Scottish Premier League 2011/2012: Ante-Post betting predictions

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

It will be not shock in the SPL again this season with Celtic and Rangers fighting it out. Last season's champions, Rangers are second favourites to win the SPL title at best odds of 2.10 at bet365 and Paddy Power. Celtic are quoted at best odds of 1.85 with Sportingbet to win the title this season under Neil Lennon. Check out our Ante-Post betting predictions

Rangers have won the SPL title for the last three years but their dominance looks set to end this season.
Walter Smith began his second spell as Rangers manager in January 2007. The next year the Glasgow club were in the final of the Europa League and then they embarked on a spell of domestic dominance, winning three successive SPL titles. The 63-year-old left the Gers at the end of last season, having guided the club through one of its most successful ever periods, despite financial uncertainty off the pitch.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has, by contrast, shown over the past year that he can handle the pressure of managing one of the Old Firm and all of the noises coming from Parkhead suggest that the squad is 100% behind the Northern Irishman. The additions of Kelvin Wilson and Adam Matthews will help add some depth to a weak looking defence, while the return of Morten Rasmussen to supplement Kris Commons, Anthony Stokes, Georgios Samaras and Gary Hooper in attack means that Celtic now possess the strongest squad in the SPL.

Gary Hooper leads the top goalscorer betting, at 4.00 () he may not be the best option in that market. The Englishman only made 26 appearances last season and while his end of year tally of 20 goals was impressive, the fact that he doesn't take the penalties for the Hoops makes Hooper hard to back.

Instead, the top scorer in the SPL this season is likely to be Rangers' striker Nikica Jelavic. The Croatian had injury problems last term and was also ineligible to play in the Champions League. This led to a very stop-start introduction to the team but once he was given a run in the team, the 25-year-old proved himself a fantastic goalscorer. He netted 16 league goals from 23 SPL appearances last season, with 14 of them coming in the final 16 games. His current odds of 4.33, at , make him the value pick at the top of the market.

Dunfermline are favourites to finish bottom of the SPL this season. St Mirren are top priced 4.00 shots at and , while St Johnstone are available at 6.00 with and . Kilmarnock can be backed at 5.50 to finish bottom this season, while Inverness are 9.00 with and .

The season kicks off Saturday 23rd July at 12:30 as Rangers take on Hearts at Ibrox.
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Our Predictions:

Winner - Celtic (1.85 @ )
Top Goalscorer - Nikica Jelavic (4.33 @ )
To Finish Bottom - Inverness Caledonian Thistle (9.00 @ )

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