Scottish Football Betting

Everyone is a football expert. However, when it comes to betting on the beautiful game the returns so often do not reflect this. Bearing this in mind why not take a break from your normal stomping ground and pay a visit to the mysterious world of lower league Scottish football? I am not suggesting you bet on Scottish football because you know nothing about it, but rather that you can approach it with an unemotional, calculated detachment. Of course some knowledge will be important, so if you are not familiar with Scottish football it is worth swatting up a bit. There are plenty of sites out there to provide you with a large array stats. It's worth the effort as the Scottish leagues have good return potential. To explain, Scottish leagues have fewer teams than their English counterparts. This means bets have fewer variables, which should increase return percentage. With 12 teams in the SPL and 10 in the other Scottish Leagues compared with 20 in the Premiership and 24 in the other leagues, there is not only a variable reduction but also a greater potential to become a statistical expert.Scottish football has the reputation for boring, low scoring matches and stats seem to prove this. Presently all but three in Division 1, average little over 1 goal per game at best. This means that score predictions, with decent odds become attractive through the reduced variables. Try putting a bet on a 1-0 win for Hamilton Academics (23 from 21 games) against bottom side Queen of the South (14 from 21) when they play on 10th February. Not a spectacle for the neutral, but that's why it's a potential money-spinner. It will be a predictable, low scoring grind and that is what so much of lower league Scottish football is about and why it is an untapped betting resource.A final tip is to go with low return sure bets. The Scottish leagues always have a few sure outcomes. They are financially intelligent especially if you a willing to bet big. In Division 1, Gretna is almost certain to finish top with odds at 1/7 with Ladbrokes. I know where my money is.Bell's Scottish First Div (odds shown H D A)13 Jan 15:00 Airdrie Utd v Dundee 13/10 5/2 6/4 13 Jan 15:00 Livingston v St Johnstone 6/4 5/2 13/10 13 Jan 15:00 Partick v Gretna 11/4 5/2 4/5 13 Jan 15:00 Queen of South v Clyde 6/4 5/2 13/10 13 Jan 15:00 Ross County v Hamilton 11/8 5/2 11/8 Bell's Scottish Second Div 13 Jan 15:00 Cowdenbeath v Peterhead 8/13 11/4 16/5 13 Jan 15:00 Forfar v Ayr 2/1 5/2 1/1 13 Jan 15:00 Morton v Alloa 1/4 4/1 15/2 13 Jan 15:00 Stirling v Raith 4/7 11/4 7/2 13 Jan 15:00 Stranraer v Brechin 13/8 5/2 6/5 Bell's Scottish Third Div 13 Jan 15:00 Dumbarton v Arbroath 11/8 5/2 7/5 13 Jan 15:00 East Fife v East Stirling 1/4 4/1 15/2 13 Jan 15:00 Montrose v Albion 6/4 5/2 13/10 13 Jan 15:00 Queens Park v Berwick 13/10 5/2 6/4 13 Jan 15:00 Stenhousemuir v Elgin 1/2 11/4 9/2 Odds by Bet 365