On Sunday, Liverpool (13 wins, 2 losses, 6 draws) will travel to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace (5-7-9). Kickoff is set for 9 a.m. ET. Below, we preview the Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool odds and lines, and make our best EPL bets, picks and predictions.
Struggling to keep pace with Manchester City atop the table, Liverpool will continue to be without Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, two of the best forwards in the EPL. Thiago will also be out along with many key Liverpool players also listed as doubtful per whoscored.com.
Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-0 in a midweek EFL Cup match and took down Brentford 3-0 last weekend. Despite being at home, it’ll be a tall task for Crystal Palace.
While they do sit 13th on the table, Crystal Palace has a goal differential of just -1. Cheikhou Kouyate and Wilfried Zaha will both be out on international duty. Zaha is the team’s second-leading scorer.
Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool: Odds, picks and predictions
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Crystal Palace +430 (bet $100 to win $430) | Liverpool -170 (bet $170 to win $100) | Draw +320
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -140 | U: +112)
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Prediction
Liverpool 3, Crystal Palace 1
Money line (ML)
“LEAN” to LIVERPOOL (-170).
Even without Salah and Mane, Liverpool has been able to find success. Jordan Henderson and Diogo Jota have both been playing well lately and should propel the Liverpool attack.
With Roberto Firmino leading the charge, Liverpool should be able to breakdown a Palace defense that’s allowed 31 goals in 21 matches. Palace has scored 30 goals as well.
An in-tact Liverpool defense that’s allowed just 18 goals all season will be the difference in this battle.
Considering the big-time talent that Palace will also be missing, Liverpool or Draw is the only two ways to play the money line.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET on the OVER 2.5 (-140). I don’t feel confident enough to go Over 3.5 at +170, but this Liverpool attack is the real deal.
They scored 3 goals on Brentford and have scored 3 or more goals in three of their last four EPL games. Man City has played two more games and sit atop the table by 12 points yet Liverpool still has as many goals as Man City.
Similarly, Crystal Palace sits eighth in goals yet 13th on the table.
They’ve been able to break down opponents’ backline, and I expect them to get at least one on the board. They’ve scored 2 or more goals in three of their last four matches.
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