Championship 2026/27 Season Handicap market released

Ahead of the new season, the ever-popular Season Handicap market has been released for the 2026/27 Championship campaign.

Newly relegated West Ham United will start off scratch with Wolverhampton Wanderers given six points and Burnley given nine.

Newly promoted Lincoln City, who are gearing up for their first campaign in the second tier since 1960/61, are given the biggest head start on 36 points, with Bolton Wanderers and Cardiff City given 32 points each.

For those new to the market, each team is assigned a points total which essentially acts as a head start for the season.

At the end of the campaign, each team’s handicap is added to their actual points total, and whoever finishes with the most points wins.

Keep in mind, the team you back must finish above all other teams after all handicaps have been added. See last season’s final table as an example below:

Championship 2026/27 Season Handicap Odds

Team	Handicap	Odds
West Ham United	0	18/1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	+6	18/1
Burnley	+9	18/1
Middlesbrough	+10	18/1
Southampton	+11	18/1
Birmingham	+13	18/1
Norwich City	+14	18/1
Sheffield United	+15	18/1
Wrexham	+17	18/1
Millwall	+18	18/1
Derby County	+22	18/1
Stoke City	+24	18/1
Bristol City	+24	18/1
West Bromwich Albion	+26	18/1
Swansea City	+26	18/1
Watford	+28	18/1
Blackburn Rovers	+28	18/1
Queens Park Rangers	+28	18/1
Portsmouth	+29	18/1
Cardiff City	+31	18/1
Preston North End	+31	18/1
Bolton Wanderers	+32	18/1
Charlton Athletic	+32	18/1
Lincoln City	+36	18/1

All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.