Scottish Premiership outright odds, season preview and tips
Celtic have their sights set on a fifth straight Scottish Premiership title that would make them champions for a record 56th time and are 2/5 favourites to get over the line, but will they face more of a challenge from last term's runners-up and 2/1 shots Rangers?
Our expert tipster takes a look at the outright odds and best bets for the 2025-26 Scottish Premiership season.
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Scottish Premiership 2025-26 – outright tips
Rangers to win Scottish Premiership @ 2/1 with bet365
Dundee to finish bottom @ 11/4 with bet365
Shin Yamada top goalscorer (each-way) @ 16/1 with bet365
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Scottish Premiership 2025-26 - outright odds
Celtic @ 2/5
Rangers @ 2/1
Hearts @ 25/1
Hibernian @ 66/1
Aberdeen @ 80/1
Dundee United @ 250/1
Kilmarnock @ 500/1
St Mirren @ 500/1
Motherwell @ 750/1
Dundee @ 750/1
Falkirk @ 1000/1
Livingston @ 1000/1
Odds courtesy of bet 365
SPL title race poised to heat up
Celtic were again the dominant force in Scotland last season, finishing 17 points clear of Old Firm rivals Rangers, but a more competitive title race should unfold in 2025-26.
Although Brendan Rodgers may yet bring in reinforcements, Celtic's squad has been weakened over the summer with winger Nicolas Kuhn, who scored 13 league goals last term, Greg Taylor and Jeffrey Schlupp all leaving. Talented forward Jota is set for a long spell on the sidelines with a knee injury.
Rangers, meanwhile, have been busy. Russell Martin was not every fan's first choice to be manager but he has been well backed by the club with talented EFL trio Djeidi Gassama, Theo Aasgaard and Emmanuel Fernandez all coming in, along with Bournemouth pair Max Aarons and Joe Rothwell.
It could take time to bed in new players and Martin's commitment to his system is not without its faults, but Rangers have a fairly soft start to the season and should arguably be shorter than 2/1 to win the title.
Dundee for drop after turbulent summer
At the other end of the table, Dundee are 11/4 favourites to finish bottom and it is hard to disagree with the odds-makers.
Newly promoted pair Livingston and Falkirk are also expected to be in the mix, but there are strong arguments for both to avoid finishing bottom.
Crucially, Livingston have persuaded top scorer Robbie Muirhead to sign a contract extension with the club, which will significantly help their attacking output, while Falkirk have done well to keep the bulk of their squad together after back-to-back promotions.
Falkirk will have their takers at 3/1 to finish bottom, but they at least have stability under manager John McGlynn.
The same cannot be said for Dundee, who have endured something of a summer exodus with the likes of Scott Tiffoney, loanee Seb Palmer-Houlden and Jordan McGhee departing along with key young midfielder Lyall Cameron.
That quartet bagged 24 league goals between them last season, so new boss Steven Pressley could be up against it.
Yamada can make striking impact
Hearts ace Lawrence Shankland will stand out to many in the Scottish Premiership top goalscorer market at 9/2, but the value in backing him is arguably gone.
The composition of the Celtic and Rangers attacks are not set in stone, so going for an outsider could be the way to go and Shin Yamada makes each-way appeal at 16/1.
Striker Yamada is a new addition for Celtic, joining from Kawasaki Frontale, where he scored 28 goals in 58 league appearances in the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
It could take time for Yamada to adapt, but he joins compatriots Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda and Hayato Inamura at Celtic, so should feel comfortable and he has already looked sharp in pre-season.
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