If you can blag off work for a couple of hours on Friday morning – or call watching it work – the International Rules series is always worth a look. Even if it’s just to give out about how pointless or rubbish you think it is.

There could be a few quid to be made on it though, which is far from pointless and rubbish, but there isn’t exactly a form line here, only past history to call on. Often it’s just a case of ignoring the teams and looking for the best odds on offer.

Backing an Australian behind as the first score at 4/1 in some shops looks a decent starting point. The Aussies are young and inexperienced at this game and with the round ball. And although GAA pundits and fans continually fall over themselves to laud their kicking skills, sometimes their shots just make you want to laugh out loud, or actually just do it. Laughing at someone else’s misfortune, particularly an Australian Rules player, now there’s a good reason for keeping International Rules going.

If the Aussies win the throw-up and go on the attack it’s unlikely they’ll get a goal or an over to start off so the behind is a decent enough bet.

The other bet we like the look of is grounded in another great International Rules cliché. The Aussies are pros and so will finish the game stronger. Often, on Irish soil, it’s proved to be the other way round with Australia hammering Ireland and then taking their foot off the pedal as Ireland sneak a late win.

But in Australia it could be different, and the 5/1 on Ireland half time and Australia full time represents great value for money, and should be snapped up now.

Ireland have to get off to a flyer, but their preparations have been fractured by the loss of Darran O’Sullivan to club duties, while Sean Cavanagh and Andy Moran are missing due to injury. On top of this Stephen Cluxton, Leighton Glynn, Colm Begley and Finian Hanley all arrived in late due to club commitments.

Ireland could be stronger in the second test when they get acclimatised, and Australia look generously priced for the first test. Australia +3 at 4/5 looks good value, even though Ireland, as the touring side, often get off to a flyer.

The total points history of first tests makes for interesting reading with a real pattern emerging in recent years. In 2006 there were 88 points scored on the first day out, in 2008 it was 89 and in 2010 it was 87.

So with 5/6 on offer for under 94.5 points in this year’s first test with some bookmakers it has to be worth a look.

Some bookies are offering odds on Ireland’s top points scorer, and although the prices aren’t hugely appealing a bit of commons sense could yield a nice dividend.

This Irish team is not as laden down with proven scores as they have been in the recent past when the likes of Sean Cavanagh, Padraic Joyce, Benny Coulter, and Bernard and Alan Brogan all wore the green jersey.

Steven McDonnell’s names stands out, but so too does Michael Murphy, and at 4/1 the Donegal star, who is always good for a goal, could be worth a punt.

Ireland will surely have to use him close to goal, and if he doesn’t score heavily it’s hard to see who will. But the man we like the look of for a bit of value is Tommy Walsh, priced at 10/1 with Powers to be top Irish point scorer in the first test.

Walsh has an eye for goal, goes straight at defenses and he has a point to prove after his recent move from St. Kilda to Sydney Swans, after failing to get a game for his old club.

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International Rules Series – First Test Tips

First Score Australia behind @ 4/1, Boyles

Ireland/Australia ht/ft @ 5/1, Powers

Michael Murphy – Top Irish scorer in First Test @ 4/1, Powers

Tommy Walsh – Top Irish scorer in First Test @ 10/1, Powers

Australia +3 @ 4/5, Powers

Australian HT/FT @ 23/10, Powers

Total Points Under 94.5 @ 5/6, Ladbrokes

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IT’S hard to see Donegal/Dublin being anything other than a tight tense affair. Most big Croke Park games throw up more score than 30 points, but most Donegal games don’t.

Jim McGuinness’ men have only conceded one goal in five championship matches this summer. And that was a follow up to a penalty late in their Ulster quarter-final win over Cavan when the game was already over.

Donegal have also failed to hit the after burners when it comes to scoring at the other end.

Over 70 minutes of their All-Ireland quarter-final win over Kildare they shot just 1-7, and against Derry in the Ulster Final they grabbed 1-11.

Donegal hit just 2-6 in their win over Tyrone, and they needed those goals to emerge with a win as their opponents chalked up 0-11.

Interestingly, they didn’t even open up that much when they trailed by 0-6 to 0-1 against the Red Hands after half an hour, remaining resolute at the back as they ate into the lead.

The Tír Conaill men are unlikely to come out of their defensive shells unless Dublin totally blow them away at the start and with the fitness and intensity of Donegal this is unlikely to happen.

