English Premier Odds

Those who bet college football online are still waiting for their season to begin, but the Premiership in England is already two weeks into the campaign, and there’s still time to make some picks for the season. The following are some interesting English soccer news that are making the rounds and will also be helpful to football bettors.

Chelsea should win another league title thanks to their spine of Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, John Terry and Petr Cech, and they’ll have Michael Essien back and healthy. There’s no better defensive team in England, and when Drogba is on form, he inspires the entire side.

Manchester United will try to hold off rival Manchester City, who have spent a ton of money to try and move up the ladder. City’s depth could give them the second spot as they have a massive squad, and there’s a lot of quality, while United is aging, and need Dimitar Berbatov to support Wayne Rooney more often.

Another good race between rivals should be for the fourth and final Champions League spot as Arsenal, the Northbet.com Pick, and Tottenham will go head to head. Arsenal allowed former captain William Gallas to move to Tottenham, adding another chapter in this bitter rivalry, but Tottenham should take it. Arsenal will play deep into the current Champions League schedule, while Spurs may fall out in the group stages of their first Champions League experience, as they’ve been paired with defending champions Inter Milan as well as Werder Bremen. It would hurt the Tottenham fanbase to lose so early in Europe’s biggest competition, but it would give a boost to their betting odds in the league.