Scottish Premier League Betting (SPL Betting)
Betting has started for the 2006-2007 season of the Scottish Premier League. Although Celtic and Rangers sides have dominated the top two positions in the SPL recent years, Hearts managed to take second place after Celtic in 2005-2006 and could prove to be a good bet this season outside of the Old Firm rivals.
At the start of the season, current league champions Celtic were tipped as favourite to win, followed by Rangers, who last won the league in 2004-2005, and last year"s runners up Hearts. Although Scotland"s "Big Three" already appear to have the season sewn up, the good news is that some online bookmakers are offering handicap markets (see below) and are actively facilitating bets outside of the Glasgow and Edinburgh sides. Rangers" Kris Boyd is hotly tipped to be top goalscorer for the second year running, while bookies are predicting Fife squad Dunfermline, St. Mirren, and the Falkirk Bairns as possible sides facing relegation.
SPL Betting Markets
Standard markets for the SPL are individual coupons for SPL fixtures. However, online bookmakers are already advertising a good range of ante post markets, the most common naturally being outright win markets for the 2006-2007 season. Outright win markets are available at Bet365, Victor Chandler, Betfred and Paddy Power,
Long term markets for the 2006-07 SPL also include top scorer and relegation markets, and avoid relegation markets, as well as a number of handicap markets offering punters good odds for betting outside the Big Three.
Our recommendation for a free bet on the 2006-2007 premiership have to be Betdirect, who have a great selection of long term markets, including outright fixed odds for a win minus Rangers, Celtic, and Hearts, odds for top goalscorer, and odds for which team will finish bottom. SkyBet are offering similar choices, as are Betfair, who also have a top two finish market as well as some nice Old Firm accumulators.
Scottish Premiere League Teams 2006-2007
The teams competing in this year"s season are as follows (arranged according to the standing of favourites at the start of the season):
| SPL Teams 2006-2007 |
|---|
| Celtic |
| Rangers |
| Hearts |
| Hibs |
| Aberdeen |
| Kilmarnock |
| Inverness Cal. Thistle |
| Motherwell |
| Dundee Utd. |
| Falkirk |
| Dunfermline |
| St. Mirren |
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