Premier League Picks Matchday 8 | Premier League Odds, Soccer Predictions & Free Tips

Okay, we’ve got the award-winning owner of We Love Betting UK in Mark O’Hare, and European odds compiler in Mark Stinchcombe, who will be known as Stinch. If you’re new, then obviously I have Mark and I have Mark, so I have Mark and I have Stinch. And we have to go through this Premier League card, because we have three postponements. Mark O’Hare, three games are off, but we do have seven. There seems to be a few, I would say banana skins, but if you’re brave you could probably go with a bit of value.

Mark O’Hare:

Yeah. Well, we’ve got seven games this weekend, which is probably seven more than we possibly anticipated, considering what’s happening in the UK on Monday. So we’ve got to be thankful for that after what happened last week. And yeah, it’s a tricky card. Probably a few games which are a bit more easy to read than others. And yeah, we tried to pick out a few games of value and some nice prices. I think I’m quite keen on a particular price I got in the Tottenham match against Leicester, which is bigger than I normally would put up, but I think there’s plenty of reasoning behind it which hopefully will justify the selection. But I’ve seen you put up a very big price too, Flash, so fingers crossed we get some big ones over the line this weekend.

Flash:

Yeah. Listen, it’s one of those where over the last few weeks, I’ve been looking at sides, Stinch, and seeing big prices, not pressing the button, and then kicking myself. So now, I’m just going to go with it, because just because a team’s favorite, doesn’t mean they’re going to win.

Mark Stinchcombe:

Yeah, 100%. I was actually having a look at some of the bigger teams over the course of the season already, and we’ve already seen the big elite teams, if you like, dropping points. We’ve seen City, Liverpool, Chelsea all dropping points at very short prices. You look at the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich have done it a couple of times. It’s happening over at Juventus. So we keep going on about it being a season like no other, that’s because there’s games coming every three days. And some of the teams have just come back from pre-season, maybe not fully there in terms of fitness. Some have new signings who are not used to playing alongside the same players.

So I haven’t spotted any particular patterns with these teams dropping points, so from my mind, for now you just have to take it on a game-by-game basis. But I certainly think there’s going to be opportunities as the season continues to go forward. I mean, we’ve seen how badly Man United have been priced for long periods of time and… But yeah, having said that, week-on-week, if they have a good result, they seem to be priced short; if they have a bad result they seem to be priced further out. And it’s like, that’s not the greatest reaction to a one-game sample size.

So yeah, we need to probably big a little bit deeper in terms of each fixture, which I’m sure we’ll go into a minute.

Flash:

We will, we will. Before we go to that, we need to have a little look at the records, although I think the… Yeah, the records last week would include maybe the midweek games prior to the games being called off, because we’re there at 8.45. Happy with that. Mark O’Hare, great. Stinch got off to the flyer. Been a bit miserly. Just your two selections each week, but you’ve been banging them in. Good start, gents. 8.45, we’ll settle for that. But let’s look to add on. We’ve got four games. We’ll also have a Q&A at the end.

So let’s kick off with the first game, because this first game looks like an absolute banker, to be honest, because it’s Aston Villa versus Southampton. I wouldn’t want to go near the money, knowing I think both teams can win. That’s why Villa are at plus 110. Southampton at plus 255. They’re going to draw at plus 255. But the under or over set at 2.5 with the over being at minus 120. Mark O’Hare, both teams to score and over looks like the way to go. I wouldn’t want to be trying to pick the winner though.

Mark O’Hare:

Yeah, I agree. If I had to try and pick the winner, I’d be trying to fade Aston Villa at those kind of prices. Picked up a draw against Man City in their last game before the unscheduled break really, but they had lost four of their last five before then. And I don’t think that result against Man City tells the full story, because they were second best for large swathes of that game, and if Man City had been a little bit more accurate for the final third, they should have won that game pretty quickly.

They’re playing a Southampton team who have performed above preseason expectations so far this season. I think they’ve been pretty impressive for large parts of their campaign so far. They were beaten by Wolves last time out, but although they only had one shot on target, it doesn’t tell the full story, because Che Adams was very close to getting on at least two efforts really to at least get a share of the spoils there. But they lost the match. Again, some under the radar recruitment going on at Saints, bringing in a couple of interesting signings. So interesting to see how they set up this match, because they’ve had time on the training paddock now to work under Ralph Hasenhuttl.

