Premier League Betting Begins on Saturday at the Sports Book. Sports book action on the Premier League is expected to be very wide open this season with five teams in contention for the title. Manchester United always gets the most attention at the Internet sportsbooks but they are not nearly as strong as a year ago.
Sports book odds have Manchester United a small favorite to win the Premier League betting followed closely by Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City. Last season was another great year for United but they have some serious question marks to answer as the Premier League season begins on Saturday. United lost the world’s best soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo plus they lost Carlos Tevez.
They didn’t do a whole lot to replace that lost scoring. Ronaldo and Tevez combined to score more than 100 goals between them the past two years. United still has Wayne Rooney and a lot of talent but they are no longer a guarantee in the Premier League at the sports book. Manchester United is a 1.5 goal favorite at home on Sunday against Birmingham City.
Just behind Manchester United in sports betting odds at the Internet sportsbook is Chelsea. All is not calm with Chelsea as Carlo Ancelotti takes over as manager from the popular Guus Hiddink. The club is dealing with Manchester City’s effort to get captain John Terry and that does not help their chances. Chelsea is a two goal favorite at the Internet sportsbook as they open up at home on Saturday against Hull.
Right with Chelsea in sports book odds in the Premier League is Liverpool. They have a legitimate chance to win the league this season. Manager Rafael Benitez has his team focused for a big year. Liverpool is trying to end a 19-year title drought. Picking up Glen Johnson from Portsmouth definitely should help Liverpool’s chances at the sports book. Liverpool is a -180 online betting favorite at Tottenham on Sunday.
Arsenal is in the running as well but they are not with the three top teams in terms of odds at the sports book. Losing Emmanuel Abedayor to Manchester City does not help their chances. Arsenal is a -160 sports betting favorite at Everton on Saturday.
Manchester City is getting some attention at the sports book as well. They added Abedayor and have gone on a spending spree trying to win the Premier League title. They are listed at 6.5 to 1 at the Internet sportsbook. Manchester City is a -180 online betting favorite at Blackburn on Saturday.