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Premier League Odds & Best Bets This Week: Schedule, Picks for Matchday 24

Anthony Wootton

Last Updated: February 17, 2023 12:49 PM EST • 4 min 19 sec read.

Premier League Best Bets
Premier League Best Bets

Matchday 24 begins with a new team at the top of the table. Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions, Manchester City, had a convincing 3-1 at Arsenal in midweek. The Gunners have a tight turnaround, kicking off the weekend schedule with the early game on Saturday. Can they beat mid-table Aston Villa on the road and reclaim top spot? Read on for our Premier League best bets for matchday 24, based on the best EPL odds.

Chelsea have had difficulty finding the net, putting pressure on head coach Graham Potter. The Blues are winless in their last three games in the competition and face bottom side, Southampton. Newcastle United are on the longest unbeaten run in the league. Since losing to Liverpool in August, the Magpies are unbeaten in 17 games. They face the Reds at St James’ Park on Saturday. There’s a basement battle between Wolves and Bournemouth, where a win for the resurgent Wolverhampton could take the club eight points clear of the relegation zone. 

Here are our best Premier League bets for Matchday 24 (odds via DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

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Premier League schedule and odds for Matchday 24

(Odds via DraftKings)

  • Aston Villa (+340) vs. Arsenal (-120)
  • Chelsea (-260) vs. Southampton (+800)
  • Nottingham Forest (+850) vs. Manchester City (-320)
  • Wolves (-145) vs. Bournemouth (+450)
  • Newcastle (+155) vs. Liverpool (+175)
  • Manchester United (-170) vs. Leicester (+450)
  • Tottenham (-120) vs. West Ham (+330)

Premier League best bets for Matchday 24

  • Moneyline: Wolves (-145 via DraftKings) vs. Bournemouth ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • Spread: Manchester City (-1.75) vs. Nottingham Forest (+105 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • Total: Chelsea vs. Southampton Under 2.5 goals (-110 via DraftKings and FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐
  • Prop: Tottenham vs. West Ham Harry Kane anytime scorer (+105 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐

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Premier League top picks

Moneyline: Wolves (-145) vs. Bournemouth (-145 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Bournemouth are in terrible form, while Wolves have won their last two games in the competition, including a comeback victory on the road with 10 men last time out. Julen Lopetegui has transformed the fortunes of Wolves, taking them from the relegation zone to 15th and five points clear of danger.

The Cherries haven’t won on the road in any of their last seven Premier League matches and have scored just twice. They’ve lost each of their last four away games in the competition. Wolves haven’t conceded a goal in their last two home wins in the league. 

Going off form alone, I’m very confident with this play. Bournemouth is a club that can’t buy a win, whereas Wolves appear to have steadied the ship. DraftKings has the best price from our main books at -145. BetMGM has odds as low as -154 for a Wolves win, while the others price them at -150.  

Spread: Manchester City (-1.75) vs. Nottingham Forest (+105 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

City will know they’ve been in a match, despite Forest’s position. The Nottingham club lost at Fulham last week, but they’re unbeaten in their last seven home matches in the league. 

Manchester City won the reverse fixture 6-0 in August, with Erling Haaland scoring a hat trick. The Norwegian striker heads into this match fresh from scoring in the midweek win over Arsenal. Since January, City have won five of seven Premier League matches, scoring 15 goals. In four matches against the current top four teams in the competition, Forest have conceded 16 goals and failed to score this season. 

By the time they kick off, City will know whether they’ll need a win to reclaim top spot in the league, or if victory will extend their lead over Arsenal. These are the matches that Pep Guardiola’s sides take care of. Although Forest are on a good run at home, I expect City to get the job done and win convincingly. DraftKings is the only book offering this spread, which delivers us positive odds on this play.

Total: Chelsea vs. Southampton Under 2.5 goals (-110 via DraftKings and FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐

Chelsea have struggled to score this calendar year. In their seven league matches in 2023, they haven’t scored multiple goals in any game. During that span, there has been a total of nine goals scored (for and against). The Blues have drawn each of their last three games in the competition, while Southampton have lost nine of their last 10. 

The Saints have kept one clean sheet in their last 28 league matches but did beat Chelsea 2-1 at St Mary’s in August. Southampton are managerless, following the firing of Nathan Jones last weekend. If they’re to get an immediate response, they’ll need to tighten up their defense. Graham Potter’s side head into the game off a tough 1-0 defeat away to Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, therefore tiredness could be a factor in this match. 

The books know that goals will be a premium in this game, with the best price for the Under coming at -110 via DraftKings and FanDuel. BetMGM is offering -118 for this play, with Caesars and PointsBet giving -120 odds.

Prop: Tottenham vs. West Ham Harry Kane anytime scorer (+105 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐

Harry Kane has scored four goals in his last six Premier League matches. The only London side that he hasn’t scored against this season is West Ham. No player has scored either the opening goal (7) or the winning goal (8) in more different Premier League games this season than Kane. 

Before their 2-0 defeat to Arsenal last month, Spurs had won five straight London derbies at home. The Hammers have lost each of their last five London derbies in the league. Only Erling Haaland (26) has scored more goals in the Premier League this season than the England captain (17), although Kane does have a better shooting accuracy. 

Spurs will want to bounce back from their shocking 4-1 defeat to Leicester last time out to keep within touching distance of Newcastle in the race for a top four spot. Kane will lead their charge at home in this London derby. 

FanDuel is the only book offering positive odds for this play, which shows that most are expecting him to score on Sunday. He’ll understand a goal against the Hammers will mean he’s scored versus every London side this season. 

Premier League best bets made 02/17/2023 at 3 a.m. ET.

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Anthony Wootton
Anthony is an accredited NFL journalist and has been reporting on the league for over a decade, covering the London games for the BBC and other broadcast outlets. He's presented a North American sports show for national radio across the UK, which is now the TransAtlantic Sports Show podcast. Anthony has also produced and presented radio documentaries on football for global audiences. He has years of betting experience, writing NFL tips for some of the industry's biggest sportsbooks. He's a producer of sports content, including Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Champions League, and international soccer. He's a keen follower of sport, and a long-time sufferer of English Championship team, Blackburn Rovers. He's a keen runner and completed a challenge of running every day in 2021, which included a minimum distance of 5km in the rules.