Manchester City and Brighton face off on Saturday in an English Premier League showdown at Etihad Stadium. 

Manchester City vs Brighton Odds

Manchester City is the favorite sitting at -245 while Brighton is the underdog is sitting at +600. The total sits at 3.5 goals with the over paying out +100. 

Manchester City Betting Preview

Manchester City sits in third place in the standings having picked up 18 points. Manchester City faced off against Arsenal in the last game and the offense couldn’t get anything going. Manchester City had 51 percent of the possession and one shot on target. The defense allowed only two shots, but they gave up a goal in the 86th minute and that led to the defeat. Manchester City is pretty healthy heading into this game and the only real concern is Kevin De Bruyne and he’s dealing with a hamstring injury. John Stone looks like he could move into the starting lineup here. Manchester City is going to need the offense to get going here early, and really try to put the pressure on Brighton defense. 

Brighton Betting Preview

Brighton currently sits in 6th place in the standings having picked up 16 points. Brighton’s last game came against Liverpool and they played to a 2-2 draw. Simon Adingra scored in the 20th minute and Lewis Dunk scored in the 78th minute. Brighton had 46 percent of the possession and three shots on target. Julio Enciso, Jakub Moder, and Pervis Estupinan are all dealing with injury issues and they aren’t  going to be able to go in this game. Kaoru Mitoma was dealing with an illness the last week but it’s expected that he’s going to be able to go in this game. In this game the Brighton need the defense to good here. 

Shane’s Free Pick

The total sits at 3.5 goals and that is too low. Manchester City’s offense is going to run up the score and they are going to score at least three goals here. I don’t trust the Manchester City defense though and Brighton is going to find a way to score a couple of goals here. Look for both offenses to run up the score, and this is going to be an easy over. Back the  over 3.5  goals to cash here.