Monday, October 19, 2009

Premier League Betting: Fulham vs. Hull City

Fulham and Hull City are set to collide on Monday night at Craven Cottage. Fulham and Hull City are mired in the relegation fight after eight cycles in the Premier League. It is not a surprise to many soccer bettors that Hull is in the fight for survival but that Fulham is, is a bit of a surprise. Both sides are tied at 7 points, however, Fulham have a game in hand. Nevertheless, in light of such parity this match becomes even more important for both outfits to win.
Soccer Betting Line:
Fulham FC -½ -160 -160 2½ O Ev U -120 1½ O -115 U -105 Draw +260
Hull City +½ +140 +450 2½ O Ev U -120 1 O +140 U -160 Draw +260

Match Time: 03:00 PM Eastern Time Monday October 19, 2009

Soccer Betting Trend: The Cottagers are listed as the favourites at -160 to win outright, meanwhile the Tigers can be backed at discouraging odds of +450 t win outright. Hull city need the points just as much as Fulham. Both are sitting on seven points, with Hull’s atrocious goal difference pinning them down in the relegation quagmire ahead of 19th West Ham and 20th Portsmouth. Fulham has a chance to move to 11th spot in the table, a cushy mid-table spot, should they beat Hull tonight.

Fulham are 2-1-3 so far this season, which includes a 1-0-2 mark at home and a 1-1-2 mark on the road. More revealing is their recent scoring woes. In their three Premier League home matches, they failed to score in two encounters, combining for two goals for and four goals against.

Hull City have gone 2-1-5 so far this season, which includes a 2-0-2 mark at home and a 0-1-3 mark on the road. Hull City will be looking for their first road trip win on the season.

Discouraging is their terrible goal difference on the road. In their last four away matches, they have allowed 13 goals against and scored only four goals.

For all these parts and because of the importance of this match I expect this will be a cautious affair. A draw is a possible outcome as a loss to a relegation rival would be costly. However, Fulham has the home incentive and the balance tips in their favour in the market for the outright win at -160. Should Fulham manage to take all three points it will be through a marginal victory – 1:0 sounds about right. Therefore betting on a low goal tally is the best option. Take the Under 2 ½ -120 for combined team totals and Under 1 ½ -115 for Fulham.

Free Soccer Picks: Fulham -160 Team Totals Under 2 ½ -120 Fulham Under 1 ½ -115

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