Premier League Weekend Picks: Key Matchups & Betting Tips for February 1-3

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WagerTalk Premier League handicapper Kevin Dolan presents his Premier League predictions heading into February 1-3 scheduled matches. He gives betting previews for key matches including Bournemouth vs Liverpool and Chelsea vs West Ham.

Which teams is he looking to pick up points and which will have goals being scored? Read his betting preview now!

Bournemouth vs Liverpool | February 1 | 10:00AM ET

Bournemouth +365 | Liverpool -150 | Draw +335

Top-of-the-table Liverpool travel down to the south coast on Saturday to take on a Bournemouth side that has put together a fantastic season so far, coming into this weekend’s game in some good form as well, winning four of their last five matchups outright.

In fact, even more incredible than that is the fact that Bournemouth remains unbeaten across any competition stretching all the way back to late November, a run of twelve straight games without a loss, a run that Liverpool will be looking to end on Saturday

Liverpool came off a 3-2 loss in midweek against PSV in the Champions League, yet it was a Liverpool side that was massively rotated, with twelve first-team players failing to make the trip over to the Netherlands with the Reds already locking up first place in the competition prior to kickoff.

Even in defeat, however, Liverpool still showed they can find the back of the net with relative ease, owning by far the Premier League’s highest-scoring offense this season at 2.46 GPG, as well as the highest xGD/90 per game tally also at +1.46 on average, almost twice as high as next-best Arsenal in that category.

With Bournemouth also finding the back of the net in 16 of their last 17 games overall, we believe both teams can find the back of the net in this one in what should be a highly entertaining encounter between two teams in form that Liverpool should just about have the edge in on Saturday.

Premier League Prediction: Liverpool & Both Teams To Score (+190)

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Manchester United vs Crystal Palace | February 2 | 9:00AM ET

Manchester United +110 | Crystal Palace +255 | Draw +245

Two teams locked in mid-table matchup on Sunday over at Old Trafford as Manchester United welcome in a Crystal Palace team that has caused them no end of trouble across recent meetings in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace won the last matchup between these two sides at this venue 1-0 back in September 2023 thanks to a Joachim Andersen rocket from well outside the box.

That hasn’t even been the worst of it for United in this fixture either who got drubbed 4-0 by the Eagles in their subsequent meeting back at the end of last season, before Crystal Palace once again proved a thorn in United’s side earlier this year with a 0-0 draw down in London.

Manchester United have however looked somewhat improved across recent weeks, winning four of their last five games overall, one of which included a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup.

Crystal Palace meanwhile have also looked much sharper of late, with their defeat against Brentford last week being their only loss across any of their seven previous games.

Manchester United have a highly important game on Thursday evening against FCSB in the Europa League, a game that could potentially determine whether or not United go automatically into the Round of 16 of that competition, or have to go through the playoff route instead.

Overall, given some likely tired legs here on display for United on Sunday, combined with the fact that no team has kept fewer clean sheets at home this season in the first half of games than Manchester United have, and we like the road team in this one to get on the scoresheet early this weekend.

Premier League Prediction: 1H – Crystal Palace to Score? – Yes (+135)

Chelsea vs West Ham | February 3 | 3:00PM ET

Chelsea -265 | West Ham +625 | Draw +455

Always a big derby game between the east and west of London, 6th place Chelsea host West Ham on Monday night looking to rebound off a stretch of games that has seen them pick up just one win in the Premier League across their last four games.

Whether the Blues can snap that here on Monday night or not against a West Ham team who they’ve tended to dominate in this venue across recent seasons, winning all of their last four encounters by a combined 11-1 margin, is another matter however.

Former Brighton and Chelsea boss, Graham Potter, has had a rather subdued start to his new role as Hammers boss, getting put out of the FA Cup against Aston Villa in his opening game three weeks ago, and then winning just one of his last three Premier League games overall as well, a win West Ham were somewhat fortunate to get the victory in over fellow London side Fulham, with the Cottagers owning a sizeable 21-4 goal attempts advantage over them.

However, despite their lopsided recent results against Chelsea at this venue, West Ham have looked more defensively stable under Potter, ranking top-five in the league in defensive xGA in their previous road game against Aston Villa last week, and from an intangible standpoint, Potter will be well up for this game as well considering his ignominious end in the Chelsea dugout.

While Chelsea are coming into this game the better of the two teams overall, we like the value in backing the Hammers to potentially spoil the party here and come away with a big-priced draw on Monday night.

Premier League Prediction: Draw (+455)

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