UK football betting: do we really have an edge?

Living in the UK, it feels like we should have an edge when betting on local football. We know the players, the weather conditions, the club drama—things a random bettor from the US wouldn’t even consider. And yet, I still see bookies setting odds that make me question everything.

I swear, last season, I saw a match where the odds completely ignored the fact that a team’s best striker was benched due to a training injury. Do any of you trust local insights more than the bookies' numbers, or am I just overthinking it?