The Panel's EFL Tips: Tom Lee's Double For Game Week 9

Tom Lee's Panel Tips For This Week

• Tom Lee's Panel Tip 1: Mansfield To Beat Crawley - 29/20 With William Hill
• Tom Lee's Panel Tip 2: Millwall To Beat Cardiff - 29/20 With William Hill

Back in the winners' enclosure for this column after a late-late show from Wycombe on Saturday afternoon.

Now we've got a full EFL midweek schedule to get stuck into, with more away victories top of the list!

Using odds from the best football betting sites, I've selected games from the Championship and League One for my double on Tuesday night.

Crawley Town Vs Mansfield Town, Tuesday, 7.45pm

First up, promoted Mansfield Town's re-adjustment to life in League One, their first stint in the third tier of English football for some 21 years, is going rather well you'd have to say.

Despite learning last week of a £10,000 FA fine for the pitch invasion which marked confirmation of their achievements back in the spring, they've certainly not been impacted out on the park.

Stags boss Nigel Clough had goalie Christy Pym to thank for a string of fine early saves away to Northampton on Saturday, before his side engaged the turbo and scored two goals of their own in the second half, with both Will Evans and Aaron Lewis finding the back of the net.

That victory means the Nottinghamshire outfit sit fifth in the table, full of beans having won three league games on the bounce. 

Six points from a possible nine on the road earmarks their suitability to playing away from home, and at 29/20 with William Hill another success on their travels looks a distinct possibility as they make their way to take on struggling Crawley Town on Tuesday evening.

Just like the visitors, Crawley were promoted from League Two back in May, earning their elevation with a 2-0 play-off final victory at Wembley against Crewe Alexandra.

The feelgood factor hasn't lasted however, the Sussex side sitting in an uncomfortable 20^th having registered just five goals in their seven league encounters with manager Scott Lindsey recently departing for MK Dons. 

Most concerning is their inability to score from open play; just one goal in their last five outings to be precise. 

Albeit in a different division, Mansfield Town won the corresponding game 3-1 last December, and a similar outcome could be on the cards. 

Tom Lee's Panel Tip 1: Mansfield To Beat Crawley - 29/20 With William Hill

Cardiff Vs Millwall, Tuesday, 7.45pm

We'll head to the Championship for leg two of Tuesday night's bet, this time electing to focus on what really should be a fascinating game in the Welsh capital as rock bottom Cardiff City entertain Millwall. 

Regular readers will recall the Lions let us down just over a fortnight ago, slipping to a 1-0 home defeat to a fairly tame Luton Town, but that'll be forgiven if they can bag us a 5/1 double with betting apps on this occasion.

The key to this game lies in the presence of the man in his second stint in the away dugout, step forward Millwall legend, Neil Harris.

A cult hero at The Den, as well as 'Wall's record all-time scorer with 138 goals in all competitions, Harris came close to taking Cardiff back to the Premier League in 2020 during his stint as manager there, before being sacked after a subsequent poor run of form the following season. 

Ever the diplomat, in the run up to the match Harris has been quick to praise Cardiff's volatile chairman, Vincent Tan, but don't be fooled. This time a week ago, trigger happy Tan was busy issuing a P45 to former Bluebirds boss, Erol Bulut. 

A few days later, might he regret being so hasty in dismissing Harris three and a half years ago? Whether it's pride or revenge, this is a game Harris will have his players well and truly fired up for.

Millwall are far from bomb proof, but they come into this in form having spanked Preston 3-1 at home, and meet an opponent who at present have no manager, no direction beyond downward, and only two league goals to their name in seven, a spell in which they've somehow conceded 17!

Just like Mansfield, Millwall are a top of the pops 29/20 with betting sites.

Tom Lee's Panel Tip 2: Millwall To Beat Cardiff - 29/20 With William Hill

Summary: the double for Mansfield and Millwall pays 5/1 with William Hill