ENGLAND VS BULGARIA EURO 2012 BEST ODDS AND BETTING PREDICTIONS

Even though England have been anything but consistent over the past few matches, they remain distinct favourites to pull off a victory in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria. In fact, I would go so far as to say that England are such favourites for this one that if they wound up losing then Fabio Capello could very well wind up getting axed. 

Currently, England are priced at 3/10 by popular bookmaker Paddy Power while Bulgaria are rewarding at a lengthy 10/1 should they pull off a dramatic upset. The draw is listed at 4/1 but I think too many fates would have to conspire for the result to wind up as a draw. 

England on a (-2.0) handicap is priced at 9/4 and I think that's a tidy price for English fans looking to have a punt on their side here. If England don't cruise to anything more than a 3-0 victory then there will be some questions asked about this one. 

Considering the fact that Wayne Rooney has just scored his first goal in months, you get the feeling that Wazza might be looking to put a few past Bulgaria to pad his goalscoring numbers. 

The over/under on goals is set at 2.5 and the under is trading at 11/10 while the over is at 4/6. England are at 4/6 to win the first half while Bulgaria is priced at 8/1. 

Wayne Rooney to score anytime and England to win the match on a double is still listed at an odds-on price of 5/6. Rooney to score first and England to win 3-0 pays a mere 16/1 on a scorecast. This is just how heavily Rooney is favoured to have a positive impact on this fixture for the English. 

Theo Walcott has looked sharp over the first few weeks of the English Premier League season and I wouldn't be surprised to see him get the start here against Bulgaria. You can back him to score anytime and England to win the match at a solid 15/8 price tag. 

Wayne Rooney's outright price to score is 8/13 anytime and he's at 13/5 to score first or last. You can back him at 2/1 to grab the first goal for England. Darren Bent is priced at 5/6 anytime and 7/2 first or last. Walcott is at a tidy 8/5 anytime and 11/2 to open or close the scoring. 

Wayne Rooney's odds for a hat-trick are priced at 17/2. 

It's also important to remember that Paddy Power is offering up a money-back special on England vs Bulgaria. If Steven Gerrard scores last in this match, then they will refund all losing 1st/last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast singles.