Premier League betting is back in focus as the new season of the English top flight will kick off this weekend.
With teams still shopping around for new players (and have until early October to do so), it’s time to have a look at a Premier League Betting Update.
For this Premier League betting preview, we are going to take a look at the big markets, from Premier League Winner Odds, Premier League Relegation Odds, the Premier League Top Goalscorer Odds and more.
It is Liverpool heading into the new season with a title defence in mind, while on the minds of the newly promoted West Brom, Fulham and Leeds, survival will be the key priorities of the campaign.
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Premier League Outright Winner Odds
Man City 4/5
Liverpool 9/4
Chelsea 10/1
Man Utd 16/1
Arsenal 33/1
Tottenham 50/1
150/1 bar
* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)
Premier League Betting at Bet365
They collected the title by an 18-point margin over Manchester City, but the bookmakers are expecting the tables to turn a little bit.
It is Manchester City who are the current 4/5 odds-on favourites for Premier League 2020/21 success * (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020).
Neither club have been particularly busy in the transfer market this summer.
City have brought in centre back Nathan Ake from Bournemouth for £40m and winger Ferran Torres from Valencia for £20.
So they haven’t been splashing the cash around (yet?).
Liverpool have been even quieter, only paying £11m for Olympiacos full-back Konstantinos Tsimikas.
So will Liverpool stand the test of a title defence as a 9/4 option * (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)?
Perhaps the most intriguing Premier League winner betting option is Chelsea at 10/1 * (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020).
They are the big spenders of the summer, buying up some of Europe’s best youngsters in Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell and (to a lesser extent) Hakim Ziyech.
They are also rumoured to be making a move for keeper Edouard Mendy and West Ham midfielder Declan Rice. It was an excellent fourth-place finish for Chelsea’s last season, will they push on?
Prediction: Liverpool at 9/4
* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)
Premier League Relegation betting odds
Fulham 10/11
West Brom Evens
Aston Villa 7/4
Crystal Palace 2/1
Newcastle 9/4
Burnley 10/3
West Ham 7/2
Sheffield United 10/3
Brighton 7/2
Leeds 7/2
Southampton 8/1
20/1 bar
* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)
Premier League Betting at Bet365
Any newly promoted team generally finds life touch up in the top flight. Over the last few seasons, Wolves and Sheffield United have proven to be some exciting exceptions to that rule.
This season, newly promoted Leeds are at 7/2 in Premier League relegation odds, so the bookies are giving them a decent chance of survival* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020).
Not so much the other two who they came up with, Fulham and West Brom.
The Baggies were promoted automatically, while Fulham came through the playoffs.
It is the Cottagers who have moved to the 10/11 favourites in Premier League relegation betting * (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020).
They did find the going enormously tough on their last visit to the top flight, going straight back down after having invested heavily during the summer to try and avoid that.
West Brom’s longer top-flight stretch was ended, but with little investment, may struggle to survive.
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Aston Villa certainly had their flirt with relegation last season, just getting themselves safe at the death and they are 7/4 to survive a second season back in the top flight* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020).
Other teams that the bookies think could be in immediate danger are Crystal Palace, Newcastle and Burnley.
Prediction: Fulham 10/11, Aston Villa 7/4, Crystal Palace 2/1
* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)
Premier League Top Goalscorer Betting odds
Mohammed Salah 5/1
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 11/2
Harry Kane 11/2
Timo Werner 8/1
Sergio Aguero 9/1
Raheem Sterling 12/1
Sadio Mane 14/1
Anthony Martial 14/1
Jamie Vardy 16/1
Gabriel Jesus 16/1
Marcus Rashford 20/1
Danny Ings 20/1
Mason Greenwood 25/1
33/1 bar
* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)
Premier League Betting at Bet365
It was Leicester’s Jamie Vardy who walked away with the Premier League top goalscorer prize last season.
He tallied 23 goals to get the Golden Boot and set a new record for the oldest player to win the accolade (33 years old).
