talkSPORT tips – Best football bets and expert advice for Saturday 23 May

Europe’s top leagues are drawing to a close, but there is some excellent action taking place on Saturday.

Hull and Middlesbrough meet in the Championship playoff final, while Celtic take on Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup showdown.

We have a trio of selections which make up our best bets of the day, including a La Liga treble!

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Bet of the Day

Over 3.5 goals in Celtic v Dunfermline @ 5/4 

Scottish Premiership champions Celtic are 1/5 to beat Championship side Dunfermline in the final of the Scottish Cup and the Hoops should make light work of their outclassed opponents.

A dramatic title race saw the Bhoys recover from 1-0 down to beat championship rivals Hearts 3-1 on the final dat of action, and while Celtic haven’t been at their peak this season, they have still found a way to win.

Martin O’Neill’s men have won eight matches on the bounce, they have hit 23 goals on the run, including the four extra-time strikes against St Mirren in the Scottish Cup semi-finals.

As well as Celtic have the firepower to run out wide-margin winners at Hampden Park.

Dunfermline have done well to beat Hibs, Aberdeen and Falkirk on their way to the final, but the Pars have to recover from last week’s Championship playoff defeat to Partick.

Neil Lennon’s men could only finish four in the second-tier this term, a mile off champions St Johnstone and they have a huge gulf in quality to bridge against Celtic.

Playing over 3.5 goals is the best way to side with a dominant Celtic success.

Bet Builder special

Middlesbrough to beat Hull & under 2.5 goals bet builder @ 27/10 

Given the crazy events of the last week, there would be no shock result in the Championship playoff final at Wembley on Saturday, but Middlesbrough do rate a bet in this spot.

Boro were beaten by Southampton, before being reinstated into the playoff final and Kim Hellberg’s men can make the most of the second opportunity.

Middlesbrough were superior to Hull in every measure across the 46 games of the second-tier regular season, but Boro ran into a top-level Southampton side in the playoffs.

Hull upset Millwall to progress to the final, but they have scored only ten goals in their last nine matches and the Tigers are likely to be tamed in a low-scoring playoff final.

Backing Hull and under 2.5 goals pays 27/10 in a bet builder and that offer makes plenty of appeal.

Acca 

Barcelona to beat Valencia, Real Betis to beat Levante. Celta Vigo to beat Seville treble @ 11/2

The La Liga season draws to a close on Sunday and we have a final day 11/2 treble.

Champions Barcelona have won 12 of their last 13 Spanish top-flight matches, Barca bashed an in-form Real Betis 3-1 last time out and they can end the season on a high by beating Valencia at the Mestalla.

Betis themselves have enjoyed an excellent campaign which will see them finish in the top-five positions this term. 

The loss to Barcelona is the only defeat in nine games for Manuel Pellegrini’s men, who can sign off with a home win against Levante.

The demands of European football has seen Celta Vigo’s domestic campaign tail off towards the end, but it’s been a progressive season for the Sky Blues. Seville have won only two of their last 12 away games and more trouble awaits on the final day.

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