Another week provides yet more betting opportunities across a range of sports, and as always our traders highlight a few of the biggest sporting events and eye-catching markets in the Bets of the Week blog!

Among the sporting highlights this week we see EFL Cup semi-finals and AFCON for football betting, tennis betting from the Australian Open as the semi-finals loom large, the World Open for snooker betting punters, cricket Tests including India v England, daily horse racing and more.

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FOOTBALL - EFL CUP & AFCON MARKETS

Those looking to bet on football will have their eyes squarely on the midweek EFL Cup semi-finals second leg action as Chelsea will look to overcome a 1-0 deficit at Stamford Bridge against Championship side Middlesbrough while Fulham will host Liverpool, needing to overturn a 2-1 deficit from Anfield.

Away from these shores, the African Cup of Nations has already provided plenty of excitement and drama and there are plenty of fixed odds and spread betting markets available to bet on. You can view those markets here.

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We have a range of price boosts available, including the big match at Stamford Bridge tonight. You can back Chelsea to win & Both Teams to Score at a BOOSTED price of 7/4!

View all of our latest online betting football markets here.

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TENNIS - AUSTRALIAN OPEN MARKETS

Tennis spread betting punters will be eagerly awaiting the Australian Open closing stages as the last two men's quarter-finals take place on Wednesday with a hugely competitive remaining field, despite Novak Djokovic remaining the favourite. Meanwhile, in the women's draw there is a massive semi-final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka - a rematch of the last Grand Slam final at the US Open in 2023.

The men's number one ranking is still up for grabs depending on the conclusion of the tournament, and much will hinge on the momentous semi-final between Djokovic and Jannik Sinner - the only man yet to drop a set at the tournament.

Carlos Alcaraz also looks in imperious form and is looking stronger with every round, and he will take on Germany's Alexander Zverev, who is equally full of form and confidence. The remaining quarter-final sees a showdown between Daniil Medvedev and Poland's big serving Hubert Hurkacz, who is seen as the tournament dark horse.

Be sure to check the Spreadex website and app for all the matches and latest odds for both fixed odds and spread betting.

Find out more about how to spread bet on tennis here, where you can use our Bet Calculator feature to understand potential profit and loss on some of our tennis spread betting markets.

SNOOKER - WORLD OPEN MARKETS

For snooker betting punters who haven't got their fix from the Masters and Grand Prix action this month won't need to wait long as the World Open takes place, with plenty of the top names involved including the legendary Ronnie O'Sullivan, who will look for a hat-trick of trophies after his successes in the aforementioned tournaments this month.

Spreadex are offering plenty of betting options, including markets such as Match Odds, Total Centuries, and Player Tournament Ton Ups.

View all of the available markets here.

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