Early FA Cup Exit for Man Utd
Manchester United are out of the FA Cup competition after Leeds United beat Alex Ferguson’s team by 1-0 in a third round match on Sunday 3 January. The shock defeat has of course made an impact on the sports betting markets related to the FA Cup, so in today’s article we will take a look at how things stand after the giant-slaying that is making headlines throughout the world of football.
At the Paddy Power sports betting site, Chelsea are being offered as the 3/1 favourites to win the FA Cup outright. Liverpool and Arsenal are joint second favourites at 6/1, with Man City at 13/2. Tottenham and Aston Villa complete the line-up of teams available at odds of less than 10/1 (these teams are 7/1 and 9/1, respectively) with odds of 18/1 or higher available about the rest. As for Leeds United, bettors can get of 100/1 at the time of writing.
As one would expect, there isn’t a huge amount of difference in the FA Cup outright betting markets elsewhere. At the William Hill sportsbook site, Chelsea are named as the competition favourite, at odds of 3/1. Arsenal is the clear second favourite at 11/2, with Liverpool just behind at 6/1. The big difference for Leeds United fans is that the odds on that team at William Hill are 150/1.
Victor Chandler make Chelsea an even firmer favourite for the competition, with odds of 11/4 available. Liverpool and Manchester City are joint second favourites here, at 6/1, with Arsenal fourth in the betting at 13/2. As for Leeds United, well, bettors can get odds of 200/1 here, so if any fan thinks that the giant-slaying will continue and they want the best price possible, they can help themselves at Victor Chandler!
There is still a long way to go before the FA Cup competition produces an outright winner, and opinion is obviously divided about how the remaining football matches will go. Some think that more shock results will crop up at some point over the coming weeks. Others believe that Chelsea will be able to take full advantage of Manchester United’s early exit and go all the way as the odds suggest. Whatever your own view, you can put your money where your mouth is and – if you’re right – make yourself a very decent profit, so if you choose to do that, good luck!
Article Published: 21/05/2010 14:46:41
