Bookmakers are edging towards Carlisle United in today's all-Cumbrian clash with Barrow AFC in League Two.

Paul Simpson's team have the shorter victory odds of the sides who meet at Holker Street this afternoon.

A Carlisle win, which would boost their promotion hopes, is 13/8 with Betfair, 31/20 with Bet365 and 6/4 with SkyBet.

Barrow's victory odds with the same bookies are 19/10, 2/1 and 17/10 respectively.

The draw in south Cumbria is 21/10.

Barrow are seeking a first win over Carlisle in the Football League since 1960, when they thrashed the Blues 5-1.

That was also the score in United's favour when the teams met at Brunton Park this season.

If you fancy a similar high-scoring outcome either way, you can get odds of 400/1 for a Barrow 5-1 win, and 350/1 for Carlisle to prevali by the same scoreline.

Shorter prices can be found on more realistic scorelines, with a 1-0 United win given odds of 6/1 and a repeat of last season's 2-1 win at Barrow priced 2/1.

Another 2-0 win for the hosts - the score in October's Papa John's Trophy meeting - is 13/1.

Kristian Dennis leads the way in the opening goalscorer betting with Carlisle's top scorer 11/2.

Dennis, who hit the winner at the So Legal Stadium last season, is 9/4 to score at any time this afternoon.

Barrow's leading hitman Josh Gordon is 13/2 to find the net first, with record signing Ged Garner 15/2, Josh Kay 10/1 and Ben Whitfield 11/1.

For Carlisle, other first scorer odds include Ryan Edmondson at 7/1, JK Gordon at 8/1, Owen Moxon at 14/1 and Jon Mellish - opening scorer in this season's Brunton Park meeting - at 22/1.

A Dennis hat-trick is 90/1, with a second consecutive Gordon treble at Barrow's ground 100/1.

Source: Oddschecker.