England v Wales 6 Nations Odds
The England v Wales 6 Nations Odds for Saturday's tournament opener at Twickenham see England as the odds on favourites to defeat Wales and the 1/7 available on the home win at Ladbrokes, whilst short, looks a near certainty with England winning their past ten matches on home soil against Wales, who have not won at Twickenham for close on 20 years to the day.
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On the handicap, England are odds of 10/11 when giving up a 13 point start, whilst Wales, receiving the 13 point start in the betting, are also 10/11. The past ten encounters between thee two sides at Twickenham has seen England emerge victorious with an average winning margin of 27 points, making the minus 13 start look an attractive betting opportunity, whilst England to win by a margin of between 26 – 30 points is 10/1.
Both teams have already announced their starting line ups for this fixture with England coach Brian Aston, opting to stick with the nucleus of the team that took them to the World Cup final, bar retirements and injuries. The biggest surprise was the inclusion of Iain Balshaw back in the team at the expense of Matthew Tait. Balshaw can be backed at 14/1 to score the first try but it is Wasps Paul Sackey who is the 8/1 favourite to get the first try. Wales have name an astonishing 13 players in their starting 15 from the Neath-Swansea Ospreys squad and whilst this may hold some advantage, it is expected that England, who are 2/1 second favourites behind France to win this year's championship, should prove too strong for this Welsh team and get their campaign off to a winning start.