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Chelsea vs. Manchester City Odds, Picks, Predictions: Will Potter Ball Disturb City’s Title Run?

Emanuel Rosu

Last Updated: January 3, 2023 11:57 AM EST • 2 min 42 sec read.

Manchester City forward Erling Haaland during the English championship Premier League football match between Manchester City and Everton.
Manchester City forward Erling Haaland during the English championship Premier League football match between Manchester City and Everton. Photo by Ben Roberts ProSportsImages/DPPI via AFP.

A proper derby match awaits at London’s iconic Stamford Bridge stadium, as title-bidders Manchester City travel south to confront Chelsea. Check out our favorite pick for the Premier League clash between Chelsea and Manchester City.

Chelsea beat Bournemouth 2-0 on Boxing Day, but the 1-1 away draw at Nottingham Forest on Jan. 1st surely left most of the fans moaning.

The team has been inconsistent throughout the season. Chelsea changed ownership, and club and team management, and they're now ready for a squad revamp under Graham Potter. Only ninth in the league after 16 matches, the west Londoners should return to winning fast if they don’t want to miss out on the Champions League next season.

Meanwhile, the mood inside the Manchester City locker room isn't fantastic either after a 1-1 home draw against Everton left them seven points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal. Pep Guardiola needs the players who returned after the World Cup break to get back to full fitness and match form fast to avoid falling too far back of Arsenal.

Here is our Chelsea-Manchester City pick (odds via FanDuel Sportsbook; pick confidence is based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

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Chelsea vs. Manchester City Game Info

Date: Thursday, Jan. 5, 3 p.m. ET
Coverage: Peacock, fuboTV
Location: Stamford Bridge Stadium, London
Weather: 52 degrees, 25% chance of precipitation, 32-mph winds

Chelsea vs. Manchester City Odds Analysis

The oddsmakers expect Manchester City to bounce back after their depressing match against Everton and deliver against Chelsea. A City win in London is valued between -161 and -159, while a home victory returns between +425 and +450 (Draftkings) for Chelsea. The Blues need to prove themselves fast if they are to stand any chance of finishing inside the top four, so a low-stake bet on the London club for a game of such high importance should be considered. If you’re going to opt for goals, PointsBet offers +200 for over 3.5 goals, the highest in the market. 

If you think Erling Haaland will decide things in City’s favor, then FanDuel features an excellent +270 for the Norwegian to be the first player to hit the net on Thursday evening. Haaland scoring any time during the match and City winning stands at -105 with BetMGM. And DraftKings is offering a Haaland brace at +295, with FanDuel at +370.

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Chelsea vs. Manchester City Pick

Erling Haaland to score 2+ goals ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Haaland hasn’t been to the World Cup, as Norway didn’t make it to the final tournament. So the Premier League title race is his scene at the moment.

Haaland is hungry, in top form, and he’ll do anything to shine against Chelsea. The striker netted twice against Leeds United and once against Everton since the Premier League returned after the world football feast in Qatar. Haaland is hard to stop, and Chelsea’s shaky defense will surely be under constant threat as he looks to extend his tally.

The Norwegian has scored 21 times in 2022-23, eight more than Spurs captain Harry Kane while leading the Premier League comfortably. Guardiola and City desperately need his goals translated into points to close the gap atop the Premier League table.

Chelsea vs. Manchester City Best Odds

FanDuel (+360)

BetMGMDraftKingsFanDuelPointsBet
+280+295+360+320

At +360, FanDuel offers the best return for Haaland netting at least twice against Chelsea.

DraftKings (at +295) and PointsBet (at +320) also give punters the opportunity to bet on multiple goals from the Viking machine. A brace is almost routine for Haaland, but can he make history at the Bridge? FanDuel has him at +1400 for a hat-trick, compared to +1200 with both PointsBet and DraftKings.

Chelsea-Manchester City pick made 1/3/2023 at 3:31 p.m. ET.

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Emanuel Rosu
Emanuel Rosu has freelanced as a soccer specialist for the BBC, The Guardian, FourFourTwo, Goal, and the New York Times. He's part of the "Ballon d'Or" jury, representing Romania in the vote that rewards the best soccer player in the world each year. He is based in Bucharest, Romania.