Expert football betting tips for Saturday, December 6th 2025

The December action kicks off this weekend, and there is plenty to ponder as we enter another round of club football action both domestically and around the globe.

We've sounded the horn to call the Odds Now Punters Panel up for tipster duty. Five expert football tipsters with the knowledge and understanding to offer the best football betting tips for the weekend's action.

Before we start this week's questions and answers, let's take a look and see who is providing their thoughts this week.

Introducing the Odds Now Punters Panel

Matt Hill - As well as being Odds Now’s Head of Content, Matt is a vastly experienced tipster specialising in football and darts. His betting on the beautiful game has a strong lean towards the lower leagues.

Adam Drury - A regular football tipster for Odds Now, Adam enjoyed a hugely successful campaign in 2024-25, including landing three 50/1+ winners on his weekly EFL accumulator column alongside countless other top tips.

Gab Sutton - Widely renowned as one of the best football journalists around, Gab’s encyclopedic knowledge of the EFL makes him well-equipped to offer up unique betting angles for punters.

Steve Day - Experienced punter and football tipster. Steve has 15 years of experience writing football betting previews covering competitions both domestically and abroad.

Now, let's get into the good stuff!

What is your NAP of the football weekend?

MH: It's got to be Colchester to beat Gillingham at anything around even money in League Two's only fixture (a lunchtime kick-off, take note). A glance at the table makes this look a tight mid-table affair, but Danny Cowley's hosts are top of the form table over the last six games with 13 points taken, while Gillingham have only won one in 12 across all competitions and are really struggling. The U's should be odds on.

AD: In a big clash at the top of the Championship, I'm taking Coventry 5/4 draw no bet at Ipswich. Cov have won 11 of their last 12 matches, a run that certainly suggests there's a heap of value in this price, while Ipswich have only taken three points from one of their last four at Portman Road.

GS: Oxford double chance at 10/13 at Swansea. If you go from September, the Yellows don’t lose anything like as many games as the bookies think they will.

SD: I can't help but be drawn to the odds of Bradford beating Plymouth at 23/20 with Bet365. I know the Bantams have only picked up 1 win in their last 7 league matches, but it's also just 1 defeat in their previous 10 league matches. It's also worth noting that Graham Alexander's side are unbeaten in their last 4 away league games. Add in the fact that they face a Pilgrims side who look all at sea right now.

Which favourite would you urge punters against backing?

MH: It's great to see Everton going so well at the moment, given there are some Toffees in my family – but I'd give them a wide berth against Nottingham Forest. Sean Dyche has made Forest a lot tougher to beat away from home since arriving in October, and they've won their last two on the road against Liverpool (0-3) and Wolves (0-1), accompanied by clean sheets.

AD: Blackburn at heavy odds-on at home to Sheffield Wednesday. Rovers are in decent nick but tend to perform much better against sides who they can sit back and counter-attack on, only winning one of their nine home matches this season – against Southampton. They've been stopped by the likes of Norwich, Swansea and Derby, and there's a risk this game could fall into a similar pattern.

GS: MK Dons. Oldham have only lost 5/18 in the league; they’re posting fourth on xG For in League Two this term, and as a club that has to be self-sufficient, the FA Cup is huge. MK Dons have that external investment, so it doesn’t carry the same significance.

SD: There are a few favourites in the Premier League who face tricky games this weekend. I'm going to have to say Liverpool again, though. I warned against backing them in last week's football punters panel against West Ham, and they were far from convincing. The Reds then found themselves being held by Sunderland at home in midweek. I wouldn't have them anywhere near my weekly bets right now.

Is there a game that screams goals to you on Saturday?

MH: The FA Cup's early rounds always seem to throw up goals aplenty, and I'd be amazed if MK Dons vs Oldham doesn't end up being an entertaining affair. The hosts have seen over 2.5 goals land in 13 of their last 16 games across all competitions, and Oldham will be more inclined to throw caution to the wind in a knockout fixture. Back over 2.5 goals at EVS and over 3.5 at 13/5.

AD: It has to be Leeds v Liverpool in the Premier League. The hosts beat Chelsea 3-1 in an impressive display on Wednesday night, with BTTS & over 2.5 winning in their last five at Elland Road. Liverpool are defending badly but still tend to score, a nice recipe for the same bet at 19/20 across the board.

GS: Grimsby v Wealdstone. The Mariners are due to tonk somebody, I think, with the volume of chances they create, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they conceded one or two either.

SD: One game stands out, and it's Cardiff City vs Huddersfield on Saturday in a 12:30pm GMT kick-off. This is a game between the joint second-highest scorers in League One so far this season. The Bluebirds have scored in 5 of their last 6 league games. The Terriers have found the net in 7 of their previous 8 league matches. Over 2.5 goals have also been scored in each of Huddersfield's last 7 league games.

Any goalscorer or prop bets taking your eye this weekend?

MH: Again, in that Everton vs Nottingham Forest game, I really like the 3/1 with Betway on Elliot Anderson to have 1+ shots on target. The England international does operate quite deep but seems to be increasing his attacking output in recent weeks with shots in four out of his last five matches, including two of those on target (and a goal). With confidence increasing, he's a likely type to hit one from range here.

AD: I watch Manchester United and always expect Bryan Mbeumo to score. He regularly has two or more shots in games, and a clash against Wolves on Monday night looks to be the perfect match for him to end a relatively barren run of one in five. He's available at 7/4.

GS: Callum Ebanks of Buxton. Free-scoring poacher in Cheltenham’s youth teams, couldn’t progress as hoped due to long-term injuries. Now has the chance to do what he’d spent years hoping to do: score at Whaddon Road. 9/2 for those of you who like to follow the narrative!

SD: I'm going to back my boy Yousef Salech to score anytime at 5/4. Cardiff versus Huddersfield should witness goals, and the Danish striker has scored 4 goals in his last 6 league games.

It’s FA Cup second round weekend. Are there any underdogs you fancy to make it into the promised land of round three?

MH: Obviously, I'm hoping for an upset at Bloomfield Road when Carlisle head to Blackpool on Sunday (live on TNT Sports, no less). However, at the prices, I'd probably back Weston-Super-Mare to beat Chelmsford at just under 2/1 in an all-National League South tie. What an opportunity for both sides. Chelmsford have home advantage, but for me, the visitors have looked a better side this term, and I'm surprised they aren't favourites.

AD: I'll take Buxton to win at Cheltenham at 29/2 with Paddy Power. I believe that even though it's changed now, Buxton were initially priced up much shorter than this, so the market must see something in them. Cheltenham's priority is surely staying in League Two.

GS: Oldham, as I mentioned, and Cambridge. Some managers just suit the FA Cup perfectly, and Neil Harris is one of those. Finalist as a player in 2004, beat PL champions Leicester with Millwall in L1 in 2017, then Everton two years later.

SD: In the early rounds of the FA Cup, it's always worth looking to see which underdogs are playing at home. Especially the teams that are facing out-of-form opponents from a higher division. Boreham Wood to beat Newport County feels like the stand-out upset. However, checking the odds, and despite being a division below, the home side are actually the favourites! Burton have hit a bit of a sticky patch in the league as well, so Brackley to take their scalp on Monday isn't beyond the realms of possibility.