Not necessarily true. Odds reflect bookies liabilities as much as anything else. Loads of punters will have lumped on Newcastle at the beginning of the season when odds were a bit more generous, which means that you'll get crap odds on them now.
Correct. I did spot that but wrote 40/1.
Not sure about there being much value in it though. You'll get worse than 8/1 for Derby finishing 2nd with Paddy Power at 45/1. That said, SkyBet go 10/1 for a Derby top 2 finish. That might be worth a punt I guess, because I just can't see them...
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/winner
Best prices:
Newcastle 2/5
Albion 3/1
Derby 40/1
50/1 bar
I'm not saying it will happen but IMO Albion is the only value bet there because I don't see much difference between the top two in truth. I honestly don't think any...