EPL is Back Baby!

Dishing out some of our favorite Premier League bets this weekend

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For tracking’s sake, I’m going to lay out our picks by individual.

At the end of this post, I’ll summarize all of the plays in an easy-to-read format. So skip down there if that’s all you want, but if you do that, you’d better leave a comment and maybe share the post if you know someone else who likes free money.

That’s enough of that. Let’s get to the picks.

Matt

If you know Matt, you know his favorite bet of every Premier League season is betting on the newly promoted teams in their first home game. It’s a tradition richer than enjoying a steaming hot cup of Bovril from a 5 € bleacher while your side gives up the lead in the 44’ on a set piece.

So obviously, Matt’s on the newly promoted Ipswich Town +1.5 at -108 odds at home against…Liverpool. It’s bold. Hot! It might make you queasy. Just like drinking beef broth!

Matt’s also taking Leicester City +1 at -118 at home against Tottenham.

(The last promoted team, Southampton, opens the season on the road.)

Rounding out Matt’s picks, he’s on Arsenal clean sheet -140 against Wolves, Fulham +1 at -112 against Man U, and Man City -0.5 at -120 against his beloved Chelsea.

Season record: 0-0 (+0 units)

Danny

Danny’s tailing Matt’s Arsenal clean sheet -140 pick, and he also likes Man City -0.5 at -120 odds. These Chelsea boys are hesitant to go all in on the Blues this early. Can’t blame ‘em!

Following Matt’s lead on newly promoted teams outperforming expectations in Round 1, Danny likes Ipswich Town +1.5 at -108 but he’s upping the ante with the Leicester City Draw at +350. Juicy!

Season record: 0-0 (+0 units)

Al

Al is also tailing the Ipswich Town +1.5 at -108, Leicester City Draw at +350, Man City -0.5 at -120, and Arsenal clean sheet -140.

But he’s not done there.

He’s also on the Man U/Fulham u3, 3.5 at -112 odds and then he has a trifecta of plays for you in the Nottingham Forest/Bournemouth match.

First, Nottingham Forest 0, -0.5 at +105. If you’re not familiar with the Asian handicap in soccer betting, it’s a single bet that splits your stake between two bets. Those bets are generally on a half line and a full line. This is sometimes called quarterball, and is sometimes denoted as -0.25.

So this bet is a half unit on Nottingham Forest +0 (a draw/win covers), and a half unit on Nottingham Forest -0.5 (a win covers, a draw loses). So in the event of a draw, this pays back the full stake, plus half profit on the +0 bet. In the event of a Forest win, it pays out in full.

Adding to this bet, Al is also on Nottingham Forest shutout win at +360 for a half unit, and the Forest/Bournemouth u2.5, 3 at -112.

Season record: 0-0 (+0 units)

SLP EPL POTDs

Acronyms baby. Get with it!

To make this easier to digest, I’m going to denote how many of us are on a play using asterisks. No asterisks indicates one person is on this bet. One asterisk indicates two are on the play, two indicates three, etc. Picks below in chronological order:

Fulham +1 at -112

Man U/Fulham u3, 3.5 at -112

** Ipswich Town +1.5 at -108

** Arsenal clean sheet -140

Nottingham Forest 0, -0.5 at +105

Nottingham Forest/Bournemouth u2.5, 3 at -112

Nottingham Forest shutout win +360 (1/2 unit)

** Man City -0.5 at -120

* Leicester City Draw +350

Leicester City +1 at -118