England Coca Cola Championships

England Football league betting at BetUS Sportsbook features the Coca Cola Championships. Returning to the Coca Cola Championships after only a one-year sojourn in the Premier League and hosting possibly one of the best-ranked candidates at their St. Andrews Stadium are favourites Birmingham City.

The Blues are for real and the bookies tip them as the best squad for promotion but the Blazers are no pushover team. So with this exciting season opener to bet on, here is my take on this matchup for the online soccer betting hamlet to consider.

Soccer Betting Line

Match Time: 7:45 AM Eastern Time, Saturday August 09, 2008

Birmingham City

Spread: -½ Ev

Money Line: Ev

Total: 2½ O +105 U -145

Draw +225

Sheffield United

Spread:+½ -130

Money Line: +240

Total: 2½ O +105 U -145

Draw +225

Soccer Betting Analysis:

Birmingham City (Even) Loaded with talent that any Premier League team would want Birmingham City is for good reason one of the favourites for promotion at the end of the forthcoming season. Kevin Phillips, Marcus Bent, Lee Carsley, James McFadden, Sebastian Larsson and Carneron Jerome are just a few of the names that have been responsible for the squads success. The bookies give the Blues the best chance of the lot to achieve Premier League status.

Sheffield United (+240) Just looking at their defence: Greg Halford, Sun Jihai, Chris Morgan, Matthew Kilgallon and Ugo Ehiogu – one wonders whether it can get better than that. Well maybe it can but as it stands, it is pretty damn good. Not only are they solid in defence but they are quality up front as well, boasting some steady striking power in Henderson, Beattie, sharp, Stead and Webber. Recent Premier league tenure and momentum gathered at the end of last season after a strong finish under Kevin Blackwell give the Blades my vote of confidence. Blackwell’s decision to stay on with the team is motivational as well.

Soccer Betting Verdict: This will be an exciting matchup for two serious contenders in the season opener. Besides the obvious quality of the two teams, I expect this opening match to feature some tentative play, careful attack and counterattack and most importantly low goal count. In terms of prep, Birmingham comes out on top having proved excellent form by securing an all-important win over German Nuremburg (2-1). They would appear to have the advantage in form and home pitch, hence the even odds against Sheffield United.

Soccer Free Picks: That being said though, both teams will want to put things right at the start of the season. Betting on Birmingham City at even odds offers no real value for soccer bettors. The money play here is the draw (+225)– recommending playing the draw is the notion that neither team will want to get off to a slow start in the season; or taking a risk on Sheffield United (+240).for an away victory. They won three of their last four friendlies on an away so they are more than capable of doing so one more time.

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