Vardy is a long 16/1 quote to repeat the feat this season * (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020).
That’s a long way from the 5/1 outright favourite, Liverpool’s Mo Salah who finished last season with a tally of 19* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020).
Arsenal have managed to hang on to Pierre-Emerick Aubamyeang it looks like, and he is such a big asset for them.
He was joint second in the scoring charts last season alongside Southampton’s Danny Ings.
Those two are 11/2 and 20/1 respectively in Premier League Top Goalscorer betting odds for the 2020/21 season* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020).
A lot of the usual names are there at the head of the market of course, like Sergio Aguero and Harry Kane.
But what about Chelsea new boy Timo Werner as an 8/1 punt * (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)?
Will the striker, who had a superb record for RB Leipzig, get the goals that Frank Lampard has drafted him in to get?
Prediction: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 11/2
* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)
Premier League Next Manager To Leave Post Odds
David Moyes 4/1
Roy Hodgson 11/2
Scott Parker 9/1
Dean Smith 11/1
Steve Bruce 12/1
Slaven Bilic 14/1
Sean Dyche 16/1
Marcelo Bielsa 16/1
Brendan Rodgers 16/1
Graham Potter 18/1
20/1 bar
* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)
Premier League Betting at Bet365
It is West Ham’s David Moyes, on his second stint with the club after having been reunited with them in December last year, is the 4/1 favourite to lose his job first * (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020).
The Irons certainly had their struggles last season, a late burst of form staving off the threat of relegation.
Crystal Palace’s Roy Hodgson is there at 11/2 and punters will probably wonder how much time he will be given.
The former England boss saw his Eagles side collect just one point from their final eight games of the last campaign. A few early defeats for the 2020/21 season and huge pressure will be on Roy.
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Fulham’s Scott Parker is another one expected to feel some heat as a 9/1 option in this Premier League betting market* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)
That’s because overall, his Fulham side are expected to struggle on their return to the top flight.
Dean Smith only just managed to get Villa safe from relegation at the end of the last campaign as well, so he is another of the potential front runners to be the first top-flight manager to get the chop next season.
Precision: Roy Hodgson at 11/2
* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)
Premier League Top 4 Finish Betting
Man City 1/33
Liverpool 1/14
Chelsea 1/2
Man Utd 1/2
Arsenal 5/2
Spurs 3/1
Wolves 6/1
Leicester 9/1
20/1 bar
* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020)
Premier League Betting at Bet365
So to round off this premier league betting update, let’s look at the top 4 finish market.
Last season, most punters would have expected both Man City and Liverpool to have taken a top-four finish. That was easy enough.
How many would have predicted that the other two spots were to be filled by Man Utd and Chelsea?
The Blues defied some odds having had a transfer ban slapped on them, and a new manager in Frank Lampard in charge. But they battled their way through.
Manchester United weren’t exactly looking like a top-four side for most of the early season as they won just four of their first thirteen league fixtures.
But after the season resumed they put things together well to make a run at a successful top-four finish.
To bolster their chances next season, they are still trying to work out a deal for top-target Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund. They have already signed midfield Donny van de Beek for £40m
The Red Devils and Chelsea are both 1/12 options to get back there this season* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020).
Last season Leicester threw away a superb opportunity to get themselves Champions League football this season, but they were well out of sorts after the season resumed and lost a huge advantage.
Can Arsenal or Tottenham improve enough?
Arsenal are expecting better things this season now that new boss Mikel Arteta. The club recently promoted him from head coach to first-team manager.
The Spaniard led Arsenal to the FA Cup title last season, so will they be able to improve upon their poor 8th-place finish from the last campaign?
Tottenham were sixth last season and they also have a bit of ground to make up as a 3/1 contender in this market* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 03:10 GMT on Friday, 11th September 2020).
Spurs have added Pierre-Emile Hojberg in midfield from Southampton, Matt Doherty at the full-back from Wolves and Giovani Lo Celso permanently from Real Betis.
Prediction: Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea
