Arsenal would need a miracle to catch Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table at this point.
The Gunners are 12 points behind Liverpool with nine matches left to play, so they can’t afford to drop a single point from this point forward.
Even then, Arsenal would need the Reds to lose three or four matches, which is asking a lot of a club that has lost once through its first 29 games this campaign.
Arsenal is a -240 favorite on the three-way moneyline against Fulham on Tuesday.
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Arsenal vs. Fulham betting preview
Arsenal has only lost three matches this season, but they have played 10 draws, which is the third-most in the Premier League.
The Gunners’ inability to put teams away has been its fatal flaw all season and stems from an offense that goes into the cooler far too often for a club that fancied its chances to win the title.
Arsenal has scored just two goals in its last four contests and has been held to one goal or less in four of its last six games.
Fulham has every chance to exploit Arsenal’s main weakness.
Arsenal vs. Fulham pick
It’s been another strong campaign for the Cottagers, who currently sit in eighth place and have a chance to qualify for the Champions League next season.
Fulham’s defense grades out as one of the best units in the Premier League. They’ve allowed the ninth-fewest goals this season, but only Arsenal and Liverpool have conceded fewer expected goals than the Cottagers.
The odds in this match are quite wide, but I think that underrates Fulham’s ability to hang around and perhaps steal a win at the Emirates.
The Pick: Fulham (+700)
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