Grimsby to win promotion from the English League Two has shortened from 3/1, with 11/4 now the best price available and five of 19 bookmakers cutting.
The odds on Grimsby to win promotion from the English League Two have been slashed from 3/1 to 2/1 with Boyle Sports, and after the week Grimsby have just had, it is hard to argue with the bookies.
Five of 19 bookmakers have cut their odds on Grimsby, with 11/4 the best price available at Sporting Index.
Grimsby thumped York 5-2 at Blundell Park, and the goals came from all over the team.
Back-to-back League Two wins, including a 4-1 hammering of Gillingham on the road, have the attack purring.
Salford City Fc remain the favourites at a best price of 1/6 with Boyle Sports, with Grimsby fifth-shortest in the betting.
The catalyst is Saturday's demolition of York at Blundell Park. York arrived sitting fifth in the League Two table, so this was no soft touch being rolled over. Striker Andy Cook set the tone by opening the scoring early, and a ruthless burst after half-time turned a decent contest into a rout. When a side can do that to a fellow promotion hopeful, the market has to sit up.
David Artell said his half-time tweaks tightened Grimsby's shape without the ball, and once that held firm the space opened up for them to break forward. Substitute Josh Andrews then got off the mark for the club late on, a sign that the goals are not all resting on Cook's shoulders. Add the 4-1 win at Gillingham the week before and the firms had little option but to react, which is why the Grimsby odds have been coming in across the market. This is an attack in form, and the bookies are pricing it that way.
English League Two Promotion odds
Best odds on Grimsby are 11/4 with Sporting Index (matched by Paddy Power, Spreadex, Skybet and Betfair Sportsbook), worst 5/2 with Coral and Ladbrokes.
Last updated: 1 November 2026, 06:18 UK time
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How short are Grimsby to win promotion from the English League Two?
Salford City Fc are the favourites at a best price of 1/6 with Boyle Sports, and nobody should pretend otherwise. Scan the English League Two odds and the top of the market is crowded, with four sides priced ahead of Grimsby. The Mariners sit just behind that chasing pack at 11/4 with Sporting Index, and with the way their forwards are firing, that is exactly where the value argument lives.
Salford City Fc 1/6 (Boyle Sports) – The League Two leaders extended a club-record EFL winning run to seven with victory at Walsall.
Barnet 4/9 (Bet365) – Beat York 3-1 in late October, the result before York's trip to Blundell Park.
Chesterfield 6/4 (Skybet) – Widely available at the same price across the market, which tells you the firms agree on where they stand.
York City 8/5 (Betfair Sportsbook) – Back-to-back League Two defeats, the latest a heavy one at Grimsby, make this quote look stingy.
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Can Grimsby win promotion from the English League Two?
The cups take centre stage next, with a trip to Stafford Rangers in the FA Cup followed by Nottingham Forest Academy at home in the Papa John's Trophy. Neither outing touches the log, but both test the squad depth that Andrews' goal hinted at. Salford remain the side to catch at the top and their winning run demands respect. Still, with Cook leading the line and goals arriving from all over the pitch, our prediction is that this attack keeps Grimsby firmly in the promotion conversation, and the best price of 11/4 with Sporting Index is the one to take over the cut quote of 2/1 with Boyle Sports.
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