Nottingham Forest will look to open its home slate in a positive fashion when they take on newly elevated Sheffield United in a key early-season English Premier League matchup on Friday. Nottingham Forest (0-1) lost its season opener 2-1 to Arsenal, despite having a chance to earn a draw late. Sheffield United (0-1) fell 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace in their first EPL match in three years. The Blades started slow and never could recover as it had just 32% of possession time.

The match from City Ground Stadium in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, kicks off at 2:45 p.m. ET. Nottingham Forest are the -111 favorites (risk $111 to win $100) in the latest Nottingham Forest vs. Sheffield United odds, with Sheffield United at +330. A draw is priced at +230 and the over/under for total goals scored is 2.5. (For more soccer coverage, click here.)

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After working in the sports betting industry for several years, Green became a professional sports writer and handicapper and has covered the game worldwide. Since last year's World Cup, Green has been profitable in multiple areas on his soccer picks, including the Champions League (+4.78 units), the FA Cup (+3.07) and the EFL Cup (+3.64), Euro 2024 qualifiers (+3.01) and Europa League (+1.60).

Green knows Anthony Elanga, a forward from Sweden, gives Nottingham Forest's offense a boost. He spent the last three seasons with Manchester United, and signed a five-year deal to play for Nottingham Forest last month. The 21-year-old had five starts for Manchester last season, chipping in one assist and nine shots, including three on target. He had two goals and two assists with 14 starts in 2021-2022 for Manchester.          

Green also knows Sheffield's leading scorer from last season, forward Iliman Ndiaye, was sold to Marseille in a cost-saving move after the team made a number of additions. One of those newcomers is midfielder Gustavo Hamer. The 26-year-old Brazilian plays midfield and will be counted on to help make up for Ndiaye's team-leading 14 goals and 10 assists from last season. Hamer, who has played the last three-plus years for Coventry City of the English League Championship, has 17 goals in 123 appearances since 2020.

Green has taken an in-depth look at the Nottingham Forest vs. Sheffield United matchup, and he is leaning Under on the goal total. He has locked in one other best bet, and has a full breakdown of this Premier League matchup. You need to see his picks and analysis before making any selections of your own.

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