Bookmakers may have been stung by racking up large liabilities on Leicester City winning the Premier League this season, but the upside for the layers may be that ante post bettors are willing to chance their arm on another shock winner in the coming years.
Burnley secured their place in the top flight next term courtesy of a 1-0 win over QPR at Turf Moor on Monday, and the Clarets have been popular picks in the 2016-17 outright winner market according to one online bookmaker.
bet365's Steve Freeth explained: “With Leicester City’s incredible victory still fresh in people’s minds, we’ve already taken over 800 bets on Burnley carrying on where the Foxes left off."
That number makes them more popular than the market leaders Manchester City, (11/8).... - Goal