Scottish Premier League is a safe bet
Monday, June 29th, 2009
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) is one of the most predictable football leagues in the world. It is no exaggeration to say this league is a two horse race. Rangers and Celtic have dominated top flight Scottish football for the past 20 years. So betting against either of them to win the SPL is either brave or foolish. As such putting a bet on either Rangers or Celtic to win the Scottish league would be a safe bet. However if you do tip another team, you are likely to receive fantastic odds and as a result you would be in for a big payday.
You could make the Old Firm Derby – between Rangers and Celtic – even more interesting for yourself. It is already one of the fiercest rivalries in club football but to make it more enjoyable place a bet on it. The games always have shocks and numerous twists so it is well worth putting a bet on it.
But there are other things to bet on when having a gamble on the Scottish League. You could bet on who will come behind the Scottish big two and make it into third. Different teams have finished third in the Scottish Premier League and so means there are good odds on teams who have a reasonable chance of coming in third.
You could also place a bet on who would finish as top scorer in the Scottish Premier League. However a smart bet would again be on a player from either Celtic or Rangers. As the two teams dominate the league it is almost inevitable that one of their players will finish as top scorer. You guessed it for the 10 years to SPL has been running only players from Celtic ad Rangers have scored the most goals in the league. However there have been some players from other clubs who have come in touching distance of Celtic’s and Ranger’s finest, so taking a punt on a leading striker from one of the chasing teams may be worth thinking about.