Who bet on Hull City going down last season? We saw a few 5/1 odds, and even a 6/1. Pretty tasty considering that Steve Bruce’s side faced Louis van Gaal’s top heavy Manchester United side on the last day of the season, needing nothing but a win to keep their slim survival hopes alive. Newcastle and Sunderland, the only catchable pair, must have looked at that with genuine optimism. Plenty of happy punters cashed in that day, including we’re sure, a fair few from Tyne and Wear.
Talking of good odds, we bet Leicester City caused a number of bookies headaches, having to shell out after a miraculous escape in the second half of the season.