I think we’ve all talked about our admiration for him really, and the job that he’s doing at Southampton. So eager to see how they set up here. But yeah, I mean Villa have won just five times in 17 home Premier League games under Steven Gerrard. Not enough to warrant a plus 110 price, whereas I do think goals… I think there’s plenty of ammunition to get behind goal here. They’ve kept three clean sheets in those 17 home games under Gerrard, so I fully expect Southampton to get on the score sheet here. Neither team has kept a clean sheet so far this season. Eight of their combined 10 Premier League games have featured both teams scoring, and seven of those 10 have gone over 2.5 goals as well.

Saints have been prone to making slow starts so far this season, but they’ve shown plenty of hunger, plenty of battle to get back into games. And I fully expect them to get on the score sheet here, but defensively, as we’ve talked about for probably 12, 18 months, they can’t be trusted away from St. Mary’s. Just the two clean sheets on their travels since the start of last season. They’ve conceded multiple goals in 16 of those 22 away games. So yeah, Villa’s quality is in forward areas. Villa’s defensive makeup right now is questionable. Matty Cash is injured, and Diego Carlos obviously out for the season as well.

So a bit of a reshuffle required back there. Steven Gerrard seems to be selecting a different four for each game at the minute, and that’s not exactly conducive to producing a sold platform to work from. So I expect both teams to score, and with that, over 2.5 goals comes into the equation. I think the increase from minus 120 on over 2.5 to the plus 110, just to include BTTS as well, is good enough for me. So over 2.5 and BTTS at plus money.

Flash:

Yeah, I don’t fancy there’s any clean sheets here, Stinch, with the way that these two teams play. They best on the front foot, but they’ve got young players, and with young players you’re going to have mistakes. Southampton are plus 180 to score twice, Villa at plus 100 to score twice. Do we see the possibility of like a 3-2, 2-2 here?

Mark Stinchcombe:

Absolutely. Last season Villa won 4-0. I think the season before Southampton went there and won 4-3, and the last four actually at Villa Park have seen 21 goals.

Flash:

Wow.

Mark Stinchcombe:

So yeah, could be any old scoreline here. I think the only thing, sometimes I feel about with Villa is if they don’t get going in the first half an hour, 45 minute, they never get going sort of thing, whereas Southampton have proved with both their wins this season that they are capable of coming back from one goal down deficits, which they did against both Chelsea and Leicester. So yeah, I wouldn’t want to back either team in the winner market. Villa have failed to win nine of their last 10; Southampton have failed to win nine of the last 10 away. We discussed the issues regarding Villa’s defense.

There’s no way you can be backing them at plus 110. As Mark said, five wins in 17 at Villa Park under Gerrard is an abysmal record considering they are probably the 10th… I probably think they’re the 10th best team in terms of on paper, if you like, or in terms of maybe money spent. So that record is really poor. But both teams are strong for goals. So yeah, I can’t see anything else other than backing goals as being the way to go. 11 of Villa’s last 17 have seen both teams score. 13 of Southampton’s last 18 have seen over 2.5 goals. Two very strong records. So originally, I put up over 2.5 at minus 120, but I’ve actually decided to go with Mark as well and be a bit greedier and go for the over 2.5 with both teams scoring plus 110.

I’m just a little bit concerned, as I said, with Villa. They’re very hit and miss. So considering they are hit and miss, I’m going to take the bigger price and increase my variance slightly.

Flash:

Yeah, let’s have a little look at the official picks, because I think all three of us are on the same. So as a team, we’re going to have three units on, because the official picks are all going to go bang, bang, bang. Both teams to score over 2.5 goals at plus 110. Not brave enough to actually pick the winner. Even in the chat they’re like that, no, 2-2, 2-1. But remember 2-1 is good enough. So it’s both teams to score on over 2.5 goals at plus 110. Let’s move on to game number two. Some might think that this is a little bit of a trap, but not for me. It’s Newcastle versus Bournemouth. Bournemouth have got all sorts of problems. Newcastle, minus 215. I don’t think they deserve to be minus 215 against anybody. But if they are, it’s going to be against Bournemouth. And Bournemouth are massive at plus 625. The draw is at plus 360. The under or over still stays at around the 2.5 with the over being minus 125.

Stinch, Newcastle far stronger, got bigger depth. Last game before they can actually regroup and get more bedded in. But this Bournemouth side are struggling. And I mean, I looked at Bournemouth not to score at plus 105.

