SCOTT BURNS: Partick Thistle will fancy their chances at home to struggling Livingston. Inverness with home advantage will give Hibs a run for their money. CRAIG SWAN: Cup shocks are getting rarer and there’s every chance there won’t be one in these last-16 ties. MICHAEL GANNON: Scott Brown would love to get one over Rangers with Ayr but that won’t happen.
All eyes should be on Paisley as St Mirren could prove to be a huge test for struggling Celtic. FRASER WILSON: Hibs and Hearts have the slipperiest looking banana skins but on current form it’s only the Hibees that should be feeling the nerves.
Reproduce the second half performance from Wednesday night and they should be too strong for Inverness. But you just don’t know what you’re getting with Hibs right now. SCOTT: It doesn’t really matter.
They seem to find a way to survive and the blame will be laid at the doors of the clubs. CRAIG: It’s not an ideal scenario but most fans don’t pay attention and it just washes over them. MICHAEL: It’s a miracle the pair are still standing given some of the drama over the years.