Premier League odds 2018: Matchweek 22 betting preview and analysis for top games

Manchester City’s remarkable 18-match win streak came to a stunning end in a New Year’s Eve road draw against Crystal Palace. The club’s undefeated record of 20-0-2 is still intact however as City faces one of its toughest tests of the season Sunday at Liverpool.

Liverpool is going off as a +205 home underdog at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Manchester City would pay +120 on a road win and +260 if this game plays out to a draw.

Despite the slight hiccup in Crystal Palace, Man City, the dominant favorite on the EPL championship odds, still holds a commanding 15-point lead over second place Manchester United on the English Premier League table and has more goals for (64) and less goals against (13) per match than any other club.

These two teams have had an extremely close rivalry in recent years. Liverpool holds a super slight edge at 6-5-7 in its last 19 matches against Manchester City.

Arsenal is tied with Manchester United for the second best home record in the EPL at 8-1-2. But due to road struggles that have seen the club go 3-4-4 away from home, Arsenal sits outside of the top five on the table with 39 points. The Gunners will try to pick up a road win going off as -145 road favorites Sunday at Bournemouth (+355 to win, +500 to draw).

A Liverpool upset over Manchester City could give the other teams in the Top 5 a chance to put a dent in City’s seemingly insurmountable lead for this year’s championship. Chelsea (-375) hosts Leicester City (+1000 win, +475 draw) and Tottenham (-450) hosts Everton (+1100 win, +500 draw) on Saturday while Manchester United (-525) hosts Stoke City (+1300 win, +575 draw) on Monday. Stoke City has the league’s worst road record at 1-7-3 to go along with a -17 goal differential on the road.

Leicester City went on a nice run last month with a four-game winning streak that included a big win over Tottenham, but the club has cooled off since with a 1-3-1 record over its last five league matches. Chelsea has totally dominated this head-to-head series in recent years with a 12-1-1 record in its last 14 games against Leicester.

English Premier League Betting Lines

Liverpool (+205) vs. Manchester City (+120), Draw (+260)

Tottenham Hotspur (-450) vs. Everton (+1100), Draw (+500)

Chelsea (-375) vs. Leicester City (+1000), Draw (+475)

Manchester United (-525) vs. Stoke City (+1300), Draw (+575)

Bournemouth (+355) vs. Arsenal (-145), Draw (+310)

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