That is according to the latest odds via league sponsor SkyBet, who price Town at 80/1 to take the title.
Only Harrogate Town are below the Reds in the odds, with the bookmakers expecting Crewe, Colchester, Morecambe and Barrow to also struggle.
Promoted Wrexham, Notts County and beaten play-off finalists Stockport County lead the pack in the early odds.
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