Saturday in the EPL, Aston Villa (1 win, 1 loss, 1 draw) travels to take on Chelsea (2 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw). The match is set to kickoff at 12:30 p.m. ET at Stamford Bridge. Below, we preview the Aston Villa vs. Chelsea odds and lines, and make our best EPL bets, picks and predictions.
Aston Villa enters as a massive underdog, but it has been finding ways to get on the board this season. It has 5 goals through three games, with multiple goals in two matches. Twenty-nine-year-old F Danny Ings has been the offensive staple and is tied with many players with the fifth-most goals in the league with 2.
As for the favorite, Chelsea took down Crystal Palace to start the season then defeated Arsenal. It drew Liverpool 1-1 despite a red card to James at the end of the first half.
Chelsea is one of the most talented teams in the league, led by F Romelu Lukaku.
Aston Villa at Chelsea: Odds, picks and predictions
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 8 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Aston Villa +850 (bet $100 to win $850) | Chelsea -320 (bet $320 to win $100) | Draw +430
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
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Prediction
Chelsea 3, Aston Villa 1
Money line (ML)
PASS on the money line as -320 for Chelsea to win is just too pricey.
In the EPL, great teams can always slip up (see Man City against Tottenham in the opening weekend). Chelsea is the better side but not at more than three-to-one.
Now, I do like BOTH SIDES TO SCORe (+115) as both teams scored in every match thus far.
Chelsea has a terrific offense with M Christian Pulisic and M Mason Mount delivering balls to Lukaku; however, the former won’t play Saturday due to injury. One also couldn’t avoid mentioning how well M Kai Havertz has played this season.
Aston Villa has the seventh-most goals in the EPL, so it clearly has an attack capable of producing.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET on the OVER 2.5 (-130) as the best value in this match.
Chelsea, behind Mount and Lukaku, has a terrific attack. It scored 3 goals against Crystal Palace with each of the other matches hitting at least two totals goals and the same can be said for Aston Villa. It totaled 2 goals in two matches and five in the other.
Expect the Over 2.5 to hit as the top offenses have consistently performed well this season.
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