Bookmakers give promotion-chasing Carlisle United the narrow edge today as the Blues bid to bounce back at AFC Wimbledon.

The Cumbrians are seeking a seventh away win of the campaign on their first visit to the Cherry Red Records Stadium at Plough Lane.

And Paul Simpson's side are 6/4 favourites with William Hill and Betfair to leave south London with the points.

A United win, a week after they slipped up at home to Harrogate Town, is also priced 8/5 by Coral and 31/20 by Bet365.

Johnnie Jackson's mid-table Dons are 17/10 for victory with SkyBet, 9/5 with 888Sport and 15/8 with Coral.

The draw is 23/10.

Kristian Dennis is inevitably the bookies' favourite to open the scoring for United this afternoon.

League Two's leading scorer is 11/2 to hit the first goal.

Wimbledon frontman Josh Davison is 6/1 to strike first, with other United first-scorer odds including Crystal Palace loanee John-Kymani Gordon at 13/2 on his return to south London.

Joe Garner is 7/1 for the opener and 11/4 to score at any stage in the game.

Other first scorers include Omari Patrick at 15/2, Jordan Gibson at 10/1, Jamie Devitt at 14/1 and Callum Guy at 22/1, with Wimbledon's Harry Pell 16/1, Ali Al-Hamadi 9/1 and recent signing Diallang Jaiyesimi 11/1.

Carlisle are 9/1 to pick up a second successive 2-1 win over the Dons this season.

The hosts are 7/1 for a repeat of the 1-0 win they chalked up on Carlisle's previous visit, back in 2016 when Wimbledon were still playing at Kingstonian.

United's first meeting with AFC Wimbledon was a 4-4 draw back in 2014 - an unlikely repeat of that is a hefty 400/1.

Source: Oddschecker