Bettors Gearing Up For EPL
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The English Premier League will begin play on Saturday Aug. 16 with 10 games scheduled over a three-day period.
Manchester City captured the EPL championship last season, which was the second title in the last three years for the club.
Oddsmakers at Sportsbook.ag have installed City as a 2/1 betting choice (Bet $100 to win $200) to repeat in the 2014-15 season.
Even those odds are short on Manchester City, Sportsbook.ag has made Chelsea the favorite at 3/2 odds (Bet $100 to win $150).
Last year, manager Jose Mourinho led the Blues to a third place in his first season. Chelsea added some big names to its squad this summer, including Cesc Fabregas, Filipe Luis, Diego Costa and former Chelsea standout Didier Drogba.
Drogba won three EPL titles in his first eight-year stint at Chelsea.
Behind Chelsea and City in the betting odds is Manchester United (4/1), Arsenal (6/1) and Liverpool (9/1).
Below are the Week 1 odds and future odds for the EPL from Sportsbook.ag.
EPL Week 1 Game Lines
Home team listed on top
Aug. 16, 2014
Manchester United -285
Swansea City +550
Draw +350
Leicester City +188
Everton +125
Draw +225
Queens Park Rangers +130
Hull City +175
Draw +225
Stoke City -105
Aston Villa +240
Draw +230
West Bromwich Albion +105
Sunderland +225
Draw +220
West Ham United +220
Tottenham Hotspur +120
Draw +240
Arsenal -333
Crystal Palace +700
Draw +375
Aug. 17, 2014
Liverpool -277
Southampton +600
Draw +333
Newcastle United +350
Manchester City -175
Draw +300
Aug. 18, 2014
Burnley +1000
Chelsea -500
Draw +450
Odds to win 2014-15 England Premiere League
Chelsea 3/2
Manchester City 2/1
Manchester United 4/1
Arsenal 6/1
Liverpool 9/1
Tottenham Hotspur 50/1
Everton 100/1
Southampton 500/1
Leicester City 1000/1
West Ham United 1000/1
West Bromwich Albion 1000/1
Crystal Palace 1000/1
Hull City 1000/1
Sunderland 1000/1
Swansea City 1000/1
Aston Villa 1000/1
Stoke City 1000/1
Burnley 1000/1
Queens Park Rangers1000/1
Newcastle United 1000/1