{"id":324683,"date":"2025-01-30T12:58:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=324683"},"modified":"2025-01-30T12:58:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:58:53","slug":"epl-matchday-24-picks-and-predictions-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/epl-matchday-24-picks-and-predictions-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"EPL Matchday 24 picks and predictions: Bet on Arsenal to defeat rival Manchester City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have two bets for this weekend&#8217;s Premier League slate, with one focused on the Arsenal and Manchester City rivalry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative: <\/strong>The marquee match sees Arsenal host rivals Manchester City, and I say there&#8217;s value in backing the Gunners to win at plus-money odds. Before that, take Nottingham Forest to bounce back with a win over Brighton at home.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the best EPL Matchday 24 picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EPL Matchday 24 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><a href=\"cacheembed:108043\">Embed: #108043<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet:<\/strong> <strong>Arsenal to win (+108)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester City has slowly turned things around, with newly-added Omar Marmoush giving the attack a much-needed spark. But&#8230; let&#8217;s back up the hype train just a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defensive issues remain a big worry for this team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8.06 xG in the last five league matches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>26 shots allowed vs. PSG last week (4-2 loss)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply put, the Citizens are too slow to be effective in the counter-press, with opponents finding more success at creating scoring chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsenal doesn&#8217;t possess the same attacking punch without star winger Bukayo Saka but remains capable of exposing City&#8217;s defensive weaknesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A matchup advantage for the Gunners is in midfield, where they often control play with intelligent passes while baiting opponents into pressing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Counterattacking is not often a feature in Mikel Arteta&#8217;s game plan, but it could be a sneaky weapon in this fixture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsenal have converted 30.8% of fast break shots (4-for-13). Meanwhile, City allows the fourth-most shots in transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the Gunners remain the only club to be unbeaten at home, with a 7-4-0 record this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At plus-money odds, backing Arsenal on the money line offers good value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Man City ranks 15th in big-scoring chances allowed (2.9 per 90).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nottingham Forest draw no bet <\/strong><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\">(-134<strong>)<\/strong><\/strong><b>:<\/b> This is a bounce-back spot for Nottingham Forest to at least get a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tricky Trees saw their eight-game unbeaten streak end against a flying Bournemouth side. But the Seagulls don&#8217;t pose the same threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brighton was shut out by Everton last week, registering just a single shot on target despite controlling possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The offence is ranked 12th in non-penalty xG (1.34 per 90) and 11th in big-scoring chances. Meanwhile, Forest is the second-best team in limiting big scoring chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Nuno Espiritu Santo, its plan in attack is to win the ball in defensive areas and create chances on the counter \u2014 something Brighton is vulnerable to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuno&#8217;s side must get back on track to keep their Champions League aspirations alive. And I have trouble believing Brighton can find tons of scoring success off a staunch backline like Forest&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 10:22 a.m. on 01\/30\/25.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have two bets for this weekend&#8217;s Premier League slate, with one focused on the Arsenal and Manchester City rivalry. The pregame narrative: The marquee match sees Arsenal host rivals Manchester City, and I say there&#8217;s value in backing the Gunners to win at plus-money odds. Before that, take Nottingham Forest to bounce back with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":324756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[229],"class_list":["post-324683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-soccer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EPL Matchday 24 picks, predictions and best bets | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our EPL Matchday 24 picks and predictions. 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