down at Mansfield to win 3-2 last Saturday must give them hope at League Two leaders Leyton Orient, who are suddenly finding goals hard to come by. Scottish Championship leaders Queen's Park hit Cove Rangers for six last weekend but Inverness, their opponents, have scored 10 goals in their past two matches and I'm predicting a point apiece.
Away days: Bristol Rovers, who are close to the League One play-off positions, start favourites against Accrington, who have slipped into the drop zone. Derby are the form side of League One and will be disappointed not to come away from Cheltenham without maximum points. The mood at League Two second-placed Stevenage couldn't be more upbeat after their astonishing FA Cup triumph at Aston Villa. Harrogate, their hosts on Saturday, have been warned. Colchester moved away from the League Two relegation zone with a 3-1 win at Harrogate and they can win again at lowly Rochdale. I'm tipping Raith, of the Scottish Championship, to take advantage of a demoralised Cove Rangers while Stirling, second in Scottish League Two, are expected to increase the relegation worries of Bonnyrigg Rose.
Homes sweet homes: I'm backing Everton to save manager Frank Lampard's job - at least for the time being - against Southampton, who prop up the Premier League. Although Everton went out of the FA Cup at Manchester United last Friday, they showed enough spirit in the second half to suggest that better times are ahead. Wolves, despite also struggling, were unlucky not to win at Anfield in the FA Cup last Saturday and I think they'll take out their frustration on West Ham. Gillingham, bottom of League Two and scorer of only seven league goals all season, are long overdue a victory and I believe they'll get it against Hartlepool, who are also in a battle to avoid relegation.
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