Ten draws: Wolves v Newcastle, Leeds v Burnley, Portsmouth v West Bromwich, Swansea v Norwich, Bolton v Huddersfield, Peterborough v Lincoln, Carlisle v Fleetwood, Swindon v Newport, Walsall v Bradford City, Dundee United v Rangers.
Best draws: Wolves v Newcastle, Portsmouth v West Bromwich, Bolton v Huddersfield, Swindon v Newport, Dundee United v Rangers.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Sunderland, Stockport, Charlton, Barnsley, Crewe, Notts County.
Weekend's best football bets: Ten homes: Aston Villa, Brighton, Derby, Watford, Blackpool, Mansfield, Rotherham, Morecambe, Salford, Barnet.
Pick of the draws: Wolves, who have struggled in the Premier League so far, did better when drawing 1-1 at Nottingham Forest two weeks ago and could deny Newcastle, who won against the run of play at home to Tottenham. West Bromwich Albion, lying second in the Championship, are genuine promotion contenders this season but Fratton Park is never an easy place to go and Portsmouth may snatch a point. Bolton have made a surprisingly sluggish start in League One. They are without a win at home, a run that will probably be extended after they've played relegated Huddersfield. Swindon are still waiting for a first victory in League Two, where they are fourth from bottom. They host Newport, whose progress was abruptly halted by a 4-1 home defeat against Port Vale. Fourth-placed Rangers have been unconvincing in the Scottish Premiership and won't relish a trip to Dundee United, who are one place higher.
Away days: Sunderland, the only side in the Football League to have maximum points, are firm favourites to win their Championship fixture at lowly Plymouth, despite the long, tiring journey. League One Stockport, aiming for successive promotions, are recommended at Crawley, who have begun to falter. Charlton, who are also among the early front-runners, are expected beat struggling Shrewsbury. Barnsley, in third place, haven't dropped an away point so far and I believe that sequence will continue at Stevenage. Having won 2-1 at Bromley in their previous League Two away game, Crewe will be confident of coming away from lowly Accrington with three points. Notts County, second in the table, will rate their chances of success at Bromley, newcomers to the Football League.
Homes sweet homes: It's surprising to see Blackpool in the League One relegation zone but I'm tipping them to take a step forward against visitors Exeter and win a league match for the first time this season. Morecambe are bottom of League Two with no goals and no points. Funnily enough they haven't played that badly. They've lost all five matches 1-0 and are due a change of luck. I think they'll get it against Colchester. Although Salford are in the bottom half of the table, I get the feeling they are on the up and fancy them to defeat Cheltenham.
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