Diarmuid Connolly surely can’t play as well as he did against Tyrone, when he hit seven points from play, and he definitely won’t be given that kind of space again.

Paul Flynn was exceptional too, playing his best game for Dublin, and it will be difficult to put in a repeat performance back to back with Kevin Cassidy likely to be tracking him.

On top of this Donegal have three other real quality defenders in Karl Lacey, Neil McGee and Frank McGlynn, who, with a little help from their friends, could do well on the Brogans and Connolly.

It’s hard to see Dublin scoring close to 22 points again, never mind the 3-22 they could easily have hit against Tyrone. The Dubs are capable of around 15 points, but Donegal could well struggle to make an impact on the scoring front.

They won’t have come up against a defence like Dublin’s yet, and they were struggling to score as it was without defenders like Lacey, McGlynn or Mark McHugh – a wing forward in name only – getting up the field.

Dublin full back Rory O’Carroll looks built for Michael Murphy and did well on him in the All-Ireland Under-21 final last year. What’s more, the Dubs are a lot more disciplined in their tackling now, and won’t give up handy frees.

Donegal will need goals, but they may not get them, and could do well to score 11 or 12 points, but they won’t throw in the towel.

It has the look of a 14-10 win for Dublin, depending on who grabs a goal and who doesn’t.

A decent bet would be exactly one goal in the game, with Donegal’s defensive record and the Dubs likely to go for points with the way the Ulster champions set up their defence.

Selections:

• Total Points Under 30.5 – 5/6 Boylesports
• Under 1.5 goals – 5/4 Boylesports
• RTE Man of the Match – Karl Lacey 11/1 Paddy Power
• Dublin to beat Donegal by 4-6 points – 7/2 Stan James

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THE odds are too good to pass up on this one, even if the evidence suggests the O’Shea brothers Seamus and Aidan – are unlikely to have you laughing all the way to the bank on Sunday.

Mayo midfield man Seamus O’Shea is on offer at 9/4 to score a single point or more in their All-Ireland semi-final clash with Kerry at Croke Park.

O’Shea has yet to find the target this summer in Mayo’s four championship matches although he played no part in the extra-time win over London.

The Breaffy man has played a lot of football in attack for the Connacht champions, and although he has never been the heaviest of scorers he knows where the target is.

All he has to do is get on the end of one move, and if Mayo are chasing the game in the second half they’ll have to go for broke.

The other problem with this bet is that Ronan McGarrity is poised to come in at midfield, and he was the man who replaced O’Shea against Cork, but it’s still worth a go.

The other O’Shea, Aidan, is 11/8 to score a point or more against Kerry, and we know he can find the target from his minor days.

O’Shea is now settled in at midfield, but if Alan Freeman is off colour again it would be no surprise to see him thrown in at full forward, where he would be a handful for Marc O’Se and co.

Doubtless it’s a move Mayo boss James Horan has considered springing on someone from the start this summer, and this would be the day for it.

But in Horan’s thinking the stability of the team’s defensive structure is paramount and he wouldn’t consider destabilising that on a whim, plus Alan Freeman has match winning potential at full forward anyway.

O’Shea has a brilliant left foot though and is well capable of hitting a long range points at some stage.

Speaking of Freeman, he has been quiet since his 1-2 burst against Galway in the Connacht semi-final, but if Mayo are to win on Sunday they need a big game from their number 14.

That’s why he might be worth a look at 18/1 for the RTE Man of the Match award.

We also had a look at the anytime goalscorer bets, but with Mayo only managing two goals in their four championship clashes this summer we left them alone.

On the Kerry side Declan O’Sullivan at 5/1 with Powers to be an anytime goalscorer is worth a punt. O’Sullivan has the knack of being in the right place at the right time and always thinks goal first. He is in great form and should have found the net against Limerick late in the game.

The other bet worth taking is the 4/6 Stan James are offering on over 28.5 points in the match.

Mayo hit 13 points in terrible conditions in the Connacht Final win over Roscommon and 1-13 against Cork in the All-Ireland quarter-final.

They’ll have to score in around 1-13 to win, and you’d always fancy Kerry to score over 1-10 in any game.

This would appear to be the worst case scenario in the scoring, and if Kerry cut loose there could be a lot more scores.

