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Birmingham v Chelsea

Saturday, December 26^th

Sports Gamble Odds: Chelsea, -160, Birmingham +560

Bookmaker Draw Odds (Bookmaker Review): +300

Chelsea, who is currently at the top of the fixtures table in the English Premier League, will try to maintain or expand its lead this weekend as they face Birmingham.

If they continue to play at St. Andrews like they have in their recent visits, winning shouldn’t be a problem.

Chelsea is undefeated in their last seven trips to St. Andrews with wins coming in five of those contests. Overall, they are undefeated in the last 14 meetings in this series.

Suffice to say, Chelsea is the heavy favorite going into this game even though they are away from home.

Birmingham should have spring in their step though as the crowd is sure to cheer them on. Playing at home on Boxing Day has become a tradition for them as they are at home on Boxing Day for the sixth time in eight years and have won their last three on Boxing Day.

Birmingham hasn’t had as much success as you would expect from a team at home. They have scored just nine goals in eight home contests.

Internet sports betting cappers saw Birmingham draw Everton last Sunday 1-1, which extended their unbeaten streak to nine games. That current quality stretch of football has helped them climb the standings all the way to seventh. They have won six of those nine games and taken a possible 21 of 29 points.

Meanwhile, Chelsea has been slumping a little bit of late. Earlier in the year in the months of October and November, they were on cruise control but December has been a different story.

Chelsea has collected just five points out of a possible 12 this month, with a loss to Man City and a couple of draws with Everton and West Ham.

Although most bettors can’t ignore the one-sided results in this series, the reality is that this is a matchup of two teams heading in opposite directions right now. Chelsea is in a bit of a funk while Birmingham has won five of their last six.

Considering Birmingham last defeated Chelsea at home in December 1985, it would be a bold prediction to call the upset. But the value on Birmingham is too good to pass up. Their home fans will be rowdy for this one.

Sportsbook Ratings Pick: Birmingham +560

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