EPL Futures

Premier League Futures

English Premier League futures are wagers placed on a particular outcome that is decided in the future.

They’re different from single-game wagers that pay out on the same day once a game has ended, and instead, customers will receive their winnings if a season-long prediction is correct.

So, instead of betting on the outcome of individual fixtures, you’re tasked with betting on the outcome of an entire 38-game Premier League season or competition.

English Premier League future betting odds reside in numerous markets:

• Outright Winner
• Top Goalscorer
• Top 4 Teams
• Top 6 Teams
• Relegation Odds

While the above examples are some of the most popular EPL future betting markets, there are less popular markets that provide some very lucrative odds:

• Fair Play Futures (Teams with the least cards and fouls)
• Highest Table Finish for Newly Promoted Teams
• Team to Score the Lowest Number of Goals

EPL futures bets are popular because they’re enjoyed throughout the entirety of a season and often give bettors a lucrative set of betting odds.

That said, the best odds are usually found before a season begins, and although you can place future bets at any time during the year, higher value is found when betting on the most favorable teams before a new campaign begins.

Premier League Winner Odds

All the top online sportsbooks will offer their customers an opportunity to bet on who they believe will win the Premier League. Often referred to as the outright winner, your bet will cash if you can correctly predict which team will win the EPL championship.

Betting odds for the League champions will soon be released following the end of the previous season and will continue to be available once the new season has begun.

Throughout the 38-game Premier League season, each football clubs’ Championship odds are updated after each match; they are impacted by player and team performance, as well as the ever-changing list of players with injuries.

Most commonly, the team who won last year’s EPL title will be one of the favorites to win the following season, thus allowing bettors to find some excellent underdog value on a team they believe can defy the betting odds and become the English champions.

If you expect last year’s English Premier League winners, Manchester City, to win the title again, you could find better value halfway through a season or towards the end.

If the defending champions fail to deliver positive results early in a season, or their top players become injury-ridden, the available odds-on City to defend their crown may become more valuable.

There are usually between 1-6 teams with a high probability of becoming the League Champions; however, research on the transfer market, new managers, and club morale can play a crucial part in deciding which team has a good chance of lifting the English Premier League trophy.

Top Goalscorer Odds

In addition to outright future betting odds, sportsbooks will provide bettors with various individual future bets. The top goalscorer market is the most popular of the individual future bets (Golden Boot).

Whichever player you believe will score the most goals during the EPL season is the player you’ll want to bet on.

On rare occasions, there can be joint top scorers, and the winner of this market doesn’t have to be the title-winning team.

That said, you can always expect the top goalscorer to play for a team that finishes in the top 4 of the EPL standings.

The 2021/22 Premier League season top goalscorer was shared by Mohamed Salah, who plays for Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspurs Son Heung-min (23 goals).

Liverpool placed second in the table, and Tottenham finished fourth, proving that the championship team doesn’t always provide the Golden Boot winner.

To further extend this stance, Cristiano Ronaldo was the third-best goalscorer with 18 goals, but his team Manchester United finished sixth in the EPL standings.

Early top goalscorer odds often reflect a player’s goalscoring performance of the season prior.

However, if we look at the top scorers of last year compared to the 2022/23 season thus far, Harry Kane is the only top 4 goalscorer of 2021/22 who’s replicating last year’s goalscoring success.

Premier League Top 5 Scorers 22/23 as of November 2022:

• Erling Haaland – 18
• Harry Kane – 12
• Ivan Toney – 10
• Aleksandar Mitrovic – 9
• Rodrigo Moreno – 9

So far, nine top 10 scorers from the 2021/22 EPL season aren’t even in the top 10 scorers for the 2022/23 season. This doesn’t mean they won’t enter the rankings by the seasons-end; however, the previously available pre-season top scorer odds will have dramatically changed.

Premier League Top 4 Odds

Similarly to the EPL outright winner market, odds for the Premier League top 4 finishing positions are a great option to bet on. If you believe a club can succeed in the upcoming season but aren’t optimistic they’ll lift the title, betting on them to finish in the top 4 is an excellent alternative.

