League of Ireland football tips, odds & predictions

Football tips, best bets and predictions for the weekend's League of Ireland matches.

Best bets

Dundalk
2pts Evs Betway
UCD
2pts 11-2 general
UCD -1
1pt 18-1 Betfair
Shamrock Rovers -1
1pt 4-5 Betfred
Cabinteely
1pt 12-5 BoyleSports

The stakes are different for each side but Dundalk should beat Bohemians at Dalymount on Friday.

Bohs are chasing a place in Europe next season while Dundalk have nothing obvious to play for - but their players need to impress coach Vinny Perth with places up for grabs for the FAI Cup final and it is not as if Bohs have been in great form.

The Gypsies have won just three games since they beat Shamrock Rovers on June 14 and they were no great shakes against Cork City last weekend. Dundalk should be pretty comfortable and are a tempting price.

Cork showed more against Bohs but UCD need a win to keep their chance of staying in the top flight alive and they can be chanced at big prices at Turner's Cross.

UCD were unlucky not to beat Finn Harps away last week and Harps are currently little different to Cork, who have lost 16 out of their 33 games.

Shamrock Rovers should go through the motions and ease past Finn Harps. Rovers are without Jack Byrne, who is away on Ireland duty, but still look good things on the handicap.

The big game of the weekend sees Cabinteely travel to Longford for the First Division playoff. This could be close so Cabo look big at 12-5.

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