Latest League Two Odds: Four-Team Title Race?

After another interesting weekend of League Two action, we’re back for another Odds Watch piece to assess the changes at the top and bottom of the league and what betting opportunities may now be there as a result. 

Let's dive in.

Shorter than Normal...

We start at the top once again, and it is proving to be a big month for Bromley, who are now beginning to steam ahead a little bit. At the weekend, they hammered an inconsistent Gillingham side, scoring four goals. 

As a result, they now sit six points clear at the top of the table, and there is seemingly no stopping them. Of course, there have been a few bumps in the road, but it is very hard to oppose the 5/4 price for them to end the season with the League Two title. 

However, they are certainly not alone in this silverware race.

Sitting comfortably in second are Cambridge, who have been on a fantastic run in recent weeks. In fact, the U’s recorded their sixth successive win, this time against Oldham away from home to further assert themselves as challengers for the top spot. 

Currently, they sit six points away from the leaders, but this could be shortened with the game in hand, which they have available to them. At their current pace, too, it would be difficult to really look past them in that game. 

6/5 with BetVictor for them to get a place in the top three could be a steal…

Salford City follow next, and had they not lost to Chesterfield last weekend, perhaps the argument for them winning the title would be stronger. However, they bounced back perfectly this weekend with a 2-0 win away against Tranmere.

Like Cambridge, they also have a game in hand on the leaders, so the current seven-point gap could certainly be closed slightly. 

Finally, I think there is certainly a question to be asked about whether Notts County could make a challenge for the title still. They are eight points away from Bromley, which does immediately raise flags. 

However, they have that elusive game in hand, and things could shorten quickly, especially with them winning their last four on the bounce. 

Whilst the argument for them to win the title is not as compelling, I don’t think backing them for a top-three spot is terrible value. In fact, the 2/1 price looks somewhat appealing still, but there are undoubtedly better choices at this moment.

Solidity or Not?

MK Dons, perhaps, will feel slightly hard done by, given they sit above Notts County in the table. However, they don’t have that game in hand, so they have eight point gap to overturn without the aid of a potential three-point boost. 

Their form looks solid enough at this moment in time, but their pace is considerably less than that of those around them. Given they have had four draws and a loss in their past 10 games, questions can be asked about Paul Warne’s side.

At 5/4 with most of the best online football bookmakers, I’d be overlooking them for a top-three spot, on value alone. 

Sitting in sixth, Swindon Town are struggling to match the output of other teams around them, and their three defeats in the last five games show this. However, positives can be taken from this weekend’s 3-1 win against Barrow. 

If they can start to turn things around, they may be solid enough for a play-off spot. However, I wouldn’t be rushing to back them for promotion this season. 

A lot of the same can be said for Walsall, whose fans you have to feel for at this stage. Almost exactly like last year, after looking like title contenders for the first half of the season, they are now sliding aggressively and look like a potential omission from the playoffs.

Three draws on the bounce is really poor, and again, I’d not be rushing to back them, even with 8/11 available for a top seven place currently. 

Whilst there is a four-point safety barrier to eighth, I think they could certainly be pipped to a play-off place by someone like Chesterfield or Grimsby, though the latter may be more of a threat with a game in hand. 

Before their draw this weekend, the Mariners had won five on the spin, and Bet365 is offering 13/8 for them to make the top seven is appealing.

Keep an Eye Out

After their loss to Crawley - which has probably granted the Red Evils enough of a buffer to start considering safety - Harrogate look in even more danger of the drop. Failing to beat another relegation rival is telling, indeed.

They now have to overturn a five-point deficit, and it just seems like it’ll be too much of an obstacle to overcome. 

Another loss for Newport this weekend means that confidence is also dropping more than it already is, even if they do have a game in hand. Like with Harrogate, they lost easily against another relegation-threatened side, and that cannot happen. 

County have conceded the most goals in the league comfortably, and it just seems like they may already be dead and buried, barring some sort of miracle.

A draw for Shrewsbury this weekend looks huge, as they now have a three-point gap from the relegation zone. It feels quite bleak for them this season, but they are incredibly lucky that the two below them have been as bad as they have. 

Sitting at 9/2 for relegation currently, there could be a price to look at in a few weeks if they do not improve…