Mark Stinchcombe:

Yeah. They’re struggling, but their last match they actually come back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 out of nowhere, which again-

Flash:

Against Forest though.

Mark Stinchcombe:

Yeah, but-

Flash:

Forest have let in 25 shots a game.

Mark Stinchcombe:

Yeah, but if you’re 2-0 down, often your confidence wanes and you give up kind of thing. So I think that’s something they should be very proud of, and for the team that everyone thinks is going to finish bottom to be sitting 13th is a decent stat, despite the fact they’ve only scored five and let in 18. But again I just think it’s one of these quirky things that you get with football. And yeah, as I keep alluding to, the fact that this season is going to be a strange one.

Few reservations regarding Newcastle at these Soccer odds, considering some of the players that are injured or could be missing or not fully fit. Saint-Maximin, Bruno Guimaraes I think are two midfielders there for Newcastle. And Eddie Howe, most of the wins have come by single goals, which is kind of not what we’ve been accustomed to when we’ve seen him at Bournemouth. Most of those games when he was at Bournemouth were very high-scoring matches. So this is his derby, and I’m sure he’ll be keen to get one over on Bournemouth and continue Newcastle’s rise up the table.

I mean, Newcastle currently sitting here 11th, but the Premier League is so, so tight right now, and they’re the team that everybody’s tipping to be the best of the rest outside the big six. So yeah, I wouldn’t want to touch Newcastle at the price, especially considering their injury problems. But we also know the fact that Bournemouth, they could easily ship… Well they shipped nine against Liverpool didn’t they? They shipped five or six against City. So as much as Newcastle price is a bit short, I wouldn’t want to be backing Bournemouth on any handicap. So yeah, happy to leave this one alone to be honest.

Flash:

Okay. Mark O’Hare, should we be seeing… Newcastle don’t go and thump anybody, though. That’s the problem I have there. But in this game, is it Newcastle win to nil? Do Newcastle win maybe just two, three-nil?

Mark O’Hare:

Yeah, Newcastle haven’t got the points that their performances have probably deserved. They’ve drawn four of six, beaten late on at Anfield. They haven’t won actually since the opening day against Forest. But they dominated Wolves away and they dominated Palace at home in their last game. Just weren’t clinical enough, really. I agree with Stinch really, that injuries and team news is key here, and the talk is that Bruno Guimaraes and Saint-Maximin are close to a return. But until I know that actually they’re available and in the team, I couldn’t really back Newcastle at those prices, even if Alexander Isak is a reasonable replacement for Callum Wilson, who’s also injured.

So I’m very cold on Newcastle when they are missing two of those three. But I’ll be much more receptible to Newcastle if one or two of them are fit and available, because their St. James’s Park record is very strong under Eddie Howe. Nine wins, six draws and two defeats; those defeats were against Liverpool and City. And they kept seven clean sheets in those 17 games as well. So that’s a very good platform to work from. And Bournemouth, they’re fresh off earning four points from those games against Forest and Wolves. And remarkable to think that they’re level on points with Newcastle coming into this game.

But the underlying metrics tell a completely different story. They are the worst team in the Premier League on expected points and almost every possible metric through the first six games. They’re averaging less than 0.3 xG from open play per game, as an example. And they’ve only had 34 shots so far in the Premier League, which is 22 fewer than any other team in the Premier League, which is a huge, huge disparity. So yeah, I fancy Newcastle, if I had to pick a team. I don’t think it’ll be particularly high scoring.

Newcastle have only scored four or more Premier League goals three times since 2016. Obviously a lot of that’s come when they’ve been a struggling team, but they’re not accustomed to putting teams to the cleaners. So if I had to get Newcastle on side, possibly… you look towards the win to nil or alternatively Newcastle to win and under 3.5 goals. But I’m happy to leave this until I know more about the injury situation.

Flash:

Yeah, that’s fair. I’ve just gone with Newcastle minus 130. I see Newcastle winning the game, so I just see it as a free hit. I know that I had problems with Newcastle actually putting teams to bed. But minus one at 130 I think I’ll give it a whirl because I see Newcastle winning, but at minus 215 it’s completely different. Okay, let’s have a little look at the official picks please. It’s Newcastle minus one at minus 130 for me. Mark and Stinch have both gone AWOL. They’ve gone AWOL.