Selections:

• Over 28.5 points Kerry v Mayo (4/6 Stan James)
• Declan O’Sullivan Kerry anytime goalscorer v Mayo (5/1 Paddy Power)
• Seamus O’Shea Mayo over 0.5 points v Kerry (9/4 Paddy Power)
• Aidan O’Shea Mayo over 0.5 points v Kerry (11/8 Paddy Power)
• Alan Freeman Mayo RTE Man of the Match v Kerry (18/1 Paddy Power)

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Some interesting scoring bets are on offer this weekend, particularly in Satuday’s Cork/Mayo clash.

Enda Varley has been drafted into the Mayo side at the expense of Jason Doherty, but it’s a big ask for a young player going to Croke Park to turn up and score heavily against a rugged and battle hardened Cork defence.

And with Doherty, who scored seven goals in the league waiting in the wings, there is added pressure on Varley to deliver on the day.

Varley is available at 10/11 to score under 1.5 points, and this looks a decent bet.

Cork’s Fintan Goold grabbed 1-1 against Down last weekend, but is not renowned as a prolific scorer. Team mate Paddy Kelly is a quality player too, but, again, not a prolific scorer. You can get both players to score under 1.5 points at 6/5 with Paddy Power.

Down were wide open at the back last weekend, but Mayo, with Kevin McLoughlin drifting back from the half forward shouldn’t be as badly exposed, provided they don’t bottle it on the day.

And Cork will do well to repeat a display like they put in last Saturday a week later, particularly without key forwards Daniel Goulding and Ciaran Sheehan.

In the same game we also like the look of Alan Freeman to score more than Goold.
 Freeman caused Dublin all sorts of problems in the league at Croke Park and can be had at 4/5, although regular Dubs full back Rory O’Carroll was on sabbatical in France at the time.

Freeman is a class act and a real goal threat. As well as this he will be on the edge of the square, whereas Goold is likely to be at wing forward.

Those four bets are all worth a punt, but unfortunately they cannot be done as doubles or trebles.

Elsewhere, Donegal look great value at 2/1 against Kildare with William Hill, in what appears a 50/50 match.

Kildare struggled badly when Dublin packed their defence in the Leinster semi-final, and Donegal will do they same, although Kildare may be able to burst Donegal’s tackles that bit easier.

Donegal will also have Tomas O’Connor, who was dropped for the Dublin game, to contend with.

Kildare’s long range shooting can be suspect too, and a few early wides from the lily whites would see Donegal very much in this match.

Donegal beat Laois by a point on their last trip to Croke Park – the Division 2 final – and they played the last half hour with 14-men, finishing strongly to show their new found mettle.

Selections:

• Donegal to beat Kildare – 2/1 William Hill
• Enda Varley to score less than 1.5 points v Cork – 10/11 Paddy Power
• Alan Freeman to score more than Fintan Goold – 4/5 Paddy Power
• Fintan Goold Cork to score under 1.5 points – 6/5 Paddy Power
• Paddy Kelly Cork to score under 1.5 points – 6/5 Paddy Power

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TYRONE aren’t in the habit of trouncing anyone, even when they totally outplay them. And with the way tomorrow’s clash with Armagh at Omagh is set up it is bound to be close.

Armagh have two games with Wicklow under their belt, and it’s set up for Paddy O’Rourke’s side, who are under very little pressure, to put in a huge display.

Tyrone are experts at absorbing punishment, and will feel that if they hold Jamie Clarke they could go a long way to winning the game.

This means they are likely to set up quite defensively, and although Armagh do tend to go for it at times under O’Rourke, these are usually cagey affairs because the players know each other inside out.

Tyrone are the more proven outfit but without Justin McMahon, Stephen O’Neill, Aidan Cassidy and Owen Mulligan in their starting line-up they won’t scare Armagh.

The one question is how Armagh will react if Ciaran McKeever and Kieran Toner are unavailable again, having missed the Wicklow match last week.

The Red Hand men are unlikely to run up a big tally regardless, but should be able to see this one out before igniting in Croke Park.

It could be low scoring affair so Paddy Powers under 30.5 points in total at 5/6 is worth a look, but we like Tyrone by 1-3 points at 11/4 with Powers that bit more.

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At Croke Park tomorrow, Down and Cork could be a real shoot out, with Down always capable of getting goals and the big, athletic Rebel side suited to the big pitch.

Cork are generally good for 16 or 17 points at GAA Headquarters and never set up defensively. Bet 365s over 31.5 points at 5/6 is worth a punt.

