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The best of the festive sporting action
There’s nothing quite like tuning in to the latest sporting events during the festive season. While many of us are tucking into minces pies and chocolate, our favourite sporting stars are dedicated to entertaining the fans. Here’s some of the best sporting events taking place over Christmas to keep an eye out for.
Premier League
The Premier League makes its long-awaited comeback on Boxing Day after taking a break for the World Cup, as leaders Arsenal (9/4) and Manchester City (2/5) fight it out for the title.
Boxing Day throws up some intriguing fixtures as all 20 Premier League clubs start to adjust back to domestic life, with Brentford hosting an unpredictable Tottenham Hotspur arguably the pick of the action. Keep an eye on Newcastle’s top four push when they visit Leicester City on the same day, whilst Arsenal look to sustain their five-point cushion at the top when they host West Ham United in a London derby.
Looking forward, the pick of the early 2023 action sees Manchester City visit Chelsea on 5th January, whilst Arsenal host Newcastle two days prior to that. There’s then a Manchester Derby and a North London Derby on successive days during the weekend of the 14th, so plenty of enticing fixtures to get stuck into after the World Cup concludes.
You can view all the latest Premier League football betting here.
NFL
If there’s one sport you can rely on for your Christmas fix its American Football. The NFL action on Christmas Day includes a massive matchup between the Miami Dolphins and the Green Bay Packers, with the Dolphins the heavy favourites at 1/2 in front of home crowds and a high scoring game expected with over 49.5 points at 10/11.
There is also a Christmas Day stand-off between the Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Rams. The Broncos are the slight favourites with the bookies on the road at 20/29.
If those two electric matchups don’t do the trick, the NFL will be back on Boxing Day with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers also the heavy road favourites against the Arizona Cardinals at 5/18.
Check out all the latest NFL betting odds at William Hill
King George VI Chase
It wouldn’t be Boxing Day without the King George VI Chase at Kempton, and with last year’s winner Tornado Flying not featuring this year, all eyes will be on the favourite Bravemansgame.
L’Homme Presse and Hitman are both considered to be in with a shout of Kempton glory, with odds of 2/1 and 11/2 respectively, giving them a more favourable price than most.
Despite this, Bravemansgame finished strongly at Wetherby to win by 3.5 lengths, and at 7/4 is the market leader ahead of Boxing Day’s main horse racing event.
Here’s the latest betting for the King George Chase XI.
World Darts Championship
The World Darts Championship is back to help lift the post-Christmas blues, with the tournament set to return with the third round starting on Tuesday 27th December and the final to take place on Tuesday 3rd January 2023.
It’ll take one to beat three-time winner Michael van Gerwen, although Gerwyn Price and Peter Wright have proved in recent years that Mighty Mike is not as invincible as he once was.
Van Gerwen had a decorated 2019 season when he last won the competition, including triumphing in the Masters, Premier League of Darts, World Grand Prix, Champions League of Darts and Players Championship Finals. He looks like the man to stop in this tournament at 9/4, but Michael Smith at 5/1, Gerwyn Price (13/2) and Peter Wright at 10/1 will fancy their chances of pushing him all the way as we get ready for another bumper event this year.