Okay, let’s have a little look at the next game. Game number three, because I think we’re all involved here. It’s Spurs versus Leicester. Spurs minus 205 might be a parlay piece. Leicester plus 600 looked absolutely dog awful, letting in threes and fours every time they step foot on the pitch. Over three at minus 110. Draw is at plus 345. Mark O’Hare, let’s throw a little bit of a caveat out there, that Spurs played away in Europe during midweek. Put a decent shift in, but certain personnel are not conducive to see the best of this Tottenham side.

Mark O’Hare:

Yeah. I mean, Tottenham were poor in Portugal, it has to be said. To me, they played like a team who were just looking for a point and looking to move on. Arguably one of the hardest away games in the group. But they were pretty flat and uninspiring for a large part of that game. Did have chances, didn’t take them. Probably fell to the wrong people. Then they just switched off really in the last couple of minutes. They didn’t probably deserve to lose the game, but they didn’t deserve to win it at all. But I think Leicester are possibly the perfect opponents for them to get back on the track, the way in which they’ve started the season. 16 goals conceded and five defeats from six. They have had a touch schedule, but the way in which they’ve defended has left a lot to be desired.

But one thing we always talk about with Leicester is their ability in the final third to create and convert. And I don’t think it’s a huge surprise to see they scored twice away at Arsenal, they scored twice at Brighton, they scored at Chelsea and probably could and should have scored more than just the one goal as well. And if you go back to the beginning of last season, they’ve only failed to score twice on their travels in the Premier League, which is a super strong return for a team who’s not finished in the top six.

So the issue of course, we keep going back to it, is defensively. Just the one clean sheet away from home in that 22 game sample, but 19 of those matches featured both teams scoring. And 68% went over 2.5 goals as well. So it’s very difficult to dismiss the idea that there could be goals in this game, because Spurs have given up opportunities to Southampton, Wolves and Fulham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium already this season, despite getting the job done. And I think Leicester, with Maddison and Barnes being the shining lights, possibly Daka and Iheanacho upfront, or Vardy if he’s recalled, there’s enough ability there to cause them problems.

But ultimately it comes back to Tottenham’s strengths, which is forward areas, and it’s quite… I think from a Leicester perspective, quite intimidating to come up against the likes of Kane, Richarlison. Hopefully Kulusevski will be given a start after his cameo midweek. And Son, who’s due one. They’ve won 13 of their last 17 home games under Conte. They have been the best team in terms of points and expected goals outside of Liverpool and Man City since he arrived. I just expect them to bounce back into form.

And I think the increase of minus 205 on Tottenham to win, to plus 175 for Tottenham to win, and both teams to score, is significant, and big enough for me to get involved really. They won 3-1 here in the equivalent fixture last year, and obviously won 3-2 in dramatic circumstances at the KP as well last season when playing Leicester away. So I think there’s much more value in the plus 175 and backing Tottenham to win, and over 2.5 goals, which is around plus 110 I think. So yeah, I’m just going for the value here at plus 175.

Flash:

Yeah, massive value at plus 175, because Leicester, they scored every game, but they also let in twos and threes. Stinch, the problem I have with Spurs is, some of their personnel are not fitting. Richarlison for me is playing for himself; he won’t pass the ball properly. Maybe he’s trying too hard. He’s trying to do a worldy 60-yard ball instead of just keeping it moving over five yards.

Mark Stinchcombe:

Yeah, I wouldn’t expect him to start here.

Flash:

Good.

Mark Stinchcombe:

We saw back end of last season with the trident basically of Kane, Son and Kulusevski was by far and away their best set of options. So Richarlison probably just brought in to… when they need to rotate, he’s available there. But yeah, I agree with you. We spoke about it at the beginning of the show about I think traps. And I think this Spurs minus 205 is definitely potentially a trap. Obviously you mentioned they’ve been away in Europe. And for all Leicester’s struggles, they’ve had all this time off, they’ve got no European distractions and they’ve finally got most of their players back fit. So I can easily see this Leicester side causing Spurs problems. It wasn’t so long ago that Leicester went there and won 3-0, I think.

