{"id":365431,"date":"2025-08-28T13:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=365431"},"modified":"2025-08-28T13:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:38:16","slug":"epl-prop-picks-and-predictions-matchday-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/epl-prop-picks-and-predictions-matchday-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Best EPL Week 3 prop picks: Bet on Cody Gakpo in Liverpool vs. Arsenal showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week&#8217;s top EPL prop pick comes from the early matchup of the season: Liverpool vs. Arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative: <\/strong>Cody Gakpo&#8217;s season is off to a hot start, and the Dutch national should be involved in the Reds&#8217; offensive attack on Sunday. Elsewhere, I&#8217;m looking for Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood to find the net against West Ham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my favourite EPL prop picks for Week 3 of the Premier League season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EPL prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Gakpo over 0.5 SOT (-130)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This fixture will be a must-see chess match, as Arne Slot&#8217;s electric offence looks to break down Mikel Arteta&#8217;s stout backline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool led the league in goals per match (2.3), xG (83.5) and SOT per match (6.1) last season, while Arsenal was tops in goals conceded (0.9) and xG against (35.1). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So who will win out? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, it was Liverpool&#8217;s offence, as the Reds scored two goals in all three matchups against Arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gakpo made noise in his lone start against the Gunners, scoring a goal on two shot attempts in 66 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dutch winger has become a mainstay in Slot&#8217;s attack and has played at least 89 minutes in all three games this season. At home, I think he&#8217;s a good bet to fire one on net past Arsenal&#8217;s backline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Gakpo has a SOT in five of his last nine games for Liverpool dating back to last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/soccer\/events\/12992374\">EPL betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Matchday 3 picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wood to score (+135<\/strong><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><strong>)<\/strong><\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>I don&#8217;t envy Graham Potter&#8217;s situation one bit. The West Ham manager took over a mess last January, and things haven&#8217;t gotten better since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>West Ham is 2-4-7 in EPL action since Potter took over.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Hammers have lost all three fixtures (two EPL, one Carabao Cup) this season, while conceding a whopping 11 goals. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&#8217;ve also conceded a league-high 12 SOTs across two matchdays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s open season for any team going up against the London side, and I expect Nottingham to feast at its home venue, City Ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And who better to back than Wood, the late-blooming New Zealander who scored 20 goals as Nottingham&#8217;s No. 9 last year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wood has scored in both games for the Tricky Trees this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also ranks in the 81st percentile for non-penalty goals per 90 compared to positional peers in Men&#8217;s Big 5 Leagues, UCL, and UEL over the last 365 days, per FBRef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>EPL prop picks made at 10:20 a.m. on 08\/28\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s top EPL prop pick comes from the early matchup of the season: Liverpool vs. Arsenal. 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