{"id":2026,"date":"2017-08-04T12:30:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T11:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=2026"},"modified":"2017-10-10T13:55:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T12:55:49","slug":"bide-time-favourites-like-boro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/news-events\/bide-time-favourites-like-boro\/","title":{"rendered":"Bide your time with favourites like Boro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new football season in England gets underway this weekend and fans up and down the country are taking their picks for each league, but is there a need to get on now &#8211; odds specialists OddsMonkey are not so sure.<\/p>\n<p>The Championship, League One and League Two are all kicking off and footballing fans up and down the nation are giddy with excitement &#8211; and many are looking to pick out their league winners.<\/p>\n<p>But modern day betting techniques mean you don&#8217;t have to jump straight on this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>OddsMonkey believes Middlesbrough are rightly favourites for the Championship, but they face a tough task at Wolverhampton in their opening game this weekend, so if you want to back Boro, why not wait?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you look at the Championship odds, Middlesbrough are favourites and 13\/2 with Ladbrokes currently the best value in the market ahead of Aston Villa &#8211; best priced 8\/1 with Black Type,&#8221; said OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But Boro do face a tough match this weekend, and if they don&#8217;t win or even lose &#8211; their price will go out &#8211; it is something to seriously consider.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Current Middlesbrough odds:<br \/>\nbet365 &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\nSkyBet &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\nWilliam Hill &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\nSportingBet &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\nCoral &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\nBetVictor &#8211; 5\/1<br \/>\nPaddyPower &#8211; 11\/2<br \/>\nUnibet &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\nLadbrokes &#8211; 13\/2<br \/>\nBoyleSports &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\nBetfair &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\nBetway &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\nBetBright &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\nStanJames &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\n888Sport &#8211; 6\/1<br \/>\nBlack Type &#8211; 13\/2<br \/>\nSunBets &#8211; 13\/2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new football season in England gets underway this weekend and fans up and down the country are taking their picks for each league, but is there a need to get on now &#8211; odds specialists OddsMonkey are not so sure. 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