GAA Football Betting Tips: 3 Bets For This Weekend’s Action
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Another exciting weekend of action is in store in the All-Ireland senior football championship, and betting sites have some interesting offers that are sure to capture the attention of punters.
After each team in the competition played a game over the past fortnight, this Saturday and Sunday will see all 16 counties that remain in the Sam Maguire Cup playing their second championship group encounters of the calendar year.
It promises to be a packed schedule, with four games apiece taking place on both days. Kerry are the only team in the All-Ireland series that have yet to experience defeat in the 2025 championship, so it isn’t easy to predict how each fixture will pan out.
Below, we have picked out three of the best bets for this weekend.
Leinster Champions Louth To Face A Confident Down
Despite achieving a remarkable success in the Leinster senior football championship just a few weeks ago, Louth have some catching up to do in Group Three of the All-Ireland SFC.
A final victory over Meath in Croke Park on May 11 handed the Wee County their first provincial title in 68 years, but despite displaying a good eye for goal, they began the group stages of the All-Ireland championship with a 1-23 to 4-8 defeat at the hands of Monaghan.
While that showdown with the Farney men was technically a home game for Louth, it actually took place at Kildare’s St Conleth’s Park because their new county ground is currently being built in Dundalk.
There had been talk that Louth were initially looking to play this game in Pairc Esler, Newry, but this is now the venue for their away clash with Down at 5:30pm on Saturday.
Down will come into this fixture on the back of an outstanding 3-27 to 1-16 win over Clare at Cusack Park in Ennis last Sunday week, and Conor Laverty’s side will feel that a second consecutive victory is well within their grasp.
A strong response to last Saturday’s defeat against Monaghan is anticipated from Louth, but the odds of 4/1 with betting apps on Down winning this game by a margin of between four and six points could be a good bet.
GAA Football Betting Tip 1: Down To Win By 4-6 Points – 4/1 With BoyleSports
Tyrone Looking To Build Momentum
Having shown their credentials in an impressive 2-17 to 0-20 triumph against Ulster champions Donegal in Ballybofey last weekend, Tyrone will be looking to tighten their grip on Group One when they face Mayo on Saturday at 7pm.
Now under the management of former Monaghan and Fermanagh boss Malachy O’Rourke, the Red Hand produced arguably their best performance since winning the 2021 All-Ireland final to overcome Jim McGuinness’ O’Donnell men on their home patch.
Tyrone’s Sam Maguire Cup triumph just under four years ago was at the expense of Mayo, and this weekend will see them renewing acquaintances.
Whereas Tyrone enjoyed a whirlwind start to the All-Ireland group stages, Mayo fell to a shock three-point defeat against Cavan at MacHale Park in Castlebar on May 18.
Since then, their manager Kevin McStay has opted to take a step back from his role for the time being on health grounds. This means that current selector – and the side’s former manager – Stephen Rochford will be in charge this weekend.
Considering how subpar they were in the Cavan game, Mayo will be eager to show that there is still a good spirit and togetherness within their ranks.
Whether they have enough to get the better of Tyrone remains to be seen, but odds of 5/1 with GAA betting sites on the Connacht side leading at half-time, in advance of their northern counterparts ultimately having the measure of the proceedings, are quite enticing.
GAA Football Betting Tip 2: Half-Time/Full-Time Mayo/Tyrone – 5/1 With BoyleSports
Costello To Maintain Goalscoring Form Against Armagh
It isn’t normally the case, but Dublin’s fourth game of the current championship will be their first one in Croke Park for 2025.
It should prove to be worth the wait for the Sky Blues’ supporters as defending All-Ireland champions Armagh will be in the capital city on Sunday for a 4pm Group Four showdown with Dessie Farrell’s side.
Following their respective wins in round one over Galway and Derry, Dublin and Armagh will know a win this weekend would put them in pole position to top the group and advance straight to an All-Ireland quarter-final.
Having emerged as a rejuvenated outfit in their last-gasp one-point victory against Galway, this Sunday’s game will offer a further indication of where the Dubs are when it comes to being serious contenders for an All-Ireland crown in 2025.
The same could be said of Armagh, who are determined to show that their success in 2024 wasn’t a one-off.
There are a significant number of bets that punters could potentially consider for this game, but the odds of 13/5 on Dublin’s Cormac Costello being an anytime goalscorer – he claimed his side’s only goals in their latest two fixtures against Galway and Meath – could be hard to resist.
GAA Football Betting Tip 3: Cormac Costello Anytime Goalscorer – 13/5 With BoyleSports