Preston

Saturday afternoon at Loftus Road, and the Championship serves up a classic top-versus-bottom encounter. QPR sit fifth with 12 points from seven, while Preston are scrapping at the wrong end with just a single win in their last five. The market makes the R's strong favourites at 1.67 (implied ~60%), and the underlying numbers give little reason to argue. Bet365's 1.67 implies roughly a 60% chance for QPR, and that lean is well-earned: Marti Cifuentes's side have picked up 1.71 points per game against Preston's dismal 0.43, with recent results reading D 1-1 v West Brom, D 0-0 v Charlton, L 0-1 v Middlesbrough before two wins — grinding but competitive.