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....and a good article to boot from their betting zone who are VERY confident! 
SEAGULLS CAN SOAR AT ST MARY'S
BETTING BOX
FIXED ODDS
1.5pts Brighton to beat Southampton at 16/5 (VC Bet). Leaders are being written off too readily after two dodgy displays .
1pt Brighton/Brighton double result at 7/1 (totesport). Seagulls' last eight away wins have all been achieved in this manner.
Last November, Gus Poyet gave Brighton fans a little taste of what was to come when he sent out their struggling side with a well-orchestrated plan to upset the odds in a televised local derby at Southampton.
Now, 12 months on, his long-term vision is coming to fruition with Albion sitting pretty at the top of League One and much better equipped to deliver such landmark performances on a consistent basis, so we're at a loss to explain why the Seagulls can be backed at 3/1 or better when they return to St Mary's on Tuesday.
In order to put the value into context, you need only take a look at the league table, which shows the Saints languishing back in sixth place, eight points adrift of their south coast rivals.
Presumably, the layers are reading too much into the wobble that has seen Brighton drop five points in their last two league outings and go the full distance in an FA Cup first round tie with non-league opposition.
For starters, we should dismiss the two games against Woking. Poyet made a raft of changes for those games and hasn't tried to hide his disdain for a competition he has won as a player. To him, at this moment, the cup is nothing more than a nuisance to his sole objective of clinching promotion.
Beyond that, it's true that Brighton have fallen below the standards they were setting a few weeks ago but barely a month has passed since they were posting respective 4-0 and 3-0 wins in successive away matches against Charlton and Peterborough.
We know that Posh have collapsed on the back of that result but Charlton have been inspired, winning five league games on the bounce.
The key element that links the two stories is that they were both plodding along just shy of the required run rate when they came up against the Seagulls and both came away believing they had met the true standard of champions. When faced with that reality, some grow, others crumble.
And that basically sums up the case for Brighton because they have been performing like champions for the first 15 matches of this season, two below-par displays isn't enough grounds to desert them.
Based on what we've seen so far, Southampton should be ranked no better than equal, which means with home advantage they should be no shorter than 5/4.
With that in mind, it's without hesitation that we side with the visitors at 16/5 and we'll also back it up with a bet on the Brighton/Brighton double result at 7/1.
The Seagulls have benefitted from coming out on the front foot many times on their travels and last eight away wins have all been achieved in this manner. If they get their noses in front early, Southampton might not see enough of the ball to make their greater individual quality count.
SEAGULLS CAN SOAR AT ST MARY'S
BETTING BOX
FIXED ODDS
1.5pts Brighton to beat Southampton at 16/5 (VC Bet). Leaders are being written off too readily after two dodgy displays .
1pt Brighton/Brighton double result at 7/1 (totesport). Seagulls' last eight away wins have all been achieved in this manner.
Last November, Gus Poyet gave Brighton fans a little taste of what was to come when he sent out their struggling side with a well-orchestrated plan to upset the odds in a televised local derby at Southampton.
Now, 12 months on, his long-term vision is coming to fruition with Albion sitting pretty at the top of League One and much better equipped to deliver such landmark performances on a consistent basis, so we're at a loss to explain why the Seagulls can be backed at 3/1 or better when they return to St Mary's on Tuesday.
In order to put the value into context, you need only take a look at the league table, which shows the Saints languishing back in sixth place, eight points adrift of their south coast rivals.
Presumably, the layers are reading too much into the wobble that has seen Brighton drop five points in their last two league outings and go the full distance in an FA Cup first round tie with non-league opposition.
For starters, we should dismiss the two games against Woking. Poyet made a raft of changes for those games and hasn't tried to hide his disdain for a competition he has won as a player. To him, at this moment, the cup is nothing more than a nuisance to his sole objective of clinching promotion.
Beyond that, it's true that Brighton have fallen below the standards they were setting a few weeks ago but barely a month has passed since they were posting respective 4-0 and 3-0 wins in successive away matches against Charlton and Peterborough.
We know that Posh have collapsed on the back of that result but Charlton have been inspired, winning five league games on the bounce.
The key element that links the two stories is that they were both plodding along just shy of the required run rate when they came up against the Seagulls and both came away believing they had met the true standard of champions. When faced with that reality, some grow, others crumble.
And that basically sums up the case for Brighton because they have been performing like champions for the first 15 matches of this season, two below-par displays isn't enough grounds to desert them.
Based on what we've seen so far, Southampton should be ranked no better than equal, which means with home advantage they should be no shorter than 5/4.
With that in mind, it's without hesitation that we side with the visitors at 16/5 and we'll also back it up with a bet on the Brighton/Brighton double result at 7/1.
The Seagulls have benefitted from coming out on the front foot many times on their travels and last eight away wins have all been achieved in this manner. If they get their noses in front early, Southampton might not see enough of the ball to make their greater individual quality count.
