In the third weekend of EPL action, Norwich City (0 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws) visits Leicester City (1-1-0). The match will be held at Carrow Road in Norwich, England and is set to kick off Saturday at 10 a.m. ET. Below, we preview the Leicester City vs. Norwich City odds and lines, and make our best EPL bets, picks and predictions.
Norwich City is coming off a thrilling 6-0 win over Bournemouth in second-round play of the EFL Cup. However, its luck aside from that has not been great as it lost to Manchester City and Liverpool by a combined 8-0 in EPL play. Norwich City certainly isn’t the worst team in the league but currently sits at the bottom of the table.
It’ll be taking on a Leicester City side that had a first-half red card in its 4-1 loss to West Ham United. Despite having its shots almost doubled, Leicester City defeated Wolverhampton 1-0 in the league’s opening weekend.
Leicester City at Norwich City: Odds, picks and predictions
Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 3:25 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Leicester City -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Norwich City +300 (bet $100 to win $300) | Draw +270
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -140 | U: +115)
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Prediction
Leicester City 2, Norwich City 0
Money line (ML)
BET on LEICESTER CITY (-115) as Norwich clearly isn’t up to the EPL pace yet. Having recently been promoted back to England’s top soccer league, Norwich has looked a step behind.
While it is tough to gauge its success as it has played a few of the top teams, Leicester is among the best in the league as well having finished fifth last season.
Simply put, Leicester is the better side and should come out on top.
I also think ONE TEAM NOT TO SCORE (+110) is a good bet. Norwich has yet to score this season while Leicester has scored just 1 goal in each showing.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET on the UNDER 2.5 (+115) given the solid value and both sides offensive shortcomings. The two sides have combined to play four games this season yet have combined for only 2 goals.
While Norwich blasted Bournemouth, there’s no denying American F Josh Sargent may struggle against the better Leicester defense. Three of West Ham’s goals came after Leicester was awarded a red card.
Expect the defense to step up. Betting on fewer than 3 goals to be scored, especially as Leicester hasn’t shown much offensively and the bet is a plus-money value, is worth the risk.
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