BLUES NEED SILVA LINING
Toffees face a sticky start
EVERTON won their first game in pre-season 22-0 but they were brought crashing down to earth by a 3-0 drubbing at Blackburn Rovers.
Marco Silva does not yet know his first XI and the Blues look vulnerable 2-1 favourites in BetVictor’s market without the big six.
I like West Ham at 7-1 who are a confident each way selection (each way odds 1, 2, 3,).
Without the top six:
One of the most popular markets during the Premier League season is the season long handicap which gives punters the opportunity to unearth the side they believe are going to overachieve this season.
City were so dominant last season they won the handicap as well as the title.
But they now must give their rivals a start ranging from six points to Liverpool to 46 to relegation favourites Cardiff City.
West Ham (+35 points) will be popular having spent in excess of £80m this summer whilst Wolves (+33 points) have also splashed the cash.
The stats show how our traders feel the table will look at the end of the season.
Premier League Handicap 2018-19 (scratch) .......
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........ .......... Liverpool look a better side than last season when they scored 84 league goals. So I am surprised that they are evens to score 80 or more goals this season.
Man United finished on 81 points but are 13-8 to record 80 or more points next term. Alexis Sanchez scored in the States for Jose Mourinho’s side this week and this is a big season for the Chilean who has failed to impress since his move from Arsenal in January.
Sanchez is 6-4 to score 15 or more PL goals with Romelu Lukaku evens to score 20 or more.
The Belgian had a so-so World Cup but there are enough weak teams around to suggest he can hit that mark.
each way ¼ odds 1,2,3,4
Man City
Liverpool (+6) Man United (+8) Chelsea (+10) Spurs (+12) Arsenal (+14) Everton (+30) Wolves (+33) Leicester C (+35) West Ham (+35) Soton (+38) Newcastle (+38) Palace (+40) Burnley (+40) Bournemouth (+40) Fulham (+42) Brighton (+42) Watford (+42) Huddersfield (+44) Cardiff City (+46) West Ham 7-1 each way without the big six with BetVictor