Premier League Picks: Arsenal vs Blackburn Rovers Betting Odds

The 2010 Premier League resumes action on Saturday with a live broadcast on ESPN2 as Blackburn will host Arsenal with kick-off set for 7:45am EST (12:45) from Ewood Park. Online bookmakers have Arsenal -175 favorites in Premier League picks vs Blackburn Rovers +500 with a draw or tie returning +275 in betting odds. Blackburn has split their first two Premier League games as they opened with a 1-0 win over Everton and then lost to Birmingham 2-1. Arsenal opened with a 1-1 draw against Liverpool before clobbering Blackpool last week 6-0.

Theo Walcott scored a hat trick against Blackpool which has increased the confidence of manager Arsene Wenger that he can become a star goal scorer for the long term. Bookmakers also favor Arsenal -1 (+125) in point spread soccer betting lines vs Blackburn +1 (+145). Wenger also added on how he can see the day when the wideout will eventually move to central striker. “I believe Theo can score goals because when he was young he scored goals,” aid Wenger. “I think Theo can score goals against now, and I am convinced he will finish in the middle. He has electric pace – once he is a yard behind a central defender, nobody in the world can catch him.”

Wenger added that young Premier League players need an adjustment of 2 or even 3 seasons before they are ready to step up as a key goal scorer. Walcott meanwhile is trying to stay grounded regarding his play and online bookmakers feel the same offering +650 on Theo to score the first goal of the match and +8000 in Premier League betting odds to record another hat-trick in Saturday' match. “We won’t get ahead of ourselves with this result,” said the hero of last week’s win. “We want to be winning these games and the most important thing is how we react to Blackburn.” Arsenal has defeated Blackburn in 4 out of their last 5 matches although Blackburn won the last meeting between the teams 2-1 on May 3 of this year.