Top 4 EPL odds can often shift in price during the season. As sportsbooks attempt to give themselves the best chance of profit, soccer fans can sometimes find excellent value in a top that’s found its form but hasn’t quite reached the table’s summit.

Bookmakers will give their top 4 odds before a season begins.

Still, unlike predicting the EPL winner, it’s complicated for oddsmakers to gauge how four teams will perform during an entire season – thus opening up a great betting opportunity for bettors.

The endless variables that can occur during a season make EPL’s top 4 finishers challenging to predict but also lucrative for those with a knowledge of soccer.

Premier League Relegation Odds

Instead of predicting which club will win the EPL title, how about betting on a team you expect to be relegated to the English Championship?

Teams that finish in the bottom three places of the EPL table are relegated every season, and as most bookies expect the newly promoted teams to be fighting for relegation, value can often be found.

Many factors can influence each club’s ability to stay in the Premier League.

Still, it’s usually a reams value and expenditure placed on new signings that will dictate the bookmaker’s odds. While the attention is generally focused on the top 4, the thrill of the relegation battle is sometimes even more exciting.

Teams consistently move in and out of the relegation zone, and more often than not, the relegation battle goes right until the final game of the season, where one or two points, or even goal difference, can determine a team’s fate.

Premier League – Top 6

There is a concept in the English Premier League known as the ‘Big Six’.

It suggests that one of Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, or Tottenham will win the EPL title.

Most of these teams will finish in the top six positions – if not all – at the end of a season.

While some critics debate whether this concept is relevant, there’s no denying that the ‘Big Six’ clubs trump the competition regarding their resources and wage bills – not forgetting how their media presence surfaces above the rest.

2021/22 proved this concept accurate, as Manchester City won the league, Liverpool came in second, followed by Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal, and Manchester United in third, fourth, fifth, and sixth.

However, some clubs can become a thorn in the side of the ‘Big Six’ clubs, as Leicester City and West Ham proved during the 2020/21 EPL season – Tottenham and Arsenal were pushed into seventh and eighth, and this should give hope to bettors that betting on a top 6 futures market doesn’t have to involve the big six clubs mentioned.

Newcastle United is a top-six club of the past, back when Alan Shearer was the most prolific striker in the league. And as of 2021, they were brought out by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.

Similar to how Manchester City went from a mid-table team to one of the best in the world, the funding expected to arrive inside Newcastle over the next five years could position them as a ‘Big Six’ club once again, or perhaps, this concept will be rebranding as the ‘Big Seven’.

FAQs – EPL Futures

How to bet on the Premier League?

With an overwhelming choice of sportsbooks, betting on the Premier League has never been easier.

Simply find one of the top-rated sportsbooks, create an account, and locate the EPL or English Premier League tab your bookmaker offers.

You’ll be greeted with an abundance of markets to choose from, but make sure you’ve done your research before placing random wagers.

Which teams are part of the EPL?

The EPL consists of 20 teams; it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the EFL (English Football League) as three new teams are relegated and promoted each season.

As of the 2022/23 English Premier League campaign, the teams competing are:

• Arsenal
• Manchester City
• Newcastle
• Tottenham
• Manchester United
• Liverpool
• Brighton
• Chelsea
• Fulham
• Brentford
• Crystal Palace
• Aston Villa
• Leicester City
• Bournemouth
• Leeds United
• West Ham
• Everton
• Nottingham Forest
• Southampton
• Wolves

What are the different types of soccer bets?

The most popular types of soccer bets are moneyline bets, totals (OVER/UNDER), spread bets, and parlays.

Moneyline betting is betting on an outright winner of any soccer match and they are the most popular type of bet placed on English football.

Do English Premier Leagues play Champions League?

Typically, the top-four performing teams in the English Premier League will go on to compete in the UEFA Champions League.

The UEFA Champions League is a competition for the biggest clubs around the world rather than being restricted to just English football clubs.

The fifth-placed club goes on to a different club competition.

Who is predicted to win EPL?

Manchester City is currently predicted to become the league champions. Because Manchester City won the title last year, they have the best odds to win and outpace Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester United significantly.