The English Premier League is the top professional football league in the United Kingdom.
Simply known as the Premier League, it is currently sponsored by Barclays Bankm thus it is officially called the Barclays Premier League.
The Premier League is contested by 20 clubs. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League.
A Premier League season features a total of 380 matches. A season starts from August and lasts until May the following year with each club playing a total of 38 matches. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings.
Since 1888, a total of 23 clubs have been crowned champions of the English football system. Of the 44 clubs to have competed since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, only four clubs have won the title:
Only seven clubs have been members of the Premier League for every season since its inception. This group is composed of Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur.
There are generally three ways to bet on the English Premier League, these are:
Outright English Premier League Winner - a bet on which club will win the championship.
English Premier League Matchup - a bet on the winner of individual English Premier League matches (e.g. bet on the winner of the match between Norwich and Arsenal or Man City and New Castle).
English Premier League Specials - a bet made on the outcome of certain aspects of a particular Premier League match, but which is not a typical part of the in-game betting. Specials in Premier League matches may include betting on which club or player will score the first goal, how many total goals a particular player will score, how many yellow cards will be given in the match, etc.
In a bet on the outright Premier League winner, sports betting sites list the competing clubs with their respective odds, just like the following:
| English Premier League Outright Winner | |
|---|---|
| Manchester City | 10/11 |
| Manchester United | 7/4 |
| Chelsea | 7/1 |
| Arsenal | 33/1 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 40/1 |
| Liverpool | 50/1 |
| Newcastle United | 250/1 |
You just have to bet on which club you think has the best chance of winning the Premier League championship.
Let's say you picked Manchester City and placed a €20.00 bet. At odds of 10/11, if Manchester City wins the championship, your €20.00 bet will win €18.18 for a total return of €38.18 (your original bet plus your winnings).
Looking at the bottom of the list, if you bet €20.00 on Newcastle United, and Newcastle United wins the championsip, at odds of 250/1, you'll get €5,020.00 (€20.00 original bet plus €5,000.00 winnings).
Meanwhile, in a Premier League matchup bet, you just have to pick the winner of a particular Premier League match.
Sports betting sites usually list the matchup of the competing clubs and their corresponding odds plus the odds for the "Draw", like the following:
| Home | Draw | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City v Arsenal | 4/1 | 13/5 | 4/6 |
| Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4/7 | 5/2 | 11/2 |
| Manchester City v Newcastle United | 1/4 | 9/2 | 10/1 |
Let's say you picked Norwich City to win over Arsenal and placed a €10.00 bet. At odds of 4/1, if Norwich City wins the match, your €10.00 bet will win €40.00 for a total return of €50.00.
In the second matchup, let's say you picked the Wolverhampton Wanderers to defeat Everton and placed a €20.00 bet. At odds of 11/2, if the Wolverhampton Wanderers wins the match, your €20.00 bet will win €110.00 for a total return of €130.00.
In the Manchester City v Newcastle United matchup, let's say you picked the "Draw" and placed a €10.00. At odds of 9/2, if the match is declared a draw (or the match ended in a tie), your €10.00 bet will win €45.00 for a total return of €55.00.
Meanwhile, Premier League Specials (also called Propositions or Prop Bets) are offers which include betting on which player will score the first goal, how many goals a particular player will score, how many yellow cards will be given in the match, how many goals will be scored in the match, etc.
All bettors, casual or professional alike, should consider a bet on the English Premier League. There lots of betting options available plus the winnings can really be rewarding! Good luck!
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