Wednesday, January 6th
Sports Gamble Odds: Arsenal -450, Bolton +1700
Bookmaker Draw Odds (Bookmaker Review): +540
If you’re looking for a team that’s hotter than Arsenal in the English Premier League, you might be hard pressed. Since losing to back-to-back contests by a score of 3-0 to league-leaders Chelsea and Manchester City, the Gunners have been have won six of six games in league play.
Internet sports betting sharps saw the Gunners drop 11 points back of Chelsea after their loss to the Blues but the gap has narrowed significantly since. While Chelsea has been bumbling, picking up just nine of a possible 18 points, Arsenal has been the complete opposite.
Arsenal picked up their 16th point (out of 18) with an easy win over Portsmouth on Wednesday and after an FA Cup matchup with West Ham United, they’ll try to continue their tear by picking a win over Bolton. A victory would move them into the second spot in the EPL and just one point behind the Blues.
Beating up on Portsmouth, who is dead last in the fixtures table was no problem. Now they’ll get a shot at squad who is toiling just as bad as Bolton is also slated for relegation unless they get their act together.
Considering they just sacked manager Gary Megson, a solid performance at Emirates does not bode well for the Wanderers.
It’s been a very trying year for Bolton and a blown two-goal lead against Hull on Tuesday was simply the final straw. Megson made a questionable call when he pulled the team’s leading scorer Ivan Klasnic and the fans made sure Megson heard about it.
Megson saved this team from relegation in 2007 but it will be someone else’s chore this year. That chore will fall on Assistant Manager Chris Evans and First Team Coach Steve Wigley for now.
Megson provided only eight wins in the last 12 months, which clearly wasn’t good enough.
This is clearly a matchup of two teams at opposite ends of the spectrum. Arsenal needs the three points as they are trying to hunt down Chelsea at the top of the table while Bolton is wandering at the bottom of the table and now lacking even more direction.
At Emirates Stadium, expect a one-sided affair.
Sportsbook Ratings Pick: Arsenal -450
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