The battle to avoid relegation is hot with no fewer than eight teams within a point of the relegation zone. Betting exchanges are popular for this type of betting as punters pick those they think will be safe – often at good odds. Who do you think will struggle free and who do you think will go down at the end of the season?

Wigan Athletic are the short priced favourite for relegation at 2/5. You can get 100/39 on betting exchanges if you think they can stay up. From there, the prices become better. Blackpool are second pick for relegation, but they are in the black at 6/5 – on the exchanges, you can secure 50/59 if they stay up.

Birmingham, West Ham, and Wolverhampton are all next at or around 7/4. On the betting exchanges you can get anything from 25/43 to 25/47 depending on who you like and which exchange you’re betting with. Blackburn and West Bromwich are at similar odds although if you look around, you can find 2/1 with some bookmakers. Betting exchanges are closer to the 1/2 mark for those backing them to stay up.

Betting exchanges offer a unique type of betting – you can bet on something not happening rather than the traditional betting to win. As the name implies, you are exchanging a bet. If you think a result won’t happen, then you are really challenging someone to bet against you. You make the offer, someone else accepts that offer, and the winner takes all (except for a small percentage that goes to the exchange, of course). It’s a little like betting on an event with a friend – the betting exchange acts as the go between and holds the money until the event is over.