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Originally Posted by SecondSight  Skybet
EPL - All promoted teams to be relegated - 11/4
This looks an interesting bet, because in recent seasons 2 out of the 3 promoted have been relegated. Last season Sunderland stayed up with 3 points to spare or it would have come true.
I think this year Stoke and BristolC/Hull will do extremely well to stay up and are correctly priced at 2/5 and less to go straight back down.
WBA could very well spoil the bet, but I still give them only a 50% chance of staying up. They won the Championship with a low points score and don't have the funds of say Sunderland to spend this season. One of their best players in Kevin Phillips is entering the swansong of his career now.
I have taken 20pts@11/4 |
That looks a very interesting bet - I'm struggling to see Hull or Stoke staying up, and West Brom aren't the great team so many seem to think, despite having a very good squad for Championship level.
Derby went up with 86 points I think, a fair chunk more than West Brom managed to get in a weaker season in winning the league.
Sunderland, Fulham and Bolton are the main threats to this bet I suppose, but I fancy Fulham to do well now they have a full pre-season with Hodgson, and Sunderland seem to be improving all the time. The big question mark is Bolton - but then how about saver on their relegation to complement the bet you suggest?