EPL Soccer Picks, Predictions, Best Bets: Chelsea’s Pedro Neto looking to extend hot streak
Arsenal defends its first-place spot in the Premier League to start match week 15, separated by second-place Manchester City, who is just five points behind.
This weekend features third-place Aston Villa on the rise, challenging the mighty Arsenal, while Manchester City aims to subdue Sunderland in their pursuit of the top spot. Pedro Neto could hit a potential scoring streak this weekend as he leads Chelsea with five goals on the season.
Get ready for this weekend’s English Premier League fixtures with Aston Villa vs. Arsenal initiating Saturday’s games at 7:30 a.m. ET.
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EPL Arsenal vs. Aston Villa best bet: Arsenal ML (-115)
Aston Villa and Arsenal have each won two of their five most recent meetings against each other, dating back to February 2023, with the most recent clash in January concluding in a 2-2 draw.
Aston Villa are the latest to enter third place in the league with 27 points and an 8-3-3 record. The Lions enter a three-game winning streak, topped by their most recent 4-3 victory over Brighton, as they now challenge first-place Arsenal at home with +320 odds to win. Ollie Watkins sealed a brace in the 45+8’, to earn his third goal of the season, and comes in to score anytime at +295 this match.
Arsenal will see this game as another hurdle in their path to the EPL trophy, as they enter the pitch Saturday morning as -115 favourites to extend a 13-game undefeated streak in the Premier League. The Gunners sealed their latest 2-0 shutout win over Brentford to keep first place with 33 points and a 10-3-1 record. You can fully expect another comfortable win from them this weekend, with Viktor Gyokeres potentially leading the way with scoring at +235 odds.
EPL Manchester City vs. Sunderland best bet: Over 3.5 goals (+125)
Manchester City had a close call this week with a 5-4 barnburner win over Fulham at Craven Cottage, but ultimately, the Sky Blues kept their second-place spot with a 9-1-4 record and 28 points. They find themselves at the Etihad Stadium as heavy -400 favourites against Sunderland, with Erling Haaland likely to score his 16th goal of the season anytime this match at -220 odds.
Sunderland are proving to be a thorn in the side of top clubs this season, as evidenced by another 1-1 draw, this time to Liverpool on Wednesday, to stick to sixth place with a 6-5-3 record and 23 points. They enter the match at +1000 unlikely odds to win, but considering City leads the Premier League with 32 goals scored – including a recent nine-goal game total – while Sunderland has 18 of their own, this game is sure to end with over 3.5 goals at +125 odds.
EPL best player prop bet: Pedro Neto Anytime Goalscorer in Bournemouth vs. Chelsea (+340)
The Portuguese Chelsea forward netted his fifth goal of the season against Leeds on Wednesday. He’s scored three goals in his last five games, so if he plays again against the Cherries this weekend and gets service, you can bank on him leading Chelsea with at least 1+ goals anytime at +340 odds.
