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After an enthralling season, the Sky Bet League One play-offs have arrived with four teams battling to secure their spot in the Championship for the 2021/22 campaign.

Blackpool, Sunderland, Lincoln and Oxford are the teams who will fight for promotion, with Lee Johnson’s Sunderland favourites to win at Wembley and go up to the Championship.

A Sunderland v Blackpool play-off final is a close second, mainly due to the high chance the model gives Sunderland of making the showpiece, and the closeness of the Blackpool-Oxford semi.

Who will win the Sky Bet League One play-offs?

Sunderland are favourites with the bookies to win promotion, and the Infogol model agrees.

The Black Cats are best priced at 2/1, which means an implied probability of 33.3%.

While Oxford also represent value at their best price of 7/2, given the tight nature of their semi-final, I’m going to avoid backing them at this stage.

Taking solely Sunderland should leave us in a good position should they make it to Wembley, which I think is likely.


Sky Bet League One play-offs best bets

  • 2.5pts Sunderland to win the League One play-offs at 2/1 (General)
  • 1.5pts Sunderland and Oxford to make the final at 11/5 (Sky Bet)

Odds correct at 1430 BST (11/05/21)

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