Cork are notoriously slow starters and Down showed against Kerry last year that they can explode out of the blocks so the 21/10 on to be ahead at half-time with Boyles is probably the bet of the weekend.

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IN HURLING, Limerick look great value at 13/8 with most bookmakers. Betfair’s 6/7 on Limerick +2.5 looks good with Conal Keaney ruled out for Dublin.

It’s not just the loss of the player himself, it’s the mental effect it is likely to have on a young team at such a crunch point in their season and so close to a big game.

One other bet might be worth a look on the hurling front. Dublin don’t score many goals and Limerick, outside of Kevin Downes, haven’t oozed a goal threat, and sometimes don’t get the ball in often enough to their full forward line.

It could all go haywire with an early goal and Dublin minus Tomas Brady at full back, but 6/1 about exactly one goal with Boyles is a decent bet.

BETS:

- 21/10 Down ahead at half time v Cork Boyles
- Down v Cork Over 31.5 points Bet 365 5/6
- Tyrone to beat Armagh by 1-3 points 11/4 Powers
- Limerick +2.5 v Dublin Betfair 6/7
- Dublin/Limerick exactly one goal 6/1 Boyles.
- Stephen Kelly Limerick 12/1 anytime goalscorer v Wexford Boyles

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IT’S HARD to know where to start this weekend, but we’ll go with Dublin’s Diarmuid Connolly.

Connolly was off form against Kildare last time out, but he should have scored four goals against Laois and he did score three against Mayo, with both games at Croke Park. He should have hit the net in the opening seconds against Kildare, but screwed his shot across goal.

Dublin have so many goals in them with the Brogan brothers and Eoin O’Gara that Connolly may not hit the net first, so go for anytime goalscorer at 5/2 with Boyles.

Wexford have yet to leak a goal in this year’s championship, but they shipped a big score against Westmeath when their full back line was tested by Dessie Dolan and Denis Glennon.

Offaly should have scored goals against them but missed a few decent chances.

Jason Ryan is sure to protect his last line with Colm Morris, a defender playing in attack, well used to his roving commission at this stage, and underrated in his role. But with the sheer power Dublin have in attack, and their athleticism in Croke Park, they should carve out goal chances.

Elsewhere, we like the look of Under 29.5 points in the Laois/Kildare match. Kildare are struggling to score and Laois tend to set up defensively. Both sides could run into a defensive wall on Saturday evening in Portlaoise and Boyles 5/6 about under 29.5 points looks tempting.

This could be a defining game in the Kieran McGeeney era, and with so much at stake Kildare are sure to be motivated.

A similar bet worth a look is the over 30.5 points in the Down/Leitrim game in Newry at 5/6 with Boyles or Powers.

Leitrim have made five changes from their hammering by Roscommon in the Connacht semi-final, and although John McKeon will tighten up their full back line they haven’t the depth to transform their team like that.

Down have the forwards to score heavily, even if Danny Hughes isn’t starting, and they’ve struggled at the back this year, although Conor Garvery will help them there, as will Declan Rooney’s switch to midfield.

Rooney is generally a defender, but he is attack minded and regularly scores.

In hurling, we’ve tried these two bets before, but the odds are still tempting enough to go again.

Tipperary’s Noel McGrath 16/1 with Powers to be first goalscorer in the Munster Final is worth a punt, as is Waterford’s Shane Walsh first goalscorer at 8/1 with Bet365 in the same game.

BETS

• D Connolly (5/2) anytime goalscorer – Boyles
• Under 29.5 (5/6) Laois Kildare – Boyles
• Down/Leitrim over 30.5 (5/6) – Boyles
• Noel McGrath Tipperary (16/1) first goalscorer v Waterford – Powers
• Shane Walsh (8/1) first goalscorer v Tipperary – Powers

Accumulator (Paddy Power)

• Kildare -2 (5/6) v Laois
• Meath (4/9) v Galway
• Wicklow +5 (Evens) v Armagh
• Waterford (11/8) v London
• Galway (hurling – 5/6) v Cork

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THE last two Cork/Kerry Munster championship encounters have ended in draws, so what chance the hat-trick this Sunday.

In fact Cork and Kerry drew at Killarney in 2009 and 2010, the same venue they will meet in on Sunday. The 15/2 on offer from BlueSQ and 888 Sport looks tempting, but we fancy this could be Cork’s day.

