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.