2016 Premier League Betting Preview: Leicester Long Shot, Man City Chalk on Odds

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Oddsmakers did not believe Leicester City could win the English Premier League last year, and they certainly do not think they can take home the title two years in a row.

The Foxes are listed at +3,000 to repeat (bet $100 to win $3,000) in 2016/17 at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark after they pulled off one of the biggest upsets ever in winning the Premier League title last season.

A change of coaches certainly helped Leicester win the championship last season, as Claudio Ranieri took over after Nigel Pearson was fired. But everything else just seemed to come together for a club that was nearly relegated to the Football League Championship a year previously following a poor performance in the EPL.

The Foxes jumped from 41 points two years ago to 81 last season, easily outdistancing three-time champion Arsenal, which finished …

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