EPL Betting: Birmingham City vs. Everton
by Nila Amerova
Birmingham City are still holding strong in the top half of the table, sitting in eighth spot on 43 points after 28 cycles. They are only two points shy of overhauling Aston Villa in seventh.
Everton are ninth in the table, two points shy of Birmingham City. They are three points clear of tenth placed Fulham.
Birmingham City and Everton are neck-and-neck in the table. The three points up for grabs in this match are crucial to both. It goes without saying both will view this encounter as a must win.
Soccer Betting Line:
Birmingham pk +110 +185 2½ O +125 U -145 1 O -105 U -115 Draw +225
Everton pk -130 +145 2½ O +125 U -145 1 O -135 U +115 Draw +225
Half Time Line:
Birmingham pk +105 +255 1 O +115 U -135 draw -105
Everton pk -125 +220 1 O +115 U -135 draw -105
To Score First Line: Birmingham -110 Everton -130
Match Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time Saturday March 13, 2010
Soccer Betting Verdict: Birmingham City enter this match on a two-match winning streak. They beat Portsmouth 2-1 on the away this Tuesday and prior to that they beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 at home. Birmingham City are also riding an impressive streak at home and they are currently undefeated in their last six matches. Yet in spite of all this, the bookies see fit to disadvantage Birmingham at +185.
Everton by contrast are after back-to-back losses on the road a 1-0 loss to Liverpool and a 2:1 loss to Tottenham. Both losses came against somewhat better sides . Everton did open impressive accounts against Chelsea and Arsenal, holding each to a draw, 3:3 and 2:2 respectively.
They also drew 1:1 to Sunderland and beat Wigan 1:0. So in spite of the recent dip in form, bookies are looking at these past performances and favouring Everton over Birmingham City at +145.
Given the importance of this match there is no doubt they will both play to win, which makes either a good bet on the outright win. However, this could also mean they will cancel each other out and play to the draw at +225. When considering what a negative move could mean, the draw seems even more likely.
Soccer Free Picks: Draw +225 | Over 2 ½ +125
