The beautiful game is set to kick-off just around the corner. With a new season comes new hope and this adage applies no differently in the English Premier League, as three newly promoted sides will take the pitch. For Newcastle United, it is a triumphant return to top-flight but for Brighton Hove and Albion and Huddersfield Town, this will be their first stint at the country’s highest level of competition. Here is our take on the top favorites to win, along with our top play for a potential dark horse that could take England by storm. The betting odds to win the English Premier League for the 2017/18 campaign are provided by Bovada Sports Book.
TOP ENGLISH PREMIER TITLE FAVORITES
MANCHESTER CITY +190
The Powder Blues or Citizens as they are known across Manchester are optimistic heading into the 2017/18 campaign. Manager Pep Guardiola has had a year in Cottonopolis to revamp, revitalize, and implement his schematics and personnel to make the upstart club even more competitive in the EPL. The biggest question concerning City is not whether they can contend that much has been proven. The question is whether City can finish what they start as they often get off to a rip-roaring early half of the campaign, only to fade down the backstretch. This is a risky play given the price on the table here.
CHELSEA +325
Antonio Conte led the Blues back to English supremacy when they took the league by storm after finishing mid-table in the 2015-16 effort. Conte earned Manager of the Year honors and the Blues come back in as defending champions. Don’t expect Chelsea to relinquish their claim without giving all EPL clubs tremendous trouble. Chelsea is probably the best play of the three favorites given the fact they won by such convincing margins in their 2016-17 campaign.
MANCHESTER UNITED +325
The question surrounding Manchester’s historical giant is not whether but rather when will United be back on top? With skipper Jose Mourinho captaining the ship, the Red Army has never been more optimistic. This is especially true after Man U comes in off an impressive campaign of collecting hardware, when they won the Community Shield, EFL, and UEFA Europe League titles. The outfit is especially delighted in signing a premiere talent in striker Romelu Lukaku, a forward whose speed can incinerate opponent defenses with little effort.
BEST DARK HORSE TO WIN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
LIVERPOOL +1100
Perhaps one of our best dark horse plays for 2017, the Reds feature the fastest wingers in the English Premier League. This can be a very difficult riddle for any club to solve and affords Liverpool a chance to get off to a scorching start. Lest we forget that the boys from Anfield led the table at one point over the 2016/17 campaign and finished third to qualify for Champions League play. This of course serving as a follow-up to their appearance in the UEFA Europa League final on the heels of their 2015-16 effort. This is a time on the rise and offers tremendous upside at the price offered here.
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BETTING ODDS FOR REMAINING SQUADS
Here are the odds for the remaining outfits rounding off the table of 20 English Premier League sides:
- Tottenham +900
- Arsenal +1200
- Everton +10000
- Leicester City +20000
- Southampton +25000
- West Ham United +40000
- Bournemouth +50000
- Crystal Palace +50000
- Newcastle United +50000
- Stoke City +50000
- West Bromwich Albion +50000
- Swansea City +75000
- Burnley +100000
- Watford +100000
- Brighton and Hove Albion +150000
- Huddersfield Town +150000