Tottenham Hotspur's stronger position in the Premier League table, sitting on 38 points with a superior goal difference after 37 matches, underpins the market's heavy lean toward the club as the likely 17th-placed side. Recent results have widened the gap, including West Ham's defeat at Newcastle and Spurs' ability to secure enough points in their run-in to all but guarantee survival barring an improbable collapse. Traders reflect this consensus through the wide pricing, recognizing Tottenham's home advantage in key fixtures and West Ham's poorer away form and defensive vulnerabilities. While a dramatic final-day swing—such as an extraordinary result for the Hammers combined with a Spurs slip—remains theoretically possible given the tight margins at the bottom, current standings and momentum make such an outcome highly remote.