I think we all know as Palace fans that life is never that simple

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"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans"

What stats and equations help them come up with these odds that somehow dictate Palace have less of a chance of relegation than say Leicester and Everton, one of which won the league a few seasons ago and another has always been established as the 'top of the outside the top 4 group', who have also spent a LOT of money in the transfer window.

That's not even to say I disagree but if I was neutral and had to write these odds, surely the black and white facts that Palace have been in a relegation battle for something like 4 of the last 5 seasons and Everton never seriously have been would lean them more in Everton' favour.

There must be an extra dynamic to do with unknown quantities, such as us having the same Team and Manager as last season, whereas Everton have a new Manager and Team. Of course though that should be an improved Manager and Team so I'm not sure how they've worked it out they now sit below us.