Thursday's EFL predictions and football betting tips from Dan Childs

Dan Childs gives his football betting tips and analysis for Thursday's EFL matches.

Kick-offs from 7.45 pm on Thursday.

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Sunderland are ninth in the Championship and can keep up their promotion push with a victory at second-bottom Wigan. Tony Mowbray's side remained competitive in autumn, when centre-forwards Ellis Simms and Ross Stewart were absent through injury. They beat Wigans 2-1 in mid-October. Bristol Rovers are fifth in League One and they can beat Exeter at home. Joey Barton's team are second in league and have won just one of their last ten league games. Exetter have only won one game in their previous ten. Cole Stockton could make the difference against Stanley.