The personnel on display and the psychology of the game appear loaded in the Rebels favour. Rarely have any All-Ireland champions been knocked around by so many as Cork. In many eyes they still have a lot to prove, and they can use this as motivation.

The Kerry in Croke Park question can’t be answered this weekend, but even though they’d never say it, deep down the Rebels may feel this is a golden opportunity to send their rivals packing for a few years.

Cork have a wave of successful under-21 teams coming through at senior level where Kerry are in the midst of some serious soul searching after a disastrous year at minor and under-21 level.

And apart from the 2008 All-Ireland under-21 title they’ve struggled for silverware at underage level over the last decade.

But the winning mentality at senior level often makes up for that in Kerry.

That will all count for very little Sunday apart from the fact that Kerry may not have the same depth as Cork on the bench.

In Billy Morgan’s last stint Cork were always the side going in with something to prove, and, despite being an inferior outfit often beat Kerry in Munster combat, before taking a tanking in Croke Park.

You could argue that Kerry are the team with it all to do this weekend and this will motivate them. But then they did beat Cork in a Munster semi-final replay last year on the way to the Munster title. It’s up in Croke Park where Kerry will want to get at Cork again.

As ever Kerry have the edge in natural scoring forwards, but they have to get the ball first.

The absence of Paul Galvin and Tomas O’Se, two of the top three or four break ball winners in the land looks devastating with midfield unsettled and struggling. Donnacha Walsh will do his share, but Kerry could struggle to win enough possession to feed their inside line.

And if they do they’ll have Graham Canty to bypass, who has done a series of good jobs on Kieran Donaghy over the last few years.

Up front Cork now have a far greater range of scorers with Ciaran Sheehan looking more and more the real deal every day he throws on a red jersey.

Cork have little to prove in Munster, but then the same goes for Kerry. We just feel Cork will have enough appetite and scoring power to make their edge in the middle third count. And they have the nerve now too, having won their last three big games by a single points – the league final and last year’s All-Ireland semi-final and final.

Elsewhere, Galway could make hay against a jittery Clare full back line at Pearce Stadium on Saturday although the Banner will surly tighten up after their schoolboy defending against Tipperary. Galway’s Joe Gantley has an eye for goal and at 5/1 is a great anytime goalscorer bet.

He found the net against Dublin and could have grabbed a second goal, and his 1-3 haul against the Dubs shows he is a man in form.

BETS

• Cork (11/10 Powers)
• Cork by 1-3 (3/1 Powers)
• Joe Gantley anytime goalscorer Galway v Clare (5/1 Powers)
• Treble
• Limerick to beat Wexford (4/9 Powers)
• Galway to beat Clare (2/5 Powers)
• Kilkenny to beat Dublin (4/11 Powers)

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Sunday’s Derry/Armagh Ulster semi-final clash promises to be a real cracker.

And with the weather forecast sunny with an odd shower it could be a high-scoring affair.

Armagh decided the best way to beat Down was have a go at their suspect defence, and it paid off a treat as they hit 1-15, with 1-11 of it coming from play.

Derry’s quarter-final against a severely weakened Fermanagh was a non event as they cantered to a 1-18 to 1-10 win.

But it was notable how quickly they racked up 1-10 in the opening quarter before taking their foot off the gas.

Manager John Brennan has them playing attacking football, and in Sean Leo McGoldrick they have the versatile player they need to push up on the opposition if they try to play an extra defender.

Derry boss Brennan and skipper Barry McGoldrick have talked about having a real go and playing entertaining football.

They could be lining us up here, but you suspect Derry will cut loose at the weekend and attack Armagh.

The Orchard could decide that thwarting Eoin Bradley will be enough to beat Derry, but with Paddy Bradley not there it’s unlikely they will adopt this approach.

For years Ulster sides have double teamed Paddy Bradley, but they may feel Eoin doesn’t pose quite the same threat on his own. Sunday will tell that tale.

Armagh could well suspect the Derry defence is their weak link and decide to have a real go at it.

We suspect the latter, and with Derry shipping a lot of scores this year, we like the look of Bet365s 5/6 for the total points in the game to be over 28.5.

For a safer bet Ladbrokes offer 4/6 on their being over 27.5 points in the game.

Eoin Bradley is a proven goalscorer in championship football and could be worth a look at 7/1 for last goalscorer with Boyles.

