UEFA Cup Group Betting Tips

Betting on matches that mean very little can either be incredibly frustrating or very rewarding. For example, Tottenham and Dinamo Bucharest have both qualified from Group B of the UEFA Cup group stages. Neither has any real necessity to win Thursday night's encounter at White Hart Lane. Tottenham will want to give a good performance for the fans that show up. Dinamo will want to top the group. But, essentially if one or the other of these does not materialize, essentially, who cares? (Unless of course you've got money riding on it). Blackburn and Nancy play out a similar scenario on Wednesday night. The questions that remain are: Do I want to bet on these games and where shall I put my money? Traditionally it is the home side that prevails in these pointless match ups - simply because of the will to impress home support. That said, do not expect White Hart Lane and Ewood Park to be bustling full of fans on a cold, wet weekday evening! All four sides will no doubt rest players and managers will be warning their teams not to receive any yellow cards, as these will carry over to the knockout stages. They won't be competitive clashes and bookies tend to see the draw as a likely result. Tottenham have injury doubts and squad players will get a run out. The likes of Stalteri, Murphy and Davenport may make rare starts and dead ball specialist Murphy looks value at 14/1 with Coral to score the first goal of the game. Meanwhile Dinamo are certainly worth a shout in the handicap at +1 and 6/4 with Stan James Elsewhere, Blackburn are struggling in the Premiership. This poses a tricky conundrum for punters. Will Mark Hughes put out a side aimed at resting his top stars for Saturday's tricky trip to Reading? Or will he field a full strength team aiming to build confidence? Either way, the players on the pitch will be up for the game and the 4/5 available on the home win at VC Bet looks excellent value. 13 Dec 19:45 Blackburn v Nancy 4/5 23/10 7/2 13 Dec 19:45 Espanyol v Austria Vienna 1/3 10/3 13/2 13 Dec 19:45 Fenerbahce v Eintracht Frankfurt 8/13 13/5 7/2 13 Dec 19:45 Feyenoord v Wisla Krakow 1/2 11/4 9/2 13 Dec 19:45 Hapoel Tel-Aviv v Mlada Boleslav 5/6 9/4 11/4 13 Dec 19:45 Palermo v Celta Vigo 8/11 23/10 16/5 13 Dec 19:45 PSG v Panathinaikos 2/5 3/1 11/2 13 Dec 19:45 Zulte-Waregem v Ajax 11/4 9/4 5/6 14 Dec 19:30 Bayer Leverkusen v Besiktas 4/6 2/5 7/2 14 Dec 19:45 Auxerre v Livorno 4/5 9/4 3/1 14 Dec 19:45 Braga v Grasshoppers 1/4 4/1 15/2 14 Dec 19:45 Heerenveen v Lens 6/4 2/1 13/8 14 Dec 19:45 Parma v Osasuna 8/5 15/8 8/5 14 Dec 19:45 Rangers v Partizan Belgrade 8/15 14/5 5/1 14 Dec 19:45 Sevilla v AZ 8/13 13/5 10/3 14 Dec 19:45 Tottenham v Dinamo Bucuresti 8/15 13/5 11/2 (odds from VCBet) #1 Betfair Bonus £25 Free Bet.#2 Ladbrokes £25 Free Bet.#3 Paddypower Bonus £20 Free Bet.