{"id":38296,"date":"2026-02-20T13:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=38296"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:07:48","slug":"premier-league-predictions-picks-and-odds-for-february-21-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/soccer\/premier-league-predictions-picks-and-odds-for-february-21-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League Predictions, Picks and Odds For February 21-22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Predictions and Free Expert Picks for February 21-22<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Premier League predictions<\/strong> for free from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/profile\/kevin-dolan\">WagerTalk Premier League handicapper Kevin Dolan<\/a> are available for February 21-22 matches! He gives betting previews for key matches including <strong>Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool, Crystal Palace vs Wolves<\/strong> and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are his Premier League best bets heading into this weekend? Find out below and get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\">FREE soccer picks<\/a> at WagerTalk now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Preview #1: Brentford vs Brighton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brentford +100 | <strong><strong>Brighton +250<\/strong><\/strong> | Draw +270<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A weekend loss to Liverpool that saw Brighton dumped out of the FA Cup was just one more miserable outing for the Seagulls\u00a0recently\u2014a trend that has become all too familiar over the last couple of months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fabian H\u00fcrzeler\u2019s side is now on a run of six straight games without a win, and the young German coach, along with the betting market, know that time is running out to turn the club&#8217;s fortunes around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the final decision on H\u00fcrzeler\u2019s future rests with owner Tony Bloom, who has historically shown a tendency to trust underlying data over raw results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This may offer H\u00fcrzeler some hope, as Brighton\u2019s expected points data\u00a0actually\u00a0suggests they are a top-half team\u00a0this season,\u00a0and putting them\u00a0in\u00a011th\u00a0also\u00a0despite\u00a0a recent\u00a0dismal run of only one win in their last thirteen Premier League games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another area where Brighton have performed better than their record suggests is in defense, with the Seagulls ranking joint-5th in goals allowed across their last ten starts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H\u00fcrzeler will likely look to grind out a result in this one\u00a0in order\u00a0to stop the rot, especially being away from home. Consequently, we don&#8217;t envision many goals from the home side in this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Predictions: Brentford Team Total Under 1.5 (-115)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Preview #2: Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nottingham Forest +310 | <strong><strong>Liverpool -125<\/strong><\/strong> | Draw +300<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brighton\u2019s conquerors, Liverpool, stormed through to the last 16 of the FA Cup last weekend with an impressive 3-0 rout at Anfield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the reigning Premier League champions have been in much patchier form in the league, winning just two of their last eight games\u00a0overall\u00a0and slipping away from the top four as a result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nottingham Forest haven&#8217;t been in significantly better form\u00a0however, registering 1.50 PPG\u00a0themselves\u00a0across their last six starts, though they have proven\u00a0to be\u00a0tough to beat,\u00a0with only one loss\u00a0across\u00a0that stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the road, Liverpool remain prolific scorers, ranking in the top five for overall offensive production and top three across their last six away starts specifically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Nottingham Forest vastly overperforming defensively this year\u2014conceding nearly six goals fewer than their expected data suggests\u2014we expect Liverpool&#8217;s quality to shine through\u00a0in this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Reds should get on the scoresheet multiple times on Sunday and secure revenge for the 3-0 hammering Forest handed them\u00a0at Anfield\u00a0back in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Predictions: Liverpool Team Total Over 1.5 (-129)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Preview #3: Crystal Palace vs Wolves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crystal Palace -160 | <strong>Wolves +450<\/strong> | Draw +300<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two teams sitting at the very bottom of the ten-game form table meet\u00a0up\u00a0on Sunday as both look to snap out of an extended funk. Wolves\u2019 seven points across their last ten games are only slightly better than Crystal Palace\u2019s six. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eagles did show signs of life with a 1-0 home win against Brighton\u00a0back\u00a0at the start of the month\u2014their only win of 2026 across all competitions\u2014but given Brighton\u2019s aforementioned troubles, that victory carries little weight\u00a0heading into this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wolves, meanwhile,\u00a0did\u00a0find\u00a0some FA Cup success against Grimsby last weekend, but the league campaign remains dark for the West Midlands club\u00a0this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have registered just one win all season and are still struggling to overcome the ghost of Derby County\u2019s record-low 11-point haul from the 2007\/08 season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slow starts have cost Wolves dearly, as they have allowed 24 goals across their 26 first halves\u00a0this year\u2014the second-worst record in the league. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a shared concern for Crystal Palace\u00a0also, who rank sixth-from-bottom in first-half goals allowed at home. Despite both teams misfiring lately, these defensive vulnerabilities suggest there is value in the first-half over\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Prediction: 1H Over 1 (-114)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">$15 FREE for Premium <i>EXPERT<\/i> EPL PICKS &#8211; CLAIM BELOW<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"anchor\" id=\"newsletterfrm\"><\/a>\n<div class=\"hottest_play_area\">\n  <div id=\"newsletter_widget\" class=\"hottest_play_third_area newsletter_widget\">\n    <div class=\"hottest_play_third_area_content\">\n      <div class=\"sign-up-offer-text\">\n        <p>SPECIAL OFFER FOR FIRST TIME SUBSCRIBERS<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"newsletter-thank new\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <a class=\"anchor-newsletter\"><\/a>\n        Thanks for signing up! 