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ROTHERHAM UNITED +120 (To Win in Full Time) over Exeter City

New York Stadium – Rotherham, England

England League One

10:00 AM ET. Let’s talk numbers. Rotherham United sit 19th in the League One table with just four points. The Millers haven’t won in five straight and haven’t collected three points in league play since the opening weekend over a month ago. Their stock is buried.

Exeter City, by contrast, look healthier on paper. The Grecians sit mid-table with nine points and arrive in Yorkshire off a resounding 3-0 win at home last Saturday. They also own an impressive 4-1 scalp over Blackpool earlier this season. That’s the narrative. Away from Devon, however, Exeter is a different animal—one that has dropped three of four on the road. That vulnerability is the angle in play here.

The market knows. Exeter is priced at +210 to win inside ninety, with the draw stretched out further at +240. Meanwhile, Rotherham checks in at +120—the shortest favorite price they’ve carried all season. For a side on such a cold spell, that’s telling. Oddsmakers are daring bettors to side with Exeter, dangling what looks like an attractive number. When the line doesn’t match the story, it’s a red flag.

Had Rotherham shown even modest form or curb appeal in the table, this line would require juice to back them at home. Instead, we’re offered plus money. That’s the gift. The market is signaling this is Rotherham’s match to lose. We’re not buying Exeter’s shiny recent results or the perception that the Millers are ripe for the taking. This is a bet on the number and the market’s message.

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