La Liga / Jonno Turner / 21 November 2011 / Leave a comment Bet Now View Market

You know you want to start the week with a winner or two, and Jonno Turner is happy to offer up what he sees as a couple of near-cert winners in La Liga and the Premier League.

It's Monday - but you're in the right place for some value to cut through the drudge and dull aching that so often accompanies the start of a brand new week.

I had a tough weekend. After 10 years of therapy, my psychiatrist said something that brought tears to my eyes. He said: "No hablo ingles." Which brings me to my first tip, as we're off to Spain where Racing Santander host Malaga at El Sardinero.

Racing have won just once in 13 and currently sit joint bottom of the La Liga with just nine points from their first 11 games. And Hector Cuper's side have hardly given their fans value for money this campaign - the Verdiblancos faithful have seen their side win only one in five on their own patch.

Malaga have experienced a patchy start, and after winning four of their opening six games, they hit a run of three straight losses. However, four points from their last two suggests that Manuel Pellegrini may have stopped the rot - and the Andalucians still find themselves in sixth place in the league.

£20 million boy Santi Cazorla is the heart of this Malaga side and has been in excellent form this year, supplying the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Salomon Rondon from midfield.

Malaga have won their last three meetings with Racing Santander - scoring nine goals in the process - and I think they're great value for the win tonight.

Bet 1: Malaga (AWAY) to win @ [2.4]

I thought I'd play a joke on the postman the other day by going to the door completely naked. I'm not sure what scared him more, my naked body or the fact that I knew where he lived!

But fear not, this next tip will be signed, sealed and delivered before the next time the postie delivers.

Tottenham welcome Aston Villa in the Premier League as 'Arry's side look to extend their impressive home form which has seen them notch up five consecutive wins recently.

The north Londoners have lost just two of their last 34 at home - and currently occupy fifth place in the league, with two games in hand on neighbours Chelsea, meaning that a win here could see them go third.

Villa have won only twice in their last nine games, and are on a barren run of five without a win on the road, a slump which has seen them fall seven points behind the club above them, Arsenal.

And Alex McLeish's side have kept only one clean sheet in their last eight league games, a stat that will have the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor and Rafa VDV drooling in anticipation of this encounter.

Spurs boss 'Appy 'Arry is expected to return to the dugout following his recent heart problems and surgery - that's the last time he looks at Modric's new salary offer - and it'll be good to have him back...unless you're McLeish, who has failed to beat the (whisper it) wheeler-dealer in any of their five previous meetings (Redknapp winning three).

At these odds they won't make you a millionaire, but Spurs at home have been one of the safest bets of recent months, which makes them my home pick of the day.

Bet 2: Tottenham (HOME) to win @ [1.55]