Arsenal (9-6-13) travels to meet Manchester City (18-7-3) Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. ET as the English Premier League resumes play after a three-month absence due to the global coronavirus pandemic situation. We analyze the Arsenal-Manchester City sports betting odds and lines, while providing English Premier League betting tips and picks around this matchup.
Manchester City vs. Arsenal: Key injuries
Manchester City
- M Kevin De Bruyne (shoulder) available
- C-B Aymeric Laporte (knee) available
Arsenal
- D Calum Chambers (knee) out
- M Lucas Torreira (ankle) out
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Manchester City vs. Arsenal: EPL odds, betting lines and picks
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Prediction
Manchester City 2, Arsenal 1
Moneyline (ML)
Man City (-286) will cost you a pretty penny – or pound, if you like – on the match result 3-way line. While Man City is certainly fit for this 199th meeting against Arsenal (+750), who knows if Pep Guardiola’s bunch will have any rust at the Etihad after a nearly quarter of a year layoff.
Perhaps a more attractive wager to make is the match result and both teams to score prop. MAN CITY TO WIN AND BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE (+135) is a strong value, and it might be a good idea to take it slow as the club’s feel each other out and get their sea legs back. Man City has won 28 of their past 33 home matches in EPL play, and six straight against Arsenal across all competitions, so if you want to play the moneyline, there is a high probability of a win. Just play at your own risk, as that’s a lot of chalk to eat. Every $2.86 bet on Man City to win on the 3-way line will only profit $1 if it does so.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 3.5 (-134) is a solid value here. While Man City has found the back of the net 68 times in 28 matches, posting at least two goals in eight of its past nine home matches, again, remember the rust factor. The two clubs will also be playing in front of no fans, so emotionally it remains to be seen how they respond.
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