WEST HAM VS CHELSEA BETTING ODDS POINTING TO DROGBA AND MALOUDA
If the betting odds are anything to go by then Didier Drogba and Florent Malouda are set to be the key factors for Chelsea today. It makes sense as both of them are the co-leaders for the Blues top goalscorer so far this year with the score at 4 apiece.
Many punters are expecting short prices on the pair of them and Drogba is especially small and one of the best prices on offer for an anytime goal trades at 4/7. You can get Didier Drogba to score first or last at 11/4 and he's a slim 5/2 to get two or more.
Didier Drogba's odds to get a hat-trick against West Ham are currently listed at 9/1, most folks would be banking on Chelsea knocking in two early ones and then going on a tear in the 2nd half, scoring three or four.
Chelsea to be up 2-0 at half-time are listed at 9/2.
Florent Malouda's odds to grab a goal at any point in the match are listed at 7/5 and he's listed at 8/1 to get two or more (a solid wager if you fancy a West Ham rollover), while a hat-trick would reward at 40/1.
The over/under for the match is set at 2.5 and the over is heavily-favoured at 8/15 while the under is priced at 7/5. This is a clear indication that the bookmakers expect a significant amount of goals so if you don't favour Drogba or Malouda to dominate then spreading around your wagers amongst higher-odds selections would probably be your best bet.
You can get a 10/11 price on Daniel Sturride while Nicolas Anelka is at 6/5 to score anytime. Salomon Kalou is at 8/5 with Michael Essien at 10/3.
John Terry is starting for Chelsea and you can get a 9/2 price with Bet365 for Terry to grab a goal at anytime. He's at a solid 16/1 to score first or last and if you favour a low-scoring Chelsea victory then a Terry goal is a solid wager as the strike will likely come from a set-piece.