Soccer: Miller picks Manchester City to top Premier League, Sergio Agüero to win Golden Boot, plus his top 4, bottom 3, best in London
The 2019-2020 Premier League season kicks off Friday (3 p.m. NBC Sports and Fubo.tv) with Liverpool hosting Norwich City.
Here are some of the current odds for various Premier League bets.
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PREMIER LEAGUE 2019-20 SEASON ODDS
ODDS TO WIN PREMIER LEAGUE
Manchester City (-185)
Liverpool (+300)
Tottenham (+1600)
Manchester United (+3300)
Arsenal (+3300)
Chelsea (+4000)
Wolverhampton (+15000)
Everton (+15000)
Leicester City (+20000)
Newcastle United (+25000)
West Ham United (+25000)
Watford (+50000)
Bournemouth (+75000)
Southampton (+75000)
Crystal Palace (+100000)
Burnley (+100000)
Brighton & Hove Albion (+100000)
Aston Villa (+100000)
Sheffield United (+100000)
Norwich City (+100000)
MY PICK:
Manchester City (-185)
There is no way this title race is as close as it was last season, or that any team gets close to 100 points this campaign. The top 10 teams in this league are the best 10 of any in the world, but the depth of Manchester City will get this done, as the Citizens join neighbors Manchester United (1998-99, 99-2000, 00-01 and 2006-07, 07-08, 08-09) as the only teams to win three titles in a row in the Premier League era.
TOP FOUR FINISH
Manchester City (-5000)
Liverpool (1600)
Tottenham (-200)
Arsenal (+120)
Manchester United (+130)
Chelsea (+150)
Wolverhampton (+1400)
Everton (+1400)
Leicester City (+1600)
West Ham United (+4000)
Newcastle United (+5000)
Any other team is minimum (+10000)
MY PICKS:
Manchester City (-5000)
Tottenham (-200)
Liverpool (-1600)
Arsenal (+120)
There is the opportunity to bet both Arsenal and Manchester United here, and win some money either way if one or the other makes top four, which is very likely.
RELEGATION BATTLE (BOTTOM THREE)
Sheffield United (-137)
Norwich City (-110)
Burnley (+150)
Brighton & Hove Albion (+175)
Newcastle United (+188)
Aston Villa (+200)
Crystal Palace (+350)
Southampton (+400)
Bournemouth (+450)
Watford (+600)
MY PICKS:
Sheffield United (-137)
Norwich City (-110)
Brighton & Hove Albion (+175)
I think at least one of the promoted clubs stay up here, and Aston Villa is the most likely after a summer of reinforcements arrived. If you are looking for a good value play, check out Southampton at +400.
GOLDEN BOOT (TOP GOALSCORER)
Harry Kane, Tottenham (+300)
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool (+450)
Sergio Agüero, Manchester City (+550)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal (+650)
Sadio Mané, Liverpool (+1000)
Raheem Sterling, Manchester City (+1200)
Jamie Vardy, Leicester City (+1800)
Marcus Rashford, Manchester United (+1800)
Alexandre Lacazette, Arsenal (+2500)
Gabriel Jesus, Manchester City (+2800)
MY PICK: Sergio Agüero, Manchester City (+550)
VALUE PLAY: Raheem Sterling, Manchester City (+1200)
Harry Kane is the favorite this season, after Aubameyang, Mané, and Salah shared the crown last season with 22. But with the loss of Leroy Sane, Sterling and Agüero should get more opportunities to play, while the return of a healthy Kevin de Bruyne means more chances to score.
TOP LONDON CLUB
Tottenham (-110)
Chelsea (+200)
Arsenal (+333)
West Ham United (+3300)
Watford (+5000)
Crystal Palace (+6600)
MY PICK: Tottenham (-110)
Building off their run to the UEFA Champions League Final, the Spurs kicked on this summer with the top transfer window in the league. It should be more than enough to hold off Arsenal. Chelsea is overvalued; the Blues could struggle this season.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2019-2020 WINNER ODDS (TOP 10)
Manchester City (+450)
Barcelona (+550)
PSG (+600)
Liverpool (+650)
Real Madrid (+750)
Juventus (+900)
Bayern Munich (+1000)
Atletico Madrid (+1600)
Tottenham (+1800)
Borussia Dortmund (+1800)
MY PICK:
Manchester City (+450)
LONGSHOT PLAY:
Tottenham (+1800)
It is tough here to make this pick before the European transfer market closes, as a move to Madrid for Neymar could drastically change the odds and my feelings. But we have entered a period of English dominance of Europe, much like the era from 2005-2012, when three different clubs won the trophy. In that period, the Premier League had teams in the final in 2005 (Liverpool won), 2006 (Arsenal lost), 2007 (Liverpool lost), 2008 (Manchester United won, beating Chelsea), 2009 (Manchester United lost), 2011 (Manchester United lost), and 2012 (Chelsea won).
It is set up again for one of the three teams at the top of the Premier League to hoist the cup.
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