On Sunday morning, Manchester United (5 wins, 5 losses, 2 draws) will travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea (9-1-2). Kickoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. ET. Below, we preview the Chelsea vs. Manchester United odds and lines, and make our best EPL bets, picks and predictions.
Both teams are coming off midweek Champions League victories; however, Chelsea’s was a 4-0 thrashing of Italy’s Juventus while Man U took down Villarreal with two goals in the last 15 minutes.
That’s just a small picture of the form, more specifically, of Chelsea. The Blues have been terrific and are sitting atop the EPL standings, two points above Liverpool, who have already played its 13th game, and 3 points over Man City.
Chelsea is led by Reece James, the team’s top goalscorer, and Romelu Lukaku, one of the best No. 9s in the world.
Chelsea will draw the Cristiano Ronaldo-led Man U. Man U has been in turmoil since letting their manager go. The Red Devils have lost three of their last four EPL matches with a minus-seven goal difference in those four.
D Harry Maguire, F Mason Greenwood and M Paul Pogba will be out per whoscored.com. Chelsea will be down N’Golo Kanté and Kai Havertz.
Chelsea vs. Manchester United: Odds, picks and predictions
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 2:42 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Chelsea -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Manchester United +450 (bet $100 to win $450) | Draw +330
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -140 | U: +112)
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Prediction
Chelsea 3, Manchester United 1
Money line (ML)
BET on CHELSEA (-175).
Chelsea is the home team and should have a relatively healthy squad. The absence of MacGuire, Pogba and Greenwood and more important than that of Kante and Havertz, both of which will be more easily replaced.
Chelsea is 4-1-1 at home this season, and is currently on a tear through the EPL, having won five of the last six matches. The Blues are the deeper and more talented side, and they’re playing like it.
They’ve given up just four goals on the season as well. While Ronaldo should be in the lineup, Man U is without Greenwood, a key goal-scoring threat, and its best midfielder.
That’s just too much to overcome, and at -175, Chelsea actually has good value.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET on the OVER 2.5 (-140) and potentially parlay the two suggested wagers together for plus-money value as neither are great returns separately.
That said, per whoscored.com, Man U’s total in its last four road EPL games has gone over 2.5.
With that in mind, Chelsea has been dominant offensively this season as well. The Blues have scored 30 goals in 12 games. Man U is tied for the third-most given up at the time of writing. The Red Devils have given up 11 goals in their last four games.
The Over is the smarter play here. Also, Chelsea is riding high off a 4-goal performance against Juventus.
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