Betting Preview – Thursday 7th January

Thursday sees the first European and PGA Tour golf action of 2016 as well 3 English race meetings and League One football.

HORSE RACING
Towcester – 1.05, Jumps
Lingfield – 1.20, Flat
Chelmsford – 5.10, Flat

There’s also racing from Meydan from 3pm and the Vaal from as early as 10.15am.

FOOTBALL
English League One: Wigan Athletic v Gillingham (Kick-off 7.45pm on SS1).

BASKETBALL
College Basketball action as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons host the Duke Blue Devils at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in North Carolina. Live from 12am on BT Sport 2.
College basketball action as the Tennessee Volunteers host the Florida Gators at the Thompson-Boling Arena. 12am on ESPN.
College basketball action as the Oregon Ducks host the California Bears at the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. 2am on ESPN.
College basketball action as the Oregon State Beavers host the Stanford Cardinals at the Gill Coliseum in Corvallis. 4Aam on ESPN.

NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder host the Memphis Grizzlies at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Live from 2.30am on BT Sport 2.

CRICKET
New Zealand v Sri Lanka. Coverage of the first fixture in a two-match series at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui live from 2am on SS3.

Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers. All the action from the Twenty20 clash at Spotless Stadium is live from 8.30am on SS1.

Australia v West Indies. Coverage of the fifth and final day of the Third Test, which takes place at Sydney Cricket Ground is live from 6am on SS2.

DARTS
BDO Darts continues from 1pm on BBC Two and from 6pm on BT Sport 1.

GOLF
European Tour: The BMW SA Open. Coverage of the opening day’s play at the Glendower Golf Club in Gauteng, Johannesburg, where England’s Andy Sullivan was victorious last year is live from 8.30am on SS4.
PGA Tour: The Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Coverage of the first day’s play from the Plantation Course at Kapalua in Hawaii, where Jimmy Walker is the reigning champion is live from 11.30pm on SS4.

GREYHOUNDS
Sunderland – First Race 11.03am
Sheffield – First Race 11.11am
Romford – First Race – 2.08pm
Crayford – First Race 2.18pm
Hove – First Race 6.28pm
Monmore – First Race 6.33pm
Newcastle – First Race 6.39pm

NHL
Montreal Canadiens v New Jersey Devils (Face-off 12.00am, Setanta Sports 1).
Anaheim Ducks v Toronto Maple Leafs (Face-off 3.00am, Setanta Sports 1)

TENNIS
ATP Tennis: The Qatar Open. Coverage of the fourth day’s play at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, featuring the quarter-finals is live from 12.30pm on Eurosport 2.
WTA Tennis: Quarter-final action from the Brisbane International as players continue preparations for the Australian Open. Previous winners here include Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams is live from 1 am on BT Sport 1.