Carlisle United are as long as 11/2 to win at Barnsley tonight and give their survival hopes a much-needed boost.
The Blues head to Oakwell for the first time since 1986 in the league - and sorely in need of a positive result.
Bet365 and Betfred are among the bookmakers pricing an away win at 11/2, with William Hill opting for 5/1.
Promotion-chasing Barnsley are heavy favourites for the win and odds-on with all bookies.
SkyBet and Betfair price a home victory 4/9 with Unibet offering 1/2.
The draw is 18/5.
Barnsley frontman Devante Cole, who has 15 goals already this season, is 4/1 favourite to open the scoring for Neill Collins' sixth-placed side.
Ex-Carlisle striker Sam Cosgrove is 5/1 for the opener with John McAtee 7/1, Herbie Kane 10/1 and Callum Styles 11/1.
For United, record signing Luke Armstrong is 10/1 to open his account for Paul Simpson's Blues with the game's first goal.
Odds for his team-mates to strike first include Joe Garner at 12/1, Ryan Edmondson 12/1, Dan Butterworth 16/1, Saturday's scorer Alfie McCalmont 25/1 and Sam Lavelle 50/1.
Carlisle's last trip to Barnsley came in the League Cup in 2019, when Steven Pressley's side claimed a 3-0 win.
A repeat of that has odds of 100/1 tonight.
United's last league visit, in March 1986 in the old Second Division, brought a 2-1 win and the same again this evening is 18/1.
Barnsley are 7/1 for a 2-0 win and 15/2 to prevail 2-1 on home soil.
A 0-0 draw is 16/1 and a 1-1 draw is 8/1.
Source: Oddschecker.
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