Sports betting odds say Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea will be a classic

With UEFA Champions League betting play on hold until February, English football fans can concentrate on Premier League betting – and right now, they’re concentrating heavily on a stumbling Chelsea Blues side.

This week, Chelsea has the unenviable task of playing at no. 5 Tottenham Spurs’ home grounds in what online sportsbooks Bodog, bet365 and Brobury Sports reckon will be a close one.

In the last six Premier League matches, Chelsea has earned a meager four points (not to mention a Champions League loss to Marseille this week) and sits a shaky third in the standings. Meanwhile, Spurs’ ridiculously prolific offense has gotten Tottenham up to the fifth on the table and Harry Redknapp’s team is now considered at least on the radar to take the title: Bodog currently puts Chelsea at 7/4 and Tottenham 40/1.

In a match that has all the trappings of a classic derby, the most important personnel news is that midfielder Frank Lampard will be active for Chelsea; mainstream news sources often reckon that the Team England player’s return could be enough to give the Blues the W in this one, but this seems a bit like dubious over-optimism for a 32-year-old national hero. Brobury Sports has home side Tottenham at 9/5 to win and Chelsea at 8/5; bet365 offers a slightly more generous 3/2 on the Blues. Odds for a draw are 21/20 and 9/4, respectively, at BroburySports and bet365.

Quite the tough call for punters, but easier wagering may be had in proposition betting. Jackpot Finder’s take: Goals will be scored. Tottenham brings a blistering attack that has netted them four in the past two matches, a 1-1 draw at Birmingham and a 3-3 draw at FC Twente. Think they’ll score at home? Bet365 and the rest do: At this online sportsbook, the “Number of Goals in Match” prop says 2-3 goals will pay at 20/21, while over 3 gets 9/4, a tempting line indeed.

For dozens of options for proposition wagering on Sunday’s Tottenham Spur-Chelsea match, check out Jackpot Finder-approved online sportsbooks bet365, Bodog and Brobury Sports this weekend!