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He gives betting previews for key matches including <strong>Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool, Crystal Palace vs Wolves<\/strong> and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>What are his Premier League best bets heading into this weekend? Find out below and get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\">FREE soccer picks<\/a> at WagerTalk now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Preview #1: Brentford vs Brighton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brentford +100 | <strong><strong>Brighton +250<\/strong><\/strong> | Draw +270<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>A weekend loss to Liverpool that saw Brighton dumped out of the FA Cup was just one more miserable outing for the Seagulls\u00a0recently\u2014a trend that has become all too familiar over the last couple of months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Fabian H\u00fcrzeler\u2019s side is now on a run of six straight games without a win, and the young German coach, along with the betting market, know that time is running out to turn the club's fortunes around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>However, the final decision on H\u00fcrzeler\u2019s future rests with owner Tony Bloom, who has historically shown a tendency to trust underlying data over raw results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This may offer H\u00fcrzeler some hope, as Brighton\u2019s expected points data\u00a0actually\u00a0suggests they are a top-half team\u00a0this season,\u00a0and putting them\u00a0in\u00a011th\u00a0also\u00a0despite\u00a0a recent\u00a0dismal run of only one win in their last thirteen Premier League games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Another area where Brighton have performed better than their record suggests is in defense, with the Seagulls ranking joint-5th in goals allowed across their last ten starts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>H\u00fcrzeler will likely look to grind out a result in this one\u00a0in order\u00a0to stop the rot, especially being away from home. Consequently, we don't envision many goals from the home side in this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Predictions: Brentford Team Total Under 1.5 (-115)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Preview #2: Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nottingham Forest +310 | <strong><strong>Liverpool -125<\/strong><\/strong> | Draw +300<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Brighton\u2019s conquerors, Liverpool, stormed through to the last 16 of the FA Cup last weekend with an impressive 3-0 rout at Anfield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>However, the reigning Premier League champions have been in much patchier form in the league, winning just two of their last eight games\u00a0overall\u00a0and slipping away from the top four as a result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Nottingham Forest haven't been in significantly better form\u00a0however, registering 1.50 PPG\u00a0themselves\u00a0across their last six starts, though they have proven\u00a0to be\u00a0tough to beat,\u00a0with only one loss\u00a0across\u00a0that stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>On the road, Liverpool remain prolific scorers, ranking in the top five for overall offensive production and top three across their last six away starts specifically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>With Nottingham Forest vastly overperforming defensively this year\u2014conceding nearly six goals fewer than their expected data suggests\u2014we expect Liverpool's quality to shine through\u00a0in this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Reds should get on the scoresheet multiple times on Sunday and secure revenge for the 3-0 hammering Forest handed them\u00a0at Anfield\u00a0back in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Predictions: Liverpool Team Total Over 1.5 (-129)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Preview #3: Crystal Palace vs Wolves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crystal Palace -160 | <strong>Wolves +450<\/strong> | Draw +300<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Two teams sitting at the very bottom of the ten-game form table meet\u00a0up\u00a0on Sunday as both look to snap out of an extended funk. Wolves\u2019 seven points across their last ten games are only slightly better than Crystal Palace\u2019s six. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Eagles did show signs of life with a 1-0 home win against Brighton\u00a0back\u00a0at the start of the month\u2014their only win of 2026 across all competitions\u2014but given Brighton\u2019s aforementioned troubles, that victory carries little weight\u00a0heading into this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Wolves, meanwhile,\u00a0did\u00a0find\u00a0some FA Cup success against Grimsby last weekend, but the league campaign remains dark for the West Midlands club\u00a0this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>They have registered just one win all season and are still struggling to overcome the ghost of Derby County\u2019s record-low 11-point haul from the 2007\/08 season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Slow starts have cost Wolves dearly, as they have allowed 24 goals across their 26 first halves\u00a0this year\u2014the second-worst record in the league. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This is a shared concern for Crystal Palace\u00a0also, who rank sixth-from-bottom in first-half goals allowed at home. Despite both teams misfiring lately, these defensive vulnerabilities suggest there is value in the first-half over\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premier League Prediction: 1H Over 1 (-114)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">$15 FREE for Premium <i>EXPERT<\/i> EPL PICKS - CLAIM BELOW<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WagerTalk Live Odds Screen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>WagerTalk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds?sport=L5&amp;type=4&amp;cb=0.041518762314237456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">live odds screen<\/a> features up-to-the-minute lines from a variety of offshore and domestic sports books. 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