Bet on Championship Winner and Other Tournament Specials
Posted: December 29, 2016
Updated: October 6, 2017
Are you tired of all the big leagues like Premier League betting, La Liga betting, Serie A betting, Bundesliga betting or Champions League betting? Then maybe it’s time for you to bet on Championship!
The English second division is also full of great betting markets and even better odds to multiply your stakes. It would be a shame not to take advantage of all these opportunities you’re given to bet on Championship outrights! Let’s take an overview of what online betting news in the UK expect of the English second league. What are the best odds to bet on Championship and where to find them? Right below!
Bet on Championship winner!
Well, the league is exactly at half time and at this point we can see two teams far ahead of all the rest: Brighton leads the league, having collected 51 points and Newcastle comes second with 2 points behind. The third are Reading and they have 43 points, and the other teams in Play-off positions as of today are Huddersfield, Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday.
Despite the fact that Brighton are in a better position at the moment, online sportsbooks in the UK expect Newcastle to claim the trophy at the end of the season. The odds for Newcastle to win Championship are 1.57 (4/7) at Bet365, but you can bet on Brighton to win the league for (15/8) at Betway.
The odds for the rest of the teams suggest what a mission impossible they are about to face if they want to win the tournament. 6th placed Sheff Wed are the third biggest favourites to win Championship. Their odds are 51.00 (50/1) at BetVictor. They are followed by Derby, Leeds and Huddesrfield. Derby’s odds to win Championship are 67.00 (66/1) at Betfair, while the odds for Leeds and Huddersfield to win Championship are 101.00 (100/1) at Coral Sportsbook.
Bet on Championship promotion
If you wouldn’t like to take part in predicting which team will be crowned as the best team in the English second division, but have a clear idea of which teams are about to get promoted, then you can just check out the betting odds on promotion to Premier League. Newcastle and Brighton obviously come as favourites in this market as well. Their respective odds are 1.06 (1/16) and 1.14 (1/7) at NetBet Sportsbook.
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The odds for third placed Reading to get promoted to Premier League are surprisingly high: 32Red Sportsbook would be willing to pay 7.00 (6/1) times your stake if Reading end up getting promoted. The odds for 4th placed Huddersfield are the same: 7.00 (6/1) at Unibet.
Other favourites to be promoted to the Premier League are Sheffield Wednesday, Derby County, Aston Villa and Leeds United. Their respective odds to get back to the first division where they historically belong to are 4.50 (7/2), 4.50 (7/2), 6.50 (11/2) and 6.00 (5/1) at Coral Sportsbook. Fulham and Norwich are also thereabouts with respective odds of 9.00 (8/1) at Marathonbet.
These are pretty much the best odds you can find at online sportsbooks. Did you bet at any of these sites on any of the suggested markets? Let us know by leaving a comment below!