
Wigan vs. Sheffield United Betting Tips: Blades to come out on top at the DW

The World Cup may now be over, but there is Championship football to sink your teeth into on Monday evening. After a 7/1 winner on Friday night’s second-tier game, Anthony Eadson returns with his best bets for the action.
Wigan sacked Leam Richardson as their manager at the start of November and replaced him with Kolo Toure who has been handed his first managerial role. The Ivorian took control of his first game for the Latics last weekend and will have been pleased with the display in which his side earned a point in a 1-1 draw away at Millwall.
Wigan however, still remain in the relegation zone, with only Huddersfield beneath them in the standings. They have just 24 points on the board after 22 matches this campaign and can be found at 3/1 with most bookmakers to collect all three points on Monday.
21 places separates these two teams in the table with Sheffield United flying high in second. The Blades will be looking to close the six point gap to leaders Burnley at the DW Stadium, and came out 1-0 winners in their first game back since the World Cup break thanks to a solitary Billy Sharp goal in the 1-0 win over fellow Yorkshiremen Huddersfield Town last weekend.
Paul Heckingbotton’s men can be sided with at around 19/20 with most firms, with the draw currently on offer at 5/2.
Wigan vs Sheffield United Tips
The first selection we are backing on Monday is for Sheffield United to win at even money (1/1) on the Betfair Exchange. Wigan showed significant improvement in their first match under Kolo Toure but here they face a much stiffer test in the form of one of the division's promotion candidates.
Sheffield United have won five of their last six matches in the Championship and have won their last three on the road without conceding a goal. The 1-0 scoreline against Hudderfield may have not been the most flattering, but United looked comfortable and we think they’ll have enough to come out victorious here.
The second bet of the evening centtres around Blades forward Oli McBurnie, who we are backing to score and be carded at 12/1, which is available with either bet365, betfair or Paddy Power.
McBurnie is the joint top-scorer for Sheffield United this season along with Iliman Ndaiye, with the pair sitting on nine goals. McBurnie however has scored his nine in 4 fewer appearances than Ndiaye, with an impressive return of a goal in every two matches this term.
The Scotsman has also been shown six yellow cards in just 18 league appearances in 2022/2023, which is the joint most for his club along with defender Anel Ahmedhodzic. Furthermore, McBurnie has actually scored and been carded in four matches already this season, and with this in mind, 12/1 looks a solid play for a repeat.