Betting Preview – Friday 5th December

Friday’s sports sees football from across Europe, Racing from the UK and Ireland, NFL and much more.

HORSE RACING:
There are five meetings in the UK and Ireland on Friday – they are:
Lingfield (12:30pm, Flat)
Exeter (12:40pm, National Hunt)
Sandown (12:50pm, National Hunt)
Woverhampton (4:00pm, Flat)
Dundalk (6:15pm, Flat)
They also race at Fairview (10:40am) and Greyville (3:30pm) in South Africa.

FOOTBALL:
There are a number of live matches on TV on Friday – they are:
Australian Hyundai A-League – Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory (8:40am kick-off, live on BT Sport 1)
English Under-18 Premier League – Man United v Liverpool (7:00pm kick-off, live on LFCTV & MUTV)
German Bundesliga – Borussia Dortmund v Hoffenheim (7:30pm kick-off, live on BT Sport Extra)
English Championship – Fulham v Watford (7:45pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 1)
Scottish Premiership – Ross County v Dundee United (7:45pm kick-off, live on BT Sport 1)
Italian Serie A – Fiorentina v Juventus (7:45pm kick-off, live on ESPN)
English FA Cup, Second Round – Hartlepool v Blyth Spartans (7:55pm kick-off, live on BBC2)

AMERICAN FOOTBALL:
There’s one match on Friday morning as week 14 of the NFL season gets underway with the Dallas Cowboys up against the Chicago Bears from 1:25am Irish-time.

BASKETBALL:
There are three matches in the NBA on Friday morning – they are:
NBA – New York v Cleveland (1:05am Irish-time)
NBA – Portland v Indiana (3:05am Irish-time)
NBA – Golden State v New Orleans (3:35am Irish-time)

GOLF:
The second round of the Nedbank Challenge takes place from the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City on Friday (live on Sky Sports 4 from 8:00am). Elsewhere, the World Golf Challenge continues in Orlando, Florida (live on Sky Sports 4 from 7:00pm).

GREYHOUNDS:
There are seven BAGS cards on Friday – they are:
Kinsley (10:31am)
Hove (10:38am)
Swindon (2:08pm)
Monmore (2:18pm)
Nottingham (6:28pm)
Peterborough (6:33pm)
Sheffield (6:39pm)

RUGBY UNION:
There’s one live match in the European Champions Cup on Friday night as Montpellier take on Bath at the Altrad Stadium (live on BT Sport 2 from 7:45pm).

SNOOKER:
The UK Championship continues in York on Friday with two quarter-finals down for decision (live on BBC & Eurosport) across the day.

TENNIS:
The third day of the Statoil Masters takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday (live on ITV4 from 7:30pm).