Hearts have shortened to 6/4 second-favourites to win the Scottish Premiership title following their 3-1 victory over Celtic on Sunday.
Hearts' continued their remarkable start to the Scottish Premiership season on Sunday, beating Celtic 3-1 at Tynecastle Park.
That result moved Derek McInnes' side eight points clear of Celtic at the top of the Premiership table, and has led to bookmakers across Oddschecker slashing the Edinburgh's sides odds to win the title.
Since that win over Celtic, 57% of all bets placed through Oddschecker on the Scottish Premiership title winner have backed Hearts. 31% on Celtic, and 10% on Rangers.
Starting pre-season at a price of 28/1, Hearts are now the 6/4 second favourites to win their first league title since 1959-60.
Who are the betting favourites to win the Scottish Premiership Title?
| Scottish Premiership Title Winner | Best Odds | Bookmaker |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 4/6 | bet365 |
| Hearts | 6/4 | bet365 |
| Rangers | 12/1 | BetVictor |
Odds last updated 11:00am Monday 26th October.
Despite their 3-1 loss at Tynecastle Park, Celtic remain the 4/6 favourites to win the Scottish Premiership Title, however, those odds are by far the largest they've been this season.
Hearts, on the other hand, have seen their odds cut from 28/1 pre-season to 6/4 as of Monday morning.
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Rangers picked up a 3-1 win in Danny Rohl's first Scottish Premiership match as manager over Kilmarnock, but the Glasgow side are out at 12/1 for the title and are currently 13 points behind Hearts.
The image below shows how the implied probability has changed for each team to win the title.
It's a short turnaround for these three teams, as they are all in Scottish Premiership action Wednesday night:
Celtic 1/6 favourites at home to Falkirk.
