Premier League Matchday 26 Odds & Picks: Arsenal vs Brentford, Man City vs Tottenham & Leeds vs Man United

• Matchday 26 in the Premier League features all 20 Premier League sides, starting with West Ham vs Newcastle on Saturday morning at 7:30 am ET
• Man City still has a nine-point lead on Liverpool, who have a game in hand, atop the Premier League table
• Get the odds, our analysis and betting prediction below

After a thrilling European midweek, the Premier League is back this weekend with their 26th matchday.

First, we should exclaim that the title race in the Premier League is on and firing at all cylinders. While Man City do have a nine-point lead, Liverpool have a game in hand and a match against the Citizens at the Etihad Stadium in April. The Reds are on flying form and one slip up could put this race on its head.

Furthermore, Man United, West Ham, Arsenal and Wolves are all within six points of each other in the top four race. From a fan’s perspective, this weekend is simply must-watch Premier League football.

Premier League Matchday 26 Odds

Odds as of Feb 17th at Barstool Sportsbook

Overall, the EPL odds table definitely has some standout moneyline odds. In fact, the plus-money odds for both Southampton (+107) and Everton (+255) are extremely intriguing and points to how good of a game that could be. Additionally, Wolves are also the favored side in their match-up versus Leicester City with moneyline odds of +128 which is a valuable pickup.

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Arsenal vs Brentford Prediction

The first Premier League Matchday 26 match to highlight is between Arsenal and Brentford in the 10:00 am ET kickoff window on Saturday.

Actually, the reverse fixture of this contest was the first Premier League match of the season. The Bees won that match 2-0 in front of their home fans in what was an incredible night at the Brentford Community Stadium.

💬 "I feel like we’re building something special here… The mix is good and the team is hungry."

– Martin Odegaard

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 16, 2022

While Thomas Frank’s side have been an exciting addition to the Premier League, their form has taken a sharp dive. As a matter of fact, they are winless in their last five matches across all competitions. Despite playing Liverpool, both Manchester sides and Wolves in that time period, I think everyone expected a bit more.

Regardless, Arsenal are 7-2-2 at home this season and are rightfully favored in this game. In recent matches, their defense has actually been quite firm. However, they need to start scoring goals. They only have one in five matches, with that lone goal being scored by Gabriel, in defense.

All in all, I think this will be a fairly tame match, staying under the 2.5 total goals mark.

Pick: Under 2.5 goals (-117)

Man City vs Tottenham Prediction

Next, Man City hosts Tottenham in what is probably going to be labeled as the game of the weekend in Premier League Matchday 26.

The Citizens are at their flying best and their talents were on full display in a 5-0 thrashing of Sporting in the Champions League. Particularly, Bernardo Silva and Kevin de Bruyne looked fantastic. The game against Tottenham will be won in the midfield so the fact that these two are on form is really imperative.

Bernardo enjoying his return to Lisbon! 🇵🇹🎯#ManCity pic.twitter.com/kTje93BGJd

— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 17, 2022

Factually, the odds for this match are quite staggered in Man City’s favor. But, in all honesty, Tottenham have been a bit of a bogey side for Man City in recent years. In their last five Premier League matches, Tottenham have actually won three, outscoring Pep Guardiola’s side by a narrow margin of 5-4.

Despite Antonio Conte’s recent frustrations, I think Tottenham +1.5 on the Asian handicap with odds of +108 has loads of value.

Pick: Tottenham +1.5 (+108)

Leeds vs Man United Prediction

Finally, Leeds take on Man United at Elland Road in what will be a frantic match from all angles. Football-wise, Ralf Rangnick versus Marcelo Bielsa is an intriguing tactical duel. However, both of these sides are the definition of sporadic as of late.

Specifically, Leeds have been scoring and allowing goals at every single turn. In their last five Premier League matches they are 2-1-2 , with their games averaging 3.8 total goals. Furthermore, their three Premier League matches against the Red Devils have featured 4.7 total goals.

🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have held talks with Ralf Rangnick over Manchester United's captaincy.

There is now a growing belief within the dressing room that it is inevitable Ronaldo will replace Maguire as captain.

(Source: @DiscoMirror) pic.twitter.com/H5L3eKGQFQ

— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) February 17, 2022

Currently, Manchester United are more like a reality television show than a football club. From fights over the captaincy to players making ‘Ted Lasso’ comparisons with their coaches, it is a shambles. A 2-0 win versus Brighton will mend the wounds slightly, but I would not expect a perfect performance. Nonetheless, what I would expect is a load of goals.

Pick: Over 3.5 goals (+155)