Can the Blues spoil the Derby promotion party? Bookies' verdict
Relegated Carlisle United face lengthy odds in their attempt to spoil Derby County's promotion party today.
Paul Simpson's Blues are as long as 14/1 to stun Paul Warne's Rams at Pride Park this afternoon.
Those are United's longest odds for a win all campaign as the Cumbrians play their last League One game before returning to the fourth tier.
A surprise Carlisle win could dash Derby's expected march to the Championship, and BoyleSports price such a result at 14/1, with BetVictor offering 12/1 and Coral pricing a Blues victory 11/1.
A win or a draw for second-placed Derby would be enough to seal promotion while defeat could also be good enough if third-placed Bolton Wanderers fail to take advantage against Peterborough United.
A Derby win this afternoon is regarded as a foregone conclusion with bookmakers, SkyBet offering odds of 1/6 for a Rams victory and SpreadEx pricing such a result at 2/11.
The draw in the east Midlands is 6/1.
This afternoon's game (kick-off 12.30pm) is United's first league game at Derby's ground.
Their only previous trip was a 1-1 draw in the League Cup in 2016, followed by a 14-13 penalty shoot-out defeat.
Another 1-1 draw today is 11/1.
Carlisle's previous away league game at Derby came back in 1983 at the old Baseball Ground, when Malcolm Poskett hit all four goals in a superb 4-1 United win.
A similar result today is 400/1, while Luke Armstrong is 500/1 for a treble against Warne's side.
Derby are 7/1 for a 1-0 win and 11/2 for a second 2-0 triumph over the Blues this season, with Carlisle 18/1 for a 0-0 draw, which would be a repeat of their last-day efforts against title-winning Derby back in the old First Division in 1975.
United are in fact unbeaten in their last six away league games against Derby, a run going back to 1965.
A 2-1 win on the road for Simpson's side today is 33/1.
Derby players predictably dominate the first-scorer market with James Collins 10/3 for the opener and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 23/4.
For Carlisle, Armstrong is 16/1 with Georgie Kelly 20/1.
Longer shots in the respective sides include, for Derby, Eiran Cashin at 20/1 and Sonny Bradley at 25/1, while for United Jon Mellish is 40/1 and Ben Barclay 100/1.
Source: Oddschecker.