Buddies can march on in revamped cup competition

St Mirren Manager Alex Rae is poised to reinforce his attackCredit: Ian MacNicol

St Mirren can continue their promising start to the campaign with a win against Ayr in the Betfred Cup.

Punters should again be advised to act cautiously tonight with most teams treating these games as a fitness and experimenting exercise.

Both Saints and Ayr achieved excellent opening-day results on Saturday with the Somerset Park side turning in an eye-catching win against Ladbrokes Premiership side Hamilton.

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Mark Walker

Published on 18 July 2016inFootball tips

Last updated 18:58, 18 July 2016

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