Bookmakers give Carlisle United the edge today in their encounter with Keith Curle's Hartlepool United.

The Blues are fancied to claim a second away win of the season at the Suit Direct Stadium.

Paul Simpson's side are 6/5 for victory with SkyBet, with William Hill and BetVictor offering 7/5 and Bet365 offering 13/10.

Curle's Monkey Hangers - unbeaten in three games since the ex-Carlisle boss took interim charge - are priced 11/5 with Coral to claim a second victory in the space of five days.

A Pools win is also 2/1 with BetFred and 19/10 with BetVictor.

The draw is 23/10.

Carlisle have not won or even scored in three encounters with Curle teams - Northampton Town and Oldham Athletic - since his departure from the Blues in 2018.

Kristian Dennis is 5/1 favourite to end that goalless run by getting the opener this afternoon.

Omari Patrick is 7/1 with Jordan Gibson 12/1, Owen Moxon 18/1, Jon Mellish 22/1 and Paul Huntington 28/1 to score first for the Cumbrians.

For Hartlepool, in-form Josh Umerah is 13/2 for the opening goal, with Tuesday's matchwinner against Doncaster Rovers, Wes McDonald, priced 15/2.

Ex-Barrow man Mikael Ndjoli is 8/1 to score first for the hosts.

Carlisle's last win at Victoria Park was the memorable 3-2 triumph under Curle in 2015, and a repeat of that scoreline is 35/1.

Another 2-1 Pools win - the outcome in this fixture last season - is 11/1.

A second consecutive goalless draw for the Blues, meanwhile, is 17/2.

Source: Oddschecker.