Michael Nicholls

The Cowboys take on the Knights in Townsville on Saturday night and somehow have opened favourites in head-to-head betting. This isn’t the side that made a preliminary final in 2022. …

The Dogs looked to have regressed a little recently, and things won’t get any easier for them when they host the rampaging Sharks in Friday night footy. A somewhat positive …

The choke is on! For the second time in as many weeks Arsenal dropped vital competition points, and they now sit only four points clear of Manchester City who have …

We could be seeing this exact matchup in a fortnight from now under the branding of a win or go home elimination final as fourth hosts fifth. However the Wanderers …

This one shapes as a potential ‘line in the sand’ game on Friday night between two sides with plenty left to prove. Fremantle scratched and clawed its way to victory …

The Eels take on competition leaders the Broncos on Friday evening, and I think that this looms as the contest of the round. Understandably, the Broncos have opened favourites in …

Another quality Thursday night contest sees the Rabbitohs take on the Panthers in a re-run of the 2021 NRL Grand Final. Both sides have been good enough to fight into …

The final match of the week comes way of Yorkshire on Tuesday morning, and Leeds United have their work cut out for them in Liverpool. Demotion looked a serious threat …

Betting suggests that the most one-sided match of the round will materialise between Manchester City and Leicester City, and it’s not hard to see why. Leicester are in real danger …

The Gunners have left the door slightly cracked open, but they can close it a little more again by beating London rivals West Ham this weekend. Their eight-point lead over …

United look to have found their rhythm again, and they can continue Forest’s woes in Game Week 31. They’re not even a shadow on an Alex Ferguson United side, but …

Wolves take on Brentford in another intriguing Game Week 31 fixture. They were dancing worryingly close to the drop zone (and still are) until recording a vital win over Chelsea …

One of the most one-sided matches of the weekend will take place between Spurs and Bournemouth in London, if betting is to be believed. Tottenham currently sit fifth on the …

Southampton are down, out and untippable. For more than a decade, the Saints have etched out a position as a Premier League mainstay, but it is extremely difficult to imagine …

Everton remain perilously close to the drop zone, and nothing short of a win in matches like this one is required for them to stay in England’s top league. One …

A really interesting fixture and at publish, the bookies can’t split them! Chelsea clearly haven’t enjoyed their best season on record, and things have probably only gotten worse since Graham …

In my opinion, the match of the round comes up first – Villa and Newcastle locking horns in the Midlands on Saturday night AEST. I doubt anyone would have picked …

The lengthy winning run of the Reds came to a halt in front of a packed house at Coopers Stadium last week, but they remain the best placed to challenge …