What odds for Latics promotion?
Reporter: LATICS PREVIEW 2008/9, by Michael Yarwood
Date published: 06 August 2008
ATHLETIC will have to defy the bookmakers in order to seal their first promotion since 1991.
According to the betting markets, John Sheridan’s men will finish around mid-table. And that means they can be backed at a top-priced 28/1 to win the League One title.
If you are looking to have an each-way bet, some bookies pay out down to third place but others include fourth. Don’t forget to shop around for the best prices.
TO WIN LEAGUE ONE: 11/4 Leeds; 5/1 Leicester; 9/1 Peterborough; 12/1 MK Dons; 14/1 Carlisle; 16/1 Huddersfield, Southend; 20/1 Brighton, Colchester, Scunthorpe; 25/1 Tranmere; 28/1 Athletic; 33/1 Millwall, Walsall; 40/1 Swindon, Northampton, Bristol Rovers; Leyton Orient, Stockport, Hartlepool; 50/1 Hereford, Yeovil; 80/1 Cheltenham; 100/1 Crewe. (Odds from Ladbrokes)
TO WIN PROMOTION (automatically or via play-offs): 5/6 Leeds; 6/4 Leicester; 3/1 Peterborough; 4/1 MK Dons; 11/1 Carlisle; 6/1 Southend, Huddersfield; 7/1 Colchester, Brighton, Tranmere; 8/1 Athletic, Scunthorpe; 11/1 Millwall, Northampton, Swindon, Bristol Rovers, Hartlepool, Walsall; 12/1 Leyton Orient, Hereford; 14/1 Yeovil, Stockport; 20/1 Crewe; 25/1 Cheltenham. (Odds from William Hill)
TO BE RELEGATED: 11/8 Cheltenham, Crewe; 2/1 Hereford; 9/4 Stockport, Yeovil, Leyton Orient, Hartlepool; 3/1 Walsall, Swindon, Bristol Rovers, Millwall, Northampton; 8/1 Athletic, Tranmere, Brighton, Huddersfield; 10/1 Scunthorpe, Colchester; 14/1 Carlisle, Southend; 20/1 Peterborough, MK Dons; 40/1 Leicester; 66/1 Leeds. (Odds from Betfred)
TOP LEAGUE ONE GOALSCORER: 9/1 Beckford (Leeds), McLean (Peterborough); 16/1 Howard, Campbell (both Leicester), Elding (Crewe), Barnard (Southend); 18/1 Mackail-Smith (Peterborough); 20/1 Graham (Carlisle), Becchio, Kandol (both Leeds), Forster (Brighton); 25/1 Showunmi (Leeds), Gillespie (Colchester), Beckett (Huddersfield); 28/1 Gallen (MK Dons); 33/1 Hayles, Fryatt (both Leicester), Akinfenwa (Northampton), Booth (Huddersfield), Furlong (Southend); 40/1 Murray (Brighton), Constantine (Northampton); 50/1 Cox (Swindon), Boyd (Leyton Orient), Thompson (Stockport), Greenacre (Tranmere), Davies, Hughes (both Athletic). Others: 80/1 Chris O’Grady, 100/1 Andy Liddell (odds from Blue Square).
