Bookmakers are tipping Bradford City to have the edge against Carlisle United in tonight's battle of the promotion-chasers.

They reckon home advantage will count for Mark Hughes' sixth-placed side.

The Bantams are 6/5 with SkyBet for victory at Valley Parade, with Bet365 offering odds of 11/8.

A win for fourth-placed Carlisle at Bradford's ground is priced 19/10 with SkyBet, 21/10 with Betfair and 2/1 with William Hill.

The draw in west Yorkshire is 9/4.

Inevitably, in-form Bantams frontman Andy Cook leads the betting to be first goalscorer.

Cook - who has never scored against his former club - is 4/1 favourite to get the opener tonight.

United top scorer Kristian Dennis, who is hoping for a recall to the starting line-up, is 11/2 to strike first.

Joe Garner is 6/1 for the Blues, with Omari Patrick 17/2 to net first against his former club.

Other first scorer odds for ex-Bantams in the United ranks include Jordan Gibson at 17/2, Callum Guy at 14/1 and fit-again Jamie Devitt at 18/1.

On the Bradford side, former Carlisle loanees Alex Gilliead and Adam Clayton are 16/1 and 22/1 respectively.

The hosts' ex-Barrow defender Matty Platt is 50/1 while, for United, Jack Armer is 33/1 and Paul Huntington is 28/1 to repeat his feat from Boxing Day against the Bantams.

Another 1-0 win for United is 8/1 while a 2-0 home victory - the score in this game last season - is 10/1.

A second consecutive goalless draw for the Blues is priced 8/1.

Source: Oddschecker.