English League Championship Betting: Top Six Odds

The EFL Championship is the second-highest division of the English Football League system, with the first one being the English Premier League. This tournament is also known as the Sky Bet Championship and consists of 24 clubs:

Blackburn Rovers
Bristol City
Burnley
Cardiff City
Coventry City
Derby County
Hull City
Leeds United
Luton Town
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Norwich City
Oxford United
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City
Sunderland
Swansea City
Watford
West Bromwich Albion

Each club plays each other at least twice in a season. The top two teams at the end of the season are promoted to the Premier League. Teams in the third to sixth positions compete in the playoffs, where the winner earns promotion to the Premier League as well.

Below, we tell you more about Sky Bet Championship predictions and the top six odds punters should consider.

Top Six Betting Markets for the Championship

If you are a football fan, you would already know that there are several strong contenders in the Championship to lift the trophy. Thankfully, there are several ways you can research and conclude who to bet on.

Consider these Championship top 6 odds to bet on:

1x2 Odds

This is a straightforward approach to Championship betting– you either back home or away win or predict that the match ends in a draw. The ‘1’ refers to the home team, ‘X’ means draw and the ‘2’ refers to the away team.

The odds might look something like this:

1 (Team A)	x	2 (Team B)
11/14	13/5	7/2

If you take a £14 bet on Team A, and it wins, you stand to win £11, and your money back. The same applies to correct predictions of Team B win or a draw.

The 1X2 bet is quite simple as it doesn’t involve additional rules or multiple variables – it’s simply about picking an outcome from the possible three. Take this bet if you have a good knowledge of both teams and their recent performances.

Championship Top Scorer Odds

This bet predicts who will be the top goalscorer in the Championship. This is also referred to as the ‘Golden Boot’ winner prediction.

If you’re thinking of placing a bet on the top goalscorer in the Championship, it is important to research the players first.

The Golden Boot trophy is given at the end of the tournament to the player who scored the maximum goals. If there is more than one player tied on the top score, then the winner will be the one who gave the most assists. Also, if the score is tied, the bookmaker may divide your stake by the number of players tied for the win. For example, if Josh Maja is tied with Duncan Watmore and Gustavo Hamer with four goals and two assists, the following happens:

Your bet of £15 is divided by three, and your stake becomes £5, which is then paid out on the odds that you received at the time of placing the bet. So, if you received 5/1 odds on the top scorer, you receive a payout of £25 plus £5 of your stake for a total payout of £30.

There’s another variation of this market – top scorer without X, where X is the runaway favourite to win the Golden Boot. Essentially, you are betting on who will be the second-highest goal scorer in the Championship.

Outright Odds

An outright Championship bet is a wager on the overall winner of the tournament. For instance, your research shows that Leeds United may win the Championship trophy in the 2024/25 season. Then, you can select the outright odds market from your chosen bookmaker and place your bets early.

Outright odds are available before the tournament begins. Bettors can place the bets even after the action begins, although the odds become lower as the matches progress because the top teams become clearer.

Make sure to do plenty of research before placing outright bets. Look at team statistics, player performances, and injuries, and keep an eye out for the dark horses.

Also, keep in mind that this is a slow market. So, you need to be patient till the entire tournament ends. Sometimes, the bets may be paid out earlier, if it’s mathematically impossible for other teams to take over the leading team.

Outright bets are long-term and may take months to yield results. However, this doesn’t mean that you can’t take any more bets. 7bet allows you to combine multiple bets on a single betting slip. Check out our Bet Builder feature to combine your bets with ease.

Both Teams to Score

Both Teams to Score (BTTS) is a popular betting market where punters predict whether both teams will get the ball in the net at least once. In this bet, you don’t have to worry about the match outcome, just the scoring. It doesn’t matter which team wins or what the final score is, as long as both teams manage to score at least once, your bet wins.

You’ll find BTTS bets as “yes” or “no” options. If you select BBTS yes, it means you are betting on the score being at least 1-1. You win if the match ends 1-1, 2-1, 3-2, etc.. But if the final score is 0-0, 1-0, 2-0, etc., you lose because only one or neither team scored.

There’s another variation of BTTS – “BTTS and Win”. In this market, you bet that both teams will score at least once, along with more outcomes, such as who will win. For example, if you choose “BTTS and Cardiff City Win”, but the game ends in a draw or Cardiff City doesn’t win, you lose even if both teams scored.

Then there’s the “Both Teams to Score No Draw” bet. Here you predict two outcomes again – both teams to score and that the match will not end in a draw. More variations of this bet include “BTTS in Both Halves”, and “BTTS and Over/Under X Goals”.

Note that BTTS bets only apply to the scores during normal time (90 minutes + injury time). Most bookmakers don’t count goals scored in extra time. However, some may offer special “BTTS Including Extra Time” markets.

Over/ Under

Over/under bets are also known as “total,” or O-U bets. In this market, the bookmaker predicts the total number of points that will be scored in a game. You can bet whether the actual number will be higher or lower than that.

You don’t have to predict the exact outcome of the match here. Instead, you wager on whether the two teams will score more or fewer points than what the bookmaker is predicting.

The final score is rarely the exact number as the quoted value. If that happens, however, some bookmakers might refund the over-under bets.

In Championship betting, over/under bets will be seen as 1.5, 2, or 3, since goals are hard to come by at this level of competition. Your bet should be based on both teams’ head-to-head scores, and their offensive and defensive abilities.

This market is relatively easier to understand for beginners. Even if you are not well aware of all teams’ players, you can opt for this bet after looking at their scores in previous matches.

Double Chance

When looking at the Championship top 6 odds, do consider the Double Chance odds. This is because this market gives you a bigger chance of winning from a single match. You can use this bet to predict two out of possible three outcomes:

Home team and draw: This bet is for when you believe that either the home team will win or the match will end in a draw.
Away team and draw: Same as above, this bet wins if the away team wins or the match draws.

You might notice that the odds for these bets will be smaller. This is because there’s a high probability of at least one of your predictions coming true. Hence, the name ‘double chance’.

When it comes to Championship betting, Double Chance bets can be a good way to go, especially when a strong team is playing against a weak team. This way, you can back the team that is expected to win, and also include a safe bet of a draw in case they slip up or struggle to score. Overall it allows you to cover yourself while giving you a little bit of leeway in the predictions.

How To Analyze the Championship Top 6 Odds

The odds indicate the bookmakers’ opinion on an outcome. If the odds are high, bookmakers don’t see a particular result as very likely. Low odds, on the other hand, indicate a popular choice. Typically, odds in the UK markets are shown as fractions.

For example, 7bet’s Championship odds for the Plymouth vs Luton game is 3/1 for Plymouth and 13/15 for Luton (accurate to the time of publishing). This means for every pound you bet on Plymouth, you stand to win £3, and for every pound on Luton, you win £0.8.

How to Place Bets on the Championship

Research and build a strong strategy before placing your bets. If you are considering odds for the Championship playoffs, make sure you check the player profiles and injuries of the football clubs in question, as well as their previous wins and losses in the Championship. Pay special attention to any games playoff teams may have already played against each other.

Once you are familiar with the Championship betting markets, head over to 7bet’s Championship betting page to place your wagers. Opt for the Bet Builder feature to place your bets easily. The Bet Builder combines multiple bets into a single betting slip. You can select different markets in a single game, and the system will generate the odds for your bet. All you have to do then is enter your desired amount, and click on “Place a bet”.

You can also use the early payout feature for short-term bets and receive your winnings even before a match ends.

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