talkSPORT tips – Best football bets and expert advice for Saturday 22 August

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Newly-promoted Ipswich Town and Hull City have waited all summer long for their Premier League returns and on Saturday they get their chances to shine.Hull welcome mighty Manchester United to the MKM Stadium to end their nine-year absence from the top flight before Ipswich take on Sunderland at a rocking Portman Road.The EFL is in full swing, too, with action across Europe as well, including the start of Inter Milan’s Serie A title defence at home to Monza.We’ve got a Bet of the Day plus a peach of a Bet Builder and a 17/1 Acca as well.talkSPORT BET – Score up to £30 in free bets – CLAIM HERE*Bet of the DaySouthampton Win & Over 1.5 Goals @ 5/6Southampton are still four points adrift at the foot of the Championship following last Sunday’s 2-1 loss at Watford.But with the praise of new Hornets’ boss Alessio Dionisi ringing in their ears and a steadfast belief that they will get the promotion they dreamed they were getting in May, expect Saints to bounce back this week.Southampton are odds-on to beat Stoke and rightly so. But expect them to turn on the style and win comfortably, certainly in a game featuring two goals or more.Saints had 17 shots on 66 per cent possession at Vicarage Road and on most days would have won that game.Stoke managed just six shots at home to Swansea in their opener, lost 2-1 and look behind the eight ball in terms of readiness for the season.They will hardly see any of the ball at St Mary’s and should brace themselves for a heavy loss.Bet Builder – Brentford vs TottenhamDango Ouattara to Score Anytime, Over 1.5 Tottenham Cards, Both Teams to Score @ 13/2Fleet-footed winger Dango Ouattara can take fine pre-season form into the opening weekend and the London derby against Tottenham.There are a lot of question marks over Spurs defensively this week – the back four may have a completely new look – and Ouattara can have a field day.The ex-Bournemouth flier scored in the Bees’ last two warm-up wins over Rennes and Eintracht Frankfurt and can make it three in three against Tottenham.Roberto de Zerbi has been in charge of seven Tottenham games, seven games in which 24 yellow cards were shown to his players.There were at least three Tottenham yellows in each of those seven fixtures so we can surely expect at least two at the Gtech Community Stadium.And finally, both teams can score. De Zerbi will want to make Tottenham more clinical while Brentford have just put seven past Eintracht Frankfurt.AccaWalsall to beat Grimsby, Draw-Lorient Double Chance, Paris FC to win at Troyes, Athletic Bilbao to beat Sevilla @ 15/1Walsall are no strangers to doing well – it’s just seeing the job out that is a problem.In each of the last two seasons they have built up cushions at the top of varying size in League Two and blown it both times.This season they have traded in unlamented Mat Sadler for the more expansive Lee Grant and the result is two wins, 1-0 at Bristol City in the EFL Cup and 3-0 at Gillingham in League Two.They can make it three out of three against a Grimsby side whose 1-0 win over a poor Exeter was underwhelming.Ligue 1 starts this weekend with Nice fans praying their crisis is over. The truth is, it probably isn’t and they face a tough task at home to Lorient.The Bretons finished a rock-solid 10th last term while Nice diced with relegation and Olivier Pantaloni may wonder why he swapped Lorient for Nice in the summer.Take the Draw-Lorient Double Chance and, staying in France, back Paris FC to win at Troyes, who looked doomed to the drop.The Parisians have strengthened further over the summer, are clearly ambitious and can begin with a statement road win.Finally head to Spain and Athletic, so strong at home, to take care of Sevilla, whose 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano hardly lifted spirits in the wake of a terrible 2025/26.talkSPORT BET – Score up to £30 in free bets – CLAIM HERE*Odds correct at time of publish and subject to change.Remember to gamble responsiblyA responsible gambler is someone who:Establishes time and monetary limits before playingOnly gambles with money they can afford to loseNever chase their lossesDoesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressedGamCare – www.gamcare.org.ukGamble Aware – www.gambleaware.orgFor help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.Commercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may result in a payment to talkSPORT. 18+. T&Cs apply. gambleaware.org*18+ New Customers. Opt in, deposit and bet £10 on any football market (odds 1/1+) within 7 days of sign up. Get your initial stake back (up to £30) credited in set football markets. Free bets expire in 30 days. Scroll Down for T&Cs. GambleAware.org | Please gamble responsibly 18+.