Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins controls the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Aston Villa at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020.Rui Vieira | Pool via Associated Press

Bet Friday Soccer: Miller picks Aston Villa vs Leeds United in the EPL, and Rennes vs Angers in Ligue 1

Aston Villa, Rennes, both look to go top of their respective tables before a big weekend of action. Both matches start at 3 pm EDT.

What odds would you have gotten if you said Aston Villa (in England) and Rennes (in France) would sit atop their tables on October 23?

That parlay would have paid a ton.

But here both teams are with a chance to win on Friday, before the rest of the league plays, and move to the top of their divisions.

Aston Villa gets a huge break, as Leeds United’s England international Kalvin Phillips will miss six weeks with a shoulder injury. He is a huge loss, but the Leeds system will go on without him.

I like both Rennes and Villa to win by slight margins

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ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE

Aston Villa (+132) vs. Leeds United (+195), draw (+255), 3 p.m. EDT (Peacock)

FRANCE LIGUE 1

Rennes (-125) vs. Angers (+350), draw (+255), 3 p.m. EDT (beIN Sports and Fubo.tv)

THE PICKS:

Aston Villa ML (+132) OR Aston Villa -0.25 (+105)

Rennes ML (-125)

Rennes