SUPER SUNDAY often fails to live up to its billing with armchair fans drifting off into the land of nod as the lesser lights of the Premier League serve up a stinker.
The only thing that keeps our interest piqued is the prospect of a Roy Keane rant when the pundits dissect the action or a ball scudding off a trackside reporter's head as the subs warm up during half-time.
But it’s the SPFL Premiership taking over the airwaves this Sunday and the action should be red-hot with tantalising derbies in Glasgow and Dundee.
Both showdowns promise plenty of thrills and I fancy a double on over 2.5 goals at 193/100 with McBookie.
First up on Sky is the Old Firm dust-up and it will be fascinating to see which version of Rangers turns up at Parkhead.
The Ibrox side have been as predictable as David Lynch movie this season and their Europa League clash with Fenerbahce was a microcosm of their season.
Gers were written off ahead of the first leg in Turkey but dazzled with the pressure off and claimed a memorable 3-1 win.
They then put their fans through the wringer on Thursday night, failing to cope with the pressure of expectation as they lost 2-0 and only just squeezed through on penalties.
Playing for 120 minutes in a high-octane Thursday night game isn't the best way to prepare for a dust-up with your biggest rivals away from home.
Celtic would have been strong favourites anyway but that has shifted the odds further in their favour and McBookie price the Hoops at just 13/20.
Rangers are 15/4 outsiders but they did batter Brendan Rodgers side 3-0 at Ibrox in the last derby and also scored three times in the League Cup Final shoot-out loss at Hampden.
So I fancy goals at both ends and combining BTTS with over 2.5 goals pays 10/11 (SkyBet).
It's Barry Ferguson's first derby as boss so this should be a fiery one. The midfield battle will be key and Nico Raskin is 11/4 at McBookie for a card while Celtic skipper Callum McGregor is 3/1 in the same market....
The only thing that keeps our interest piqued is the prospect of a Roy Keane rant when the pundits dissect the action or a ball scudding off a trackside reporter's head as the subs warm up during half-time.
But it’s the SPFL Premiership taking over the airwaves this Sunday and the action should be red-hot with tantalising derbies in Glasgow and Dundee.
Both showdowns promise plenty of thrills and I fancy a double on over 2.5 goals at 193/100 with McBookie.
First up on Sky is the Old Firm dust-up and it will be fascinating to see which version of Rangers turns up at Parkhead.
The Ibrox side have been as predictable as David Lynch movie this season and their Europa League clash with Fenerbahce was a microcosm of their season.
Gers were written off ahead of the first leg in Turkey but dazzled with the pressure off and claimed a memorable 3-1 win.
They then put their fans through the wringer on Thursday night, failing to cope with the pressure of expectation as they lost 2-0 and only just squeezed through on penalties.
Playing for 120 minutes in a high-octane Thursday night game isn't the best way to prepare for a dust-up with your biggest rivals away from home.
Celtic would have been strong favourites anyway but that has shifted the odds further in their favour and McBookie price the Hoops at just 13/20.
Rangers are 15/4 outsiders but they did batter Brendan Rodgers side 3-0 at Ibrox in the last derby and also scored three times in the League Cup Final shoot-out loss at Hampden.
So I fancy goals at both ends and combining BTTS with over 2.5 goals pays 10/11 (SkyBet).
It's Barry Ferguson's first derby as boss so this should be a fiery one. The midfield battle will be key and Nico Raskin is 11/4 at McBookie for a card while Celtic skipper Callum McGregor is 3/1 in the same market....
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