After months of jostling and jockeying, the top of the English Premier League table has started to stabilize – and that's great news for Manchester City fans and backers.
Man City have opened up a five-point advantage atop the table as they look to reclaim the Premier League crown – and oddsmakers' confidence is starting to grow. The 2018-19 winners are now installed at a whopping -1,600 to win it all, with no other competitor listed lower than +2000 (Manchester United). Aside from Man City, only one other team in the top-seven earned three points last time out, moving the leaders a big step closer to an insurmountable lead.
Here are our top Premier League betting plays for Matchday 24.
Premier League Predictions for Matchday 24
Leicester City vs Liverpool
Leicester City can accomplish two very important tasks Saturday, as they host struggling Liverpool. The third-place club in the Premier League can put pressure on second-place Man United with a win, while simultaneously driving No. 4 Liverpool further back in the race for a top-three slot. The visitors and defending champions have dropped two in a row in league play.
The deciding factor in this one could be an injury to talented Leicester left-back James Justin, who will miss Saturday's showdown with a knee injury. Coupled with Timothy Castagne's absence, Leicester will be lamentably short in the back. That might just be what Liverpool need to end their latest slump and steal three points from the team directly ahead of them in the table.
TIP: Liverpool (+110)
Southampton vs Wolverhampton
Southampton have been sensational in FA Cup play of late – but it's an altogether different story in league action, as they look to halt a five-game Premier League losing skid Sunday vs. visiting Wolverhampton. Southampton have won three straight FA Cup contests, but have been positively dreadful in the Premier League since pulling off a stunning 1-0 home upset of Liverpool.
The most recent of those FA Cup triumphs, a 2-0 decision, came against this very same Wolves team – and there's reason for further optimism, with the visitors having gone without a victory in six straight matches away from Molineux Stadium. Southampton controlled the play in their previous meeting and should prevail in another low-scoring affair Sunday.
TIP: Southampton and Under 2.5 (+350)
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
Chelsea are the biggest favorites of Matchday 24, heading into their Monday showdown with scuffling Newcastle United. The Blues have reeled off three consecutive victories to vault themselves into fifth place in the Premier League and are in great position to climb even higher against a Newcastle side that have won two of three but are still sitting in 16th place in the table.
Laying a bunch of units on Chelsea SU is one way to go about things this week – but there are other paths to profit here. Chelsea have allowed just one goal over their previous four Premier League games, while Newcastle had been blanked in four straight away games in league play prior to a January 30 win over Everton. Now, the Magpies will be without their top goalscorer, Callum Wilson, for several weeks. The Chelsea-clean sheet combo is a worthwhile play.
TIP: Chelsea Win/Clean Sheet (-110)
Premier League Betting Card for Matchday 24
- Liverpool (+110)
- Southampton and Under 2.5 (+350)
- Chelsea Win/Clean Sheet (-110)
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