Arsenal plays an attacking style, second in the English Premier League in scoring last year (88 goals scored in 38 matches). They opened the new campaign with a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest. They've scored 9 times over the last four games with both teams tallying in 18 of their last 27. In addition, 15 of their last 18 league contests have sailed OVER 2.5 goals. Crystal Palace opened with a 1-0 win over Sheffield United, a team that was promoted from the Championship League. Crystal Palace had a losing record last season getting outscored 49-40 in 38 matches with the offense ranked 13th in the 20-team Premier League. They have multiple players who aren't available, including forward Wilfried Zaha, attacking midfielders Michael Olise and Matheus Franca (lower back injury), while central midfielder Will Hughes hasn't yet recovered from a pre-season knee injury. Seven of their last 13 have gone OVER 2.5 goals, plus both teams have scored in seven of their last 13. Both teams have scored in three of the last five meetings between these teams with four of those matches going OVER 2.5 goals. That includes a 4-1 Arsenal victory when they last met in March. Play Arsenal on the moneyline + OVER the total + Bet YES on both teams scoring.
This pick was released to clients on August 20, 2023 at 5:01PM ET.
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Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal
August 21, 2023
3:00 PM Eastern
1.5 units on BTTS YES (+100) (risk 1.5 to return 3)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1.5 units on Arsenal -160 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 2.44)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1 unit on Game Total OVER 2.5 -110 (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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