And we see a picture of James Maddison there. Mark mentioned about Iheanacho and Daka upfront. They’ve got so many good attacking options. So yeah, I was just literally looking at it… Staple diet really of Leicester matches when you’ve got the line set at three. Overs is only minus 110, but if you back over 2.5 and both teams to score, it’s plus 100. So if you saw three goals and neither team get the clean sheet, you get paid out, but you’d only get a push if you back the overs. Both teams to score is only minus 160. So it definitely look like the right way to go for me.

I think both teams are giving up opportunities. Danny Ward, the Leicester goalkeeper’s very, very badly out of form, and probably lacking match practice, so this time off probably hasn’t done him any good. And Mark mentioned about Spurs giving up chances. They’re conceding over 14 shots per game. To put that into context, Liverpool conceding nine, Leicester nine, Arsenal conceding less than eight, and Man City conceding less than six. So you see the disparity there. So I think there’ll be chances here for both teams. So yeah, I think absolute no-brainer. Both teams to score over 2.5 goals at plus 100, then it’s a bigger price than over three.

Flash:

Yeah, the plus 175 that Mark O’Hare’s come up with just looks so, so obvious. I can easily see this being 3-1, 4-2, because the big thing about Leicester that I saw when they played against Brighton was they’re a yard slow. They’re weak in the tackle. They don’t pick up runners. And I think Spurs, this could easily run out 4-2. I mean, you’re getting minus 110 for over three goals. But just do both teams to score, because I don’t see Spurs keeping a clean sheet. Let’s have a little look at the official picks. Tottenham and both teams to score at plus 175 is massive. Both teams to score and over 2.5 is plus 100.

What’s Stinch has just done there is get plus money on averting from a trap if it is, and Spurs put in a dodgy performance and it’s 2-2 or something like that, then he’s still got paid at plus 100. Let’s go for the fourth game, because I think I’m on my own here.

London derby, it’s Brentford versus Arsenal. Brentford at plus 355, Arsenal minus 130. I told you at the start of the year, Arsenal on the road, odds-on. I’m going to fade them and see how I am at the end of the season. Draw is at plus 295. Stinch, I just think Brentford are massively too big here. Plus 355. The first game of the season last year, first game in the Premier League for Brentford, was against Arsenal. And here we are again. Brentford are still at plus 355.

Mark Stinchcombe:

Yeah, I wouldn’t read too much into the game last season from an Arsenal perspective, because they were missing a lot of players with COVID and I think they were missing both Lacazette and Aubameyang and they started Balogun upfront, so they didn’t even give Nketiah a go. So I wouldn’t read too much into that result, but yeah, mightily, mightily impressed with Brentford, particularly with the departure of Christian Eriksen. We talked a lot about how he turned Brentford’s fortunes around, because they were looking like a regelation candidate in January. And I think they had lost 13 of their previous 21 games before he arrived, and then they went on a great run towards the end of last season.

And yeah, I was concerned about how they would continue to survive maybe without him, or at least not be sucked into a relegation battle. But yeah, they just look really exciting going forward, especially at home as well. They obviously put five past Leeds, put four past Man United. So yeah, there’s no way you can be backing Arsenal here at minus 130 here. I think the other thing to be careful of regarding Arsenal as well is the fact there’s no Thomas Partey. If you look at him in matches he started for Arsenal last season, they won 67% of games across all competitions. That figure drops to 48% when he isn’t involved. So that’s a huge disparity there in win percentage.

So yeah, the only thing putting me off is I just want to see a little bit more of Brentford. We’ve got a small sample size of, what, six games since Eriksen has left. I just want to see a little bit more. Just get a bit more data to work with eventually before I start betting on more Brentford games. But yeah, if I had to force myself into a bet, I was actually looking at Brentford plus three quarters at minus 120. So essentially, there, you would be getting… you’d still be getting half your stake back if Arsenal won by a single goal. So it’s just taking the handicap there, plus a half, which is basically Brentford double chance. So you’re basically just getting a little bit more security. So yeah, if I was forced into a bet I’d take Brentford plus three quarters at minus 120.

Flash:

Mark O’Hare, Arsenal have had an absolute dream run. Basically, their opponents so far, you’ve had Fulham, Bournemouth, Villa, Leicester, Everton. I mean, these five, they’re all in like the bottom eight. But I see pace here. I see this being the opposite to how Arsenal went down to Bournemouth and Bournemouth didn’t lay a glove on them. 3-0 up in 20-odd minutes, and it was just an absolute cake walk. I see this being completely different. Pace, power, tempo, and I just see that there’s a feel good factor with this Brighton side. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve got to be impressed with Arsenal. Arsenal did well for an hour at Old Trafford, but they did actually lose 3-1. I mean, Brentford’s too big for me at 355.

