Betting Preview – Friday 23rd October 2015

A busy day on Friday with Championship and League of Ireland action, five race meetings, Pro12 rugby and more.

FOOTBALL
Games taking place include:

Ligue 1 – Caen v Nantes (5.30pm)
La Liga – Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol (7.30pm, Sky Sports 5)
Bundesliga – Hoffenheim v Hamburg (7.30pm)
Ligue 1 – Lyon v Toulouse (7.30pm, BT Sport 2)
English Championship – Rotherham v Sheffield Wednesday (7.45pm, live on Sky Sports 1)

Six games are scheduled to take place in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
The live game is Limerick FC v Shamrock Rovers – kick-off 7.45pm on RTE 2.

HORSE RACING
There are meetings from Ireland and the UK. They are:

Newbury (1.20pm, Flat)
Doncaster (1.30pm, Flat)
Cheltenham (2.10pm, National Hunt)
Wolverhampton (5.50pm, Flat)
Dundalk (6.05pm, Flat)

They also race in South Africa at Fairview (11.45am) and Greyville (4.30pm)

AMERICAN FOOTBALL
The opening game in the latest round of fixtures in the NFL sees San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks – live from 1.25am on Sky Sports 1.

CRICKET
Pakistan play England in the second day of the Second Test in Dubai – live from 6.30am on Sky Sports 2.

Sri Lanka play West Indies in the second day of the Second Test of the two-match series in Colombo – live from 8.05pm on Eurosport.

GOLF
On the European Tour, the Hong Kong Open (live from 7.00am on Sky Sports 4) moves into day two, while on the PGA Tour, the Shiners Hospital Open (live from 10.00pm on Sky Sports 4) continues in Las Vegas.

GREYHOUNDS
There are seven BAGS / BEGS cards across the day:

Kinsley (10.31am)
Swindon (10.38am)
Hove (2.08pm)
Monmore (2.18pm)
Nottingham (6.28pm)
Peterborough (6.33pm)
Sunderland (6.39pm)

RUGBY UNION
Four games take place in the Pro 12:

Scartlets v Munster (7.05pm, TG4)
Newport Gwent Dragons v Benetton Treviso (7.15pm)
Ulster v Cardiff Blues (7.35pm, BBC Two)
Leinster v Glasgow (7.45pm, Sky Sports 2)

Two games take place in the Aviva Premiership:
Gloucester v Saracens (7.45pm, BT Sport 1)
Sale Sharks v Worcester Warriors (8.00pm)

In France’s Top 14, the clash of Racing Metro and Stade Francais is live from 7.40pm on Sky Sports 4.

TENNIS
On the ATP Tour, the Erste Bank Open (live from 12.00pm on Sky Sports 3) continues in Vienna, while tournaments events in Moscow and Stockholm also continue.

On the WTA Tour, the Kremlin Cup (live from 1.30pm on BT Sport 2) also takes place in Moscow, while the Luxembourg Open (live from 6.00pm on Eurosport) moves onto day five.