Last goalscorer is more tempting in that there is a chance Derry could find themselves playing catch-up and Bradley is just the man in a scenario like that to grab a goal.

In hurling the bet that stands out is the 16/1 about Noel McGrath being the first goalscorer in the Tipperary/Clare Munster semi-final.

Okay, Eoin Kelly and Lar Corbett grab a lot of goals, and McGrath often creates them, but his physique, skill and eye for goal make those odds pretty attractive.

And up north the 3/1 on offer for Westmeath to beat Antrim in a two horse race is tempting.

The bookies clearly feel Westmeath ran their race in the 55 minutes of stubborn resistance they put up against Galway.

Antrim beat Laois but lost heavily in Wexford Park with a worrying second half collapse.

There’s never much between the Antrim’s, Laois’, Westmeath’s and Carlow’s when they go head to head.

Antrim should win, but 3/1 is worth a look, and the +4 evens about Westmeath is a must for safer punters, especially with the lift new boss Brian Hanley appears to have given the Lake men.

BETS

Derry v Armagh Over 28.5 5/6 Bet 365
Derry v Armagh Eoin Bradley 7/1 last goalscorer – Boyles
Tipperary v Clare Noel McGrath 16/1 first goalscorer Powers
Westmeath hurlers +4 v v Antrim Evens – Powers
Cork v Laois – Pat Horgan 5/1 first goalscorer

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Waterford’s Shane Walsh is a proven championship goalscorer and with Waterford not getting too many goals from other areas the 10/3 about him to score the first goal for his team against Limerick is a decent bet.

Waterford games have tended to be low scoring affairs in the early stages of the championship in Davy Fitzgerald’s last two years.

Last year’s Munster semi-final win over Clare finished 0-22 to 1-15 for a total of 40 points, while the Munster final replay with Cork finished 1-16 to 1-13 after extra time, for a total of 35 points.

The year before the Limerick/Waterford semi-final finished 1-8 to 0-11, so these sides have history in the low scoring stakes with the replay containing 42 points, finishing 0-25 to 0-17.

Donal O’Grady’s Cork side tended to stop goals and not score too many, beating teams with points, but Limerick wouldn’t have the same point finishers his Cork side had.

And while a Limerick backlash is expected the clash of O’Grady’s tactical fundamentals and Limerick’s style could take time to gel in the attacking stakes, and the weather outlook is not good either.

It all makes Under 42.5 points with Boyles at 4/5 attractive.

For a bit of value this week punters could take a look at the Carlow/Louth clash in Portlaoise on Sunday.

There are goals in Louth with Derek Maguire, JP Rooney and Shane Lennon all having an eye for the net.

But at the other end they can cough them up too, and the recall of Michael Fanning, despite being just back from Australia, shows they are concerned about their defence.

Carlow are always likely to ship goals so a punt at the exact total of goals in the game to be five at 16/1 with Powers could work out nicely, although the predicted rain could scupper the goal tally.

Meanwhile, over 28.5 points at 5/6 with Bet 365 for the Wexford/Westmeath tie looks a good bet.

The football tie is part of a double header with the Kilkenny/Wexford hurling tie on Saturday night and promises to be a fire cracker in Wexford Park.

Saturday evening ties generally have a better atmosphere and are higher scoring, while Wexford racked up 2-16 against Offaly last time out.

Offaly only hit 0-8, but spurned a penalty and other goal chances, so the Wexford defence may not be as sound as the scoreline suggests.

The weather forecast in Wexford is decent too, which always helps in the scoring stakes.

And on top of that Westmeath have a lot of top forward talent with Paul Greville, Denis Glennon, Conor Lynam and Dessie Dolan, if he is fit, all well able to score,

Ben Brosnan and Ciaran Lyng have been on fire at times this year for Wexford too.

Roscommon’s Karol Mannion is worth a small investment at 25/1 with Powers to be first goalscorer in their clash with Leitrim.

Mannion – who has played a lot of football at full forward – can turn up on the end of moves and is an experienced penalty taker.

Selections:

Exactly five goals in Louth v Carlow – 16/1 Paddy Power
Wexford/Westmeath Over 28.5 points – 5/6 bet365
Waterford’s Shane Walsh 10/3 first to score a goal for his team v Limerick Powers
Waterford/Limerick under 42.5 points – Boyles 4/5

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