Bookies favour Carlisle United to get the new season off to a flier against Crawley Town today.

Paul Simpson's side are 6/4 favourites to beat their Sussex visitors at Brunton Park this afternoon.

Bet365 and BetVictor are among the bookmakers offering those odds, with a United win priced 31/20 by Coral and 11/8 by SkyBet.

Crawley are as long as 41/20 with Unibet to spoil the new-season party and claim the points at United's ground.

William Hill and 888Bet offer 9/5 for a Red Devils win under new boss Kevin Betsy.

Last season's League Two top scorer Dom Telford is the 11/2 favourite to get the first goal on his debut for Crawley this afternoon, with their ex-Blues striker Ashley Nadesan 7/1.

For United, Kristian Dennis is 6/1 to open the scoring with summer signing Ryan Edmondson 8/1.

Longer shots for the first goal of 2022/23 include Owen Moxon at 10/1, Jon Mellish at 14/1 and Morgan Feeney at 40/1.

A repeat of 2019/20 opening-day 2-1 win for the Blues against Crawley is priced 9/1.

Another 1-1 draw - the score in this fixture last season - is 11/2.

If you fancy a goals fest for the Blues, meanwhile, three United goals are 7/1 and four or more is priced 18/1.

Source: Oddschecker/Soccerbase