Premier League Matchweek 1 Odds: Burnley vs Manchester City, First Game of the Season

Last season’s Premier League and Champions League titlist Manchester City opens the 2023-2024 English Premier League Season with a huge Friday matchup versus promoted Burnley.

Last season, Burnley played in the English League Championship. This season, Burnley starts their Premier quest versus the best club team on the planet.

Will Burnley show why they got the promotion? Or will City pick up where they left off, beating lesser opponents by multiple goals?

Keep reading for Premier League betting lines, analysis, and free picks by MyBookie for Burnley versus Manchester City.

English Premier League Matchweek 1 Odds: Burnley vs Manchester City Betting Analysis | MyBookie EPL Preview

English Premier League Games: Matchweek 1 | Friday, August 11th – Monday, August 14th, 2023

English Premier League First Match: Burnley vs Manchester City | First Game of the Season
Handicap Odds: Man City -1.5 -118 / Burnley +1.5 -107
Money Line Odds: Burnley +830 / Man City -330 / Draw +460
Over Under Total: O 2.5 -170 / U 2.5 +132

Friday, August 11 at 3:00 pm ET
Turf Moor, Burnley, England

Why Bet on Burnley versus Manchester City

Burnley knows their chances of upsetting the Sky Blues aren’t great. But Burnley doesn’t have to beat the Sky Blues to impress their fans.

All Burnley must do is play decent soccer to prove to their fans that they have what it takes to play at the Premier League level. The fact this match happens on Burnley’s grass at Turf Moor should only help the underdog reach its goal.

Why Bet on Manchester City versus Burnley

In most of Man City’s club friendlies, Pep Guardiola didn’t push his squad. There was no reason to because the Sky Blues had to prepare to defend two titles this season. Three if you count the FA Cup victory.

However, in the FA Community Shield, City and Arsenal played an excellent match. The game went to penalty kicks where Arsenal prevailed. We should expect an even tighter Manchester City squad on Friday.

The last thing Pep will want to do is fall to Burnley, or even play badly, in the first match of the new Premier League Season.

Burnley vs Manchester City Final Betting Analysis

City lost Ilkay Gudogan to Barcelona during the transfer window. Until Real makes the deal for Kylian Mbappe, Gudogan to Barca is the most important transfer to happen this summer.

So it makes sense that Pep used the Sky Blues’ friendly matches and even the Community Shield to experiment with his lineup.

Replacing Gudogan won’t be easy. Guardiola will use multiple lineups this season. However, Pep won’t have to get too creative versus Burnley.

Simply put, Burnley has nobody who can stop Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, and Bernardo Silva in City’s likely starting lineup. Then if Pep wants, he can send Julian Alvarez, Phil Foden, and Cole Palmer to the pitch. Even without Gudogan, Man City is still the deepest club team in the world. City covers the handicap.

EPL Pick: Manchester City -1.5 | Bet Burnley vs Manchester City Today
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