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The fixtures are coming thick and fast thanks to the cold weather that hit the UK and wrecked the football schedule in January.  We’ve got another full program this week across Tuesday and Wednesday, with some massively important games for clubs at both ends of the table.

Both Hull and Blackburn sit just above the drop zone and the two sides meet at Ewood Park on Wednesday.  Hull picked up four points off Manchester City and Chelsea in their last two games, but I reckon the Rovers might just bring them back down to earth with a bump.  Hull’s games against City and Chelsea were both at the KC Stadium and the Tigers are much better at home than away, Phil Brown’s side are yet to win on their travels, while Blackburn are a difficult side at Ewood Park.  Hull may be heading into this one in better form but I still fancy Blackburn and at 10/11 they’re heavy favourites with the bookies as well.

On Tuesday Burnley make the trip to Fulham still in search of their first win away from Turf Moor.  The Clarets picked up a vital three points with a victory over West Ham at the weekend but Fulham are a good side at Craven Cottage and I doubt Burnley will get any joy from their trip to London.  The home side have some serious injury problems but they’re still a decent, well organised side and they should be able to take all the points in this one.  At 1.8 (4/5) you won’t see the best return on your investment but I still reckon it is a bet worth placing.

There is plenty of Championship action as well as League One and League Two fixtures but I’m going to stay in the Premier League for the last of my betting tips.  West Ham came unstuck against Burnley at the weekend with a loss at Turf Moor and they welcome Birmingham to Upton Park on Wednesday.  Whenever the Hammers have come up against a strong, physical side they’ve struggled and Blues boss Alex McLeish has certainly forged a tough side out of Birmingham City.  At 5/2 I actually think Birmingham are massively overpriced for this one and they’re certainly worth a nibble in my opinion.

I’ll be back at the weekend with another round of picks, in the meantime why not check out Betfair’s racing tips for today?  They’ve got a talented set of writers who really know their stuff and update the blog on a regular basis.

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POST TITLE: Midweek betting picks
AUTHOR: gfreeman
POSTED: 8th February 2010
FILED AS: Match Previews
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