• What: English Championship Picks
  • When: From now until May 2, 2026
  • Where: Soccer stadiums throughout England and Wales
  • Watch: CBS Sports, Paramount+

Following last week's international break, competition in the English Championship resumes on Friday, November 21.

Coventry City, looking to get back to the top flight of English soccer for the first time since 2001, is currently atop the table by five points through 15 matches. Oddsmakers are seeing the club as the team to beat in the battle to win the EFL Championship. The soccer betting lines are showing Coventry City as the -125 odds-on favorite.

Let's take a look at the latest English League Championship odds from the leading online sportsbooks. Remember, odds are always subject to change.

English Championship OddsBovadaBetUSBetOnline
Coventry City-125-125-125
Ipswich Town+400+400+400
Middlesbrough+700+700+750
Stoke City+2000+2000+2000
Birmingham City+2500+2500+2500
Leicester City+2500+2500+2500
Bristol City+3500+3300+3300
Southampton+4000+4000+4000
West Bromwich Albion+4000+4000+4000
Milwall+5000+5000+5000
Preston North End+5000+5000+5000
Hull City+6500+6600+6600
Wrexham+6500+6600+6600
Charlton Athletic+8000+8000+8000
Watford+8000+8000+8000

Ipswich Town, relegated from the EPL at the end of last season, is the +400 second betting choice. Middlesbrough, currently second in the table, is given a soccer betting line of +700 to win the English Championship.

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The English Championship is a months-long competition, but thanks to your mobile device, you'll never be more than moments away from placing your EFL Championship wagers. Take advantage of the top mobile betting apps to place a bet wherever you might be in the course of your day.

EFL Championship Format

The 24 clubs in the English Championship play a 46-match regular season, facing each other side in the division at home and away. The 2025-26 EFL Championship is scheduled to wrap up the regular season on May 2.

The top two teams in the table at the end of the regular season earn automatic promotion to the Premier League. Clubs holding places three through six enter into the playoffs to determine which club will gain the third promotion place.

The semifinals are a home-and-away total goals series. A single knockout final is scheduled for May 23 at Wembley Stadium.

English Championship Betting Picks

Demoted from the Premier League last season, Leicester City has won a record eight EFL Championship titles.

 Coventry City (-125)

Following the club's 2001 demotion from the EPL, Coventry City plummeted all the way down to League 2 by 2017. The club climbed back to the Championship by 2020 and has been trying to take the next step ever since.

They've been a different club since hiring former English international Frank Lampard as manager in November of last year. Coventry City is 27-10-13 under his tutelage.

Ipswich Town (+400)

Relegated from the EPL after one year up in the top flight, Ipswich Town is seeking an immediate return. The club currently sits seventh in the table, but is 3-1-1 in the past five matches.

 Middlesbrough (+700)

There doesn't seem to be much faith among the online betting sites in Middlesbrough. Even though the club is second in the standings, they've been in the Championship for nine successive seasons, never finishing higher than fourth place.

Stoke City (+2000)

Backed by the big-money owners of online sportsbook Bet365, it's been eight straight years for Stoke City in the EFL Championship. The club is currently third, but has never finished in the top 10 in any of the previous seven seasons.

Birmingham City (+2500)

Winners of League One last season, Birmingham is seeking to emulate Ipswich Town and earn promotion to the top flight one year after winning the third tier.

 Leicester City (+2500)

Leicester City has alternated between the EPL and EFL Championship over the past four seasons. They were second-tier winners in 2023-24, but at the moment are sitting 12th in the table.

Which Clubs Will Be Relegated?

Coventry City is set with a betting line of -450 to be among the clubs promoted from the EFL Championship following the conclusion of the 2025-26 season. Online sportsbooks are also offering odds on which teams will be relegated from the division.

No action is being taken on Sheffield Wednesday on this soccer futures play. At the bottom of the table, the club was issued a deduction of 12 points by the EFL after filing for administration. Sheffield Wednesday currently shows a total of minus-4 points. Barring a miracle, it's a virtual assurance that the club will be facing relegation.

On this soccer prop, it's Oxford United that is the -150 chalk to be relegated. Norwich City (+135) and Portsmouth (+175) are other top contenders to go down. The clubs finishing 22nd, 23rd, and 24th in the table are automatically relegated to League One.

Who Will Be Top Scorer In The English Championship?

Two Coventry City players are among the leading contenders, but it's Derby County's Carlton Morris who oddsmakers are establishing as the chalk to finish as the top goalscorer in the English Championship.

Morris is the +400 favorite in this soccer prop. He currently shares the scoring lead in the division with Coventry's Brandon Thomas-Asante. Each has 10 goals.

Thomas-Asante is showing a soccer betting line of +500 to lead the EFL Championship in goals. Oddsmakers are giving his teammate Haji Wright odds of +800 to finish as the top goal poacher. His docket is showing eight goals this season.

English Championship Betting Pick

Coventry City has reached the EFL Championship playoffs in two of the past three seasons. They lost in the final in 2023 and in the semifinals in 2025.

Coventry City To win the EFL Championship
Bovada
-125
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This year, it looks as though the club intends to do it the easy way by grabbing automatic promotion. Losers of just one match so far this season, take Coventry City to win the division in the English Championship picks.