{"id":292586,"date":"2024-08-22T15:15:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=292586"},"modified":"2024-08-24T14:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T18:46:24","slug":"epl-matchday-2-picks-and-predictions-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/epl-matchday-2-picks-and-predictions-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Bet on Bournemouth against Newcastle on Matchday 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two underdogs and a favourite make up these EPL Matchday 2 picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Manchester City is slated to host recently-promoted Ipswich Town in what I expect to be a drumming. Elsewhere, Newcastle is worth fading on the road while Aston Villa is a good bet to pick up points against Arsenal at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the best EPL Matchday 2 picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EPL Matchday 2 picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/football\/england\/premier_league\">Premier League betting markets<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Manchester City over 1.5 first-half goals (+105)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:92266\">Embed: #92266<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This seems like one of those games City could win four or five to nil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side is coming off a gritty 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge and now gets to play at home against a team it severely outclasses. The Sky Blues are -1,115 favourites to win and Erling Haaland is -195 to score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, City is -275 to lead at half and win and -225 to score over 2.5 goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>None of those options give bettors value so I&#8217;m turning to this first-half bet instead. City can come out of the gates flying and I like their chances of potting two goals before the whistle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team went 14-5-0 at the Etihad last season while averaging a league-best 2.68 home goals per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ipswich Town fans must be elated it&#8217;s back in the Premier League after a 22-year absence but the team has had a brutal schedule to start its season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, the Blues hosted Liverpool and lost 2-0. Now they have to go play the four-time reigning champs. This could get ugly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Last season, Manchester City outscored the three recently promoted teams (Sheffield United, Burnley, and Luton Town) 10-2 at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Bournemouth or tie (-150)<\/strong>:<\/strong> Newcastle has lofty expectations after a disappointing 2023-24 season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:92274\">Embed: #92274<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Magpies have spent boatloads across the last few transfer windows but haven&#8217;t gotten their money&#8217;s worth, finishing seventh last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They&#8217;re already off to a suspect start, picking up a 1-0 win over a weak Southampton side. Newcastle generated just 0.3 xG to its opponent&#8217;s 1.8, per FBRef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bournemouth was a very mediocre team last season, sitting 12th in the table with a 7-6-6 record at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it did play Newcastle well, beating the Magpies 2-0 at home and drawing them 2-2 on the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aston Villa to win or tie (+104):<\/strong> These are the types of games Arsenal needs to win if it wants to hoist the Premier League Trophy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:92275\">Embed: #92275<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Aston Villa is far from a pushover and I like the Lions&#8217; chances of at least drawing at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unai Emery played the spoiler to his old team last year by beating the Gunners in both of their EPL fixtures. Villa&#8217;s 2-0 victory at the Emirates was one of only two games Arsenal lost at home all season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lions were also a great team at home, going 12-4-3 at Villa Park en route to a fourth-place finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 12:12 p.m. on 08\/21\/24.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two underdogs and a favourite make up these EPL Matchday 2 picks. The pregame narrative: Manchester City is slated to host recently-promoted Ipswich Town in what I expect to be a drumming. Elsewhere, Newcastle is worth fading on the road while Aston Villa is a good bet to pick up points against Arsenal at home. 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