Carlisle United are odds-on to revive their promotion challenge with a victory over mid-table Tranmere Rovers today.

Bookmakers reckon Paul Simpson's side will get back to winning ways against the 14th-placed Wirral outfit - who they've already beaten twice this season.

Fourth-placed Carlisle are priced 8/11 for the win with Bet365, with SkyBet offering 7/10 and William Hill pricing a Blues victory 4/5.

Tranmere, who are 14th under caretaker boss Ian Dawes, are 9/2 with Bet365 to leave Cumbria with all three points.

SkyBet make Rovers 18/5 with Coral going for 4/1.

The draw at a packed Brunton Park is 5/2.

Carlisle have already beaten Tranmere at Brunton Park this campaign in November's 2-1 FA Cup first round victory.

A repeat of that scoreline today is 8/1, while another 2-0 win - the score in United's favour when they faced Tranmere in the league at Prenton Park the week before - is 7/1.

Tranmere are 10/1 to chalk up a second consecutive 1-0 win at Brunton Park in the league, having won there last season thanks to a Rod McDonald own goal.

A goalless draw that would also prolong United's four-game scoreless sequence is 8/1.

Carlisle's Kristian Dennis is 4/1 favourite to open the scoring this afternoon, with Ryan Edmondson and Joe Garner 11/2.

Longer shots for United include Callum Guy, Owen Moxon and Jordan Gibson at 12/1, Jon Mellish at 20/1 and Jack Armer at 28/1.

For Tranmere, Kane Hemmings - son of ex-Blues player Tony - is 10/1 with Harvey Saunders 12/1 and Josh Hawkes 14/1.

Source: Oddschecker.