A brace from Ronaldo saw Man Utd get back on track against West Ham (2-0) on Wednesday after a 6-match winning streak was interrupted by an unconvincing 1-1 draw at under-performing Everton at the weekend.

The champions have a chance to leapfrog Hull in this game, after Hull’s 0-3 loss at home to Chelsea midweek; Chelsea brought Hull back down to earth and the Tigers are likely to find it hard again against Man Utd.

Bookies price Man Utd at an average of $1.17, with Hull at a best price of $22.00 to win; these odds are a little unfair on Hull who have punched well above their weight so far this season, but this is a game in which the champions cannot afford to slip up and they shouldn’t disappoint.

Man Utd are odds-on to win by 3 goals or more and while this is again unfair on the Tigers, their last two home games (3-0 vs Celtic and 4-0 vs West Brom) would suggest that a comfortable victory is likely; yet, with little value in these areas, it may be best to look elsewhere.

Ronaldo has now seemingly recovered fully after missing the start of the season and he has scored in each of Man Utd’s last 3 home games in the Premiership; at the start of November last season, he had only 3 league goals, before scoring on average 1 goal per game from then on – he could be worth a shout to score anytime at $1.90 from William Hill.

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Bet: Ronaldo to score anytime Odds: $1.90 Stake: 5pts Bookies: William Hill

Match Betting Previews 1-3 November 2008 >>> Premiership: Chelsea v Sunderland - Everton v Fulham - Man United v Hull - Middlesbrough v West Ham - Portsmouth v Wigan - Stoke v Arsenal - Spurs v Liverpool - WBA v Blackburn - Bolton v Man City - Newcastle v Aston Villa Championship: Cardiff v Wolves La Liga: Malaga v Barcelona - Valencia v Racing - Almeria v Real Madrid Serie A: Juventus v AS Roma - Reggina v Inter - Milan v Napoli Ligue 1: Nancy v Bordeaux - Lyon v Le Mans Bundesliga: Werder v Hertha - Bayern v Arminia