Tuesday EPL Betting: Bolton vs. Hull City

Bolton Wanderers settled on a 1:1 draw on Saturday at Turf Moor. They could have taken all three points had they built on the lead from Taylor, scoring in the 29 th minute off a rather magnificent free kick from 20 yards that beat the goalie near his post. Bolton however failed to fend off Burnley, the promoted side that has lost only one home match since winning promotion and in the 56 th minute, they had their equalizer. Although both sides threatened throughout the match to take the lead, nothing came of it and they succumbed to the stalemate.

Hull City meanwhile are after a disheartening 3:1 loss to Manchester United on Sunday. That they managed to find the net was because of a penalty awarded in the second half, just after Man U first got onto the scoreboard, and so they equalized. For a time, it seemed Hull City would hang in there against the Red Devils and possibly share in the spoils. However, two goals in succession from Dawson and Berbatov (73 rd minute and 81 st minute) put paid on that notion.

Bolton took a point at least while Hull City walked off empty handed. After the weekend, the two relegation rivals were level on points in the table and languishing in the danger zone. Bolton are 18 th in the table on 17 points after 17 games. Hull City on the other hand are 19 th in the table on 17 points after 19 cycles.

Soccer Betting Lines:

Bolton -½ -120 -125 2½ O +115 U -135 Draw +230
Hull +½ Ev +350 2½ O +115 U -135 Draw +230

Additional Soccer Betting Lines:

First Half: Bolton +155 Draw +105 Hull +325

Alternate Line:
Bolton-½, -1 +115 2½ O -125 U +105
Hull +½, +1 -135 2½ O -125 U +105

Score First: Bolton-175 Hull +135

Match Time: 3:00 PM EAST Tuesday December 29, 2009

Venue: Reebok Stadium

Recommended soccer picks:

Bolton enter this match as the clear favourites to win in the market, listed at -125 at BetOnline Sportsbook. Bolton’s short-price is hardly the norm in their case so it could be interpreted as proof positive of their value in this match to win outright.

Soccer bettors looking to back Bolton should also look at the odds on Bolton to Score first . In their last six home matches, Bolton contributed 11 goals. The only two times they came up blank was in the 4:0 loss to Chelsea and 2:0 loss to Blackburn Rovers. So Bolton at -175 to score first is a good bet.

If you are going to go with these recommendations then the half/time market is also appealing with Bolton at +155 to take the lead. And the combined totals of Over 2 ½ +115.

Soccer bettors looking to back Hull City can find them listed at +350 to win outright. Negating this play however is a poor road record, most recently, made up of five losses and one draw. Hull City are also disadvantaged in the half-time market with odds of +325 to take the lead in the first half and +135 to score first. The long odds are not inspiring a whole lot of confidence in Hull that they might not be worth the risk.

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