West Ham to finish in the top 2 of the Championship have shortened from 8/15 to 4/11 with Betfred, with all ten bookmakers cutting their odds now.
The odds on West Ham to finish in the top 2 of the Championship have been slashed from 8/15 to 4/11 with Betfred after a statement win on the road at league leaders Swansea.
Ten of ten bookmakers have cut their odds on West Ham to finish in the top 2 of the Championship.
Boyle Sports still offer the best price on the Hammers at 8/13.
Divine Mukasa scored the only goal at the Swansea.com Stadium, ending the home side's unbeaten run on their own patch.
West Ham are undefeated in their last 8 matches in the Championship.
Saturday's win in Wales is why this price has collapsed. Swansea went into the weekend top of the log, and West Ham beat them on their own turf through Mukasa, who finished off Mohamadou Kante's cutback from the penalty spot after the visitors forced a turnover on Marko Stamenic. It was a goal built on pressing, not luck. The result ended a Swansea unbeaten home run that dated back to April and handed them only their second Championship defeat of the campaign. Beating the side above you, away from home, is the kind of result that makes bookmakers sit up.
What impressed at Swansea was the defensive side of the job as much as the goal itself: Ben Cabango hit the crossbar before the break, but the back line stayed stubborn and walked off with a clean sheet. The side have shown they can be direct in front of goal and still grind out a messy afternoon against a strong outfit when it matters. That is the profile of a team built for the long haul, and it is why the odds on West Ham have been cut right across the board.
Championship Top 2 Finish odds
Best odds on West Ham to finish in the top 2 of the Championship are 8/13 with Boyle Sports, worst 2/5 with Paddy Power, Bet365, BetGoodWin and Skybet, so it pays to shop around before backing the favourites.
Odds below are live and may have changed since publishing this article.
Will West Ham finish in the top 2 of the Championship?
West Ham are the favourites at a best price of 8/13 with Boyle Sports, and the market now puts clear daylight between them and the chasing pack. The log itself is tighter than the prices suggest: Swansea, Middlesbrough and West Ham were locked together among the leading automatic promotion contenders after the weekend's games. The bookmakers are backing form over position on the log, and on what we saw at Swansea that is the right call. Swansea themselves are not among the four priced contenders below, which says plenty about how the market reads that head to head defeat.
West Ham – 8/13 with Boyle Sports. The shortest price on the board and the selection every bookmaker has moved towards.
Middlesbrough – 13/8 with Bet365. Still in the leading pack, so they are the obvious threat if West Ham stumble.
Wolverhampton – 5/2 with Skybet. Won 2-1 at Turf Moor against Burnley, with Tawanda Chirewa grabbing a late winner.
Southampton – 9/2 with Bet Victor. They visit London Stadium next for a direct duel with the favourites.
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How do West Ham finish in the top 2 of the Championship from here?
Keep the run going at home. Southampton come to London Stadium on 24 October and WBA follow, so the next two outings give West Ham a real platform to turn momentum into a gap. Southampton are a contender in their own right, so that fixture is a proper test of whether this price is justified. Goals are not the worry either: West Ham have scored at least 2 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches in the Championship, so the attack backing up Mukasa is giving them a cushion most sides in this division do not have. Our prediction is simple. The price has been cut hard, but this side has earned the cut, and the move towards West Ham looks driven by football rather than hype.
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