Arsenal (25 wins, 6 losses, 6 draws) welcomes the Wolves (11-18-8) to Emirates Stadium Sunday for a regular-season finale. Kickoff is set for 11:30 a.m. ET. Below, we preview BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Arsenal vs. Wolves odds, and make our best EPL bets, picks and predictions.
Arsenal, which had the English Premier League title in its sights for most of the season, has struggled lately and is locked into a 2nd-place finish. The Gunners are a strong 13-2-3 at home this season but lost their last game there, 3-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion 2 weeks ago. The Gunners enter a 2-game slide after dropping a 1-0 decision at Nottingham Forest last week. Arsenal has lost 3 of its last 5 battles. F Martinelli and MF Martin Odegaard lead the Gunners with a team-best 15 goals apiece.
The Wolverhampton Wanderers, who are in 13th place, are a poor 2-11-5 on the road. They are coming off a 1-1 draw at home against Everton last Saturday. The Wolves have a league-low 31 goals (0.84 goals per game), while allowing a middle-of-the pack 53 in 37 matches. F Daniel Podence and M Ruben Neves lead the team in scoring with 6 goals each.
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Arsenal vs. Wolves odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 10:03 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Arsenal -275 (bet $275 to win $100) | Wolves +625 (bet $100 to win $625) | Draw +425
- Over/Under: 3.5 (O: +105 | U: -145)
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Arsenal vs. Wolves picks and predictions
Prediction
Arsenal 3, Wolves 1
Moneyline (ML)
AVOID.
Considering how Arsenal has played at home and how the Wolves have played on the road, the Gunners should come out on top with relative ease. However, they really don’t have much to play for and could consider resting some key players.
At -275, there’s too much juice to consider Arsenal on the moneyline, while the Wolves (+625) haven’t done enough this season — in this position — to justify bettors backing them.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET OVER 3.5 (+105).
The juice is on the Under, and while that makes sense, the Arsenal attack has been among the league’s best this season. The Gunners have scored multiple goals in 7 of their last 10 games and have scored at least 3 in 4 of those. They have topped 3.5 goals with their opponent in 7 of their last 10.
The Wolves have scored in 10 of their last 12 matches, so their offense has picked up as of late. Their weakness is defense, which is allowing 1.43 goals per game. They have allowed 2 or more expected goals in 4 of their last 6.
Expect Arsenal to abuse that shortcoming. TAKE OVER 3.5 (+105).
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