Bookies Disagree on Championship Favourite

After an impressive 3-1 win over Cardiff, it is Derby County who lead the Championship with only a handful of matches remaining. However, they are no better than 11/4 (Coral) third-favourites to grab top spot ahead of the chasing pack.Indeed, it is second-placed Birmingham (43/20 Portland Bet) and third-placed Sunderland (2/1 Stan James) who are vying for favouritism at this juncture, with the latter having the momentum after beating Hull on Saturday to continue their amazing unbeaten run.Although Birmingham have a game-in-hand over their promotion rivals, Derby do look the best value when you look at the respective fixture run-ins. All of the Rams remaining opponents are outside the top eight, which is more than can be said for the Black Cats (Cardiff, Wolves and Southampton left) and the Blues (Preston, Wolves and Southampton).Preston are the only other runners in this market and are available at 12/1 (Ladbrokes) to capture the league and play in the Premiership for the first time. They could make for an interesting each-way bet, as they also have an extra game left and are just five points behind the top-placed Rams.