All eyes will be on the Etihad Stadium this Saturday for the Premier League matchup between points leader Manchester City and Newcastle United. City has taken a marginal sports betting lead in the standings with 31 points, five points ahead of second-place Manchester United. Newcastle United isn’t far behind at 25 points,
Manchester City vs. Newcastle United
Saturday, 15:00 – The Etihad Stadium
The Premier League leaders have clinched maximum pay head points in five home games this season, and Newcastle will be in touch to slow them down in their home stadium. The Magpies are undefeated on the road this season with three wins and two draws, but this will be an entirely different territory for a team that will play consecutive games against the top two teams in the standings, a portion of their schedule that will go a long way in determining the potential success of their season. The biggest problem with slowing down City is their wealth of talent at the striker position, with three starting caliber scorers that all have different strengths and styles. Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero rank second and third respectively in goals scored with 10 and 9, while Mario Balotelli has also been a force for manager Roberto Mancini’s side this season with five in the EPL. Newcastle will rely on leading scorer Demba Ba among others to keep this one close, but in the end Manchester City may simply have just too much intertops power to hold them down.
Premier League Betting Pick: Manchester City