Mark O’Hare:

Yeah, I don’t have a huge issue with Arsenal being minus 130. They were a similar-ish price away at Crystal Palace on match day one, and were pretty professional in their performance. Probably the final score was a bit kind on them, but they still managed to get the job done. I think they’ve evolved quite significantly, and by all accounts, what I’ve read this week is Thomas Partey is back in full training. So he might be available for this match if they decide to risk him, which is a big, big plus for Arsenal backers. But if I was getting involved in this game, it’d be goals, because Brentford have been just tremendous fun so far this season. The 5-2 against Leeds was the obvious standout. There was 31 shots in that game and 14 shots on target.

And actually, in the last four Brentford games, they’ve conceded 61 shots and they’ve played against Leeds, Palace, Everton and Fulham. So it’s not been the hardest schedule. They’ve actually put up about seven non-penalty expected goals themselves in that same sequence with Ivan Toney in fantastic form. Just earned a call-up for the England squad. Bryan Mbeumo who’s been… he’s done everything right really bar put the ball in the back of the net. So there’s pace, there’s tricky, there’s poise in this Brentford team. I expect them to score against Arsenal, but ultimately, defensively I think Arsenal have improved immeasurably going forward. And I think I’ll be more than happy to back them to get on the score sheet too.

So I think both teams to score is a big, big runner. And therefore over 2.5 goals has to come into the equation too. But the price is just right basically. There’s nothing in it. No real juice in it for me there at minus 135. Brentford have seen BTTS in five or six, overs in four of six already. And overs has landed in 59% of Arsenal away days since the start of last season. If you look at their clean sheets, one was at Bournemouth as you say, who are pretty powder puff at the best of times. And the other one was at Palace on match day one, where they probably could and should have conceded.

So yeah, I think both teams to score is a big, big runner here, and therefore overs could be in the equation too. But I’ve just decided to leave it.

Flash:

Yeah, both teams to score an over looks like a way to go. You’re probably going to get around the minus 110, maybe plus 100. Let’s have another little look at the official picks, though, because I’ve got to take on Arsenal away from home at minus 130. Brentford money line for me, 355. I was even looking at the double chance at plus 110 as well. Don’t see them getting beat. This might be a live in-play job for me as well. I just see them so dangerous from set pieces. I see them so dangerous on the break if Arsenal misplace a pass. I don’t expect them to be able to get it all their own way.

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Now, let’s have a quick look at the questions. Got anything for Sherriff and Man United? No, we don’t do Europa, Mitch, until the knockout stages, because it’s just too much. Is anyone backing United over 1.5 cards, Stinch?

Mark Stinchcombe:

Their game’s not on this weekend, though, is it?

Flash:

Gooner, game off. You never know with Gooner. He could be talking about any United.

Mark Stinchcombe:

I mean, it would’ve been-

Flash:

Is that Leeds United, Man United?

Mark Stinchcombe:

Yeah, it would’ve been nice because Man United were meant to play Leeds, so yeah, it could’ve been a good one for cards.

Flash:

Is Mark not backing Arsenal, Brentford, both teams to score?

Mark O’Hare:

No, I just said I wasn’t.

Flash:

Right, there you go. I mean, honestly you’re going to have to go to the back of the class, Gooner. Okay, let’s have a little look at all the official picks. Got four games. Didn’t add any. Villa Southampton at plus 110. Tottenham and Tottenham both teams to score, plus 175. Flash, Villa Southampton, both teams to score over 2.5, for myel and for Stinch, and for Mark O’Hare, plus 110. Newcastle minus one, minus 130, which I think is just a free hit. Spurs and Leicester, both teams to score and over 2.5 at plus 100. And the big one for me is Brentford money line at plus 355. Steve Gregory says Wolves City draw seems inflated at plus 400. I just think that City, you just can’t go near them unless you’re going to have them to win.

Okay, so remember we’ve got Serie A coming up. We’ve got La Liga coming up, Bundesliga coming up. And next week we’ll all have a week off because it’s the international break. So Mark O’Hare and Stinch, from everyone at BetUS, may all your bets be winners. Please press the thumbs-up on the way out. And you take care.