Manchester City are 8/1 for an unbeaten Premier League season after they came from a goal down to beat Huddersfield 2-1.
The Premier League leaders' unbeaten record looked under threat when a corner from Huddersfield's Tom Ince found its way into the net via Nicolas Otamendi's shoulder just before half time.
But straight after the break Sterling was fouled and Sergio Aguero stepped up to equalise from the penalty spot.
City pressed and pressed but were unable to find another goal until late on when Gabriel Jesus' effort was saved by Jonas Lossl only to luckily rebound into the net off Sterling's thigh with just six minutes to go.
The goal saw City stretch their winning run in all competitions to a club record 18 games. It is now 11 consecutive Premier League wins - just three shy of Arsenal's record - while they are unbeaten in 21 in the competition.
With two-thirds of the season (26 games) still remaining, they are just 1/10 to win the Premier League with Sky Bet and 8/1 to emulate Arsenal's 'invincible' campaign of 2003/04. They are also 6/4 to set a new Premier League points record of 96 or more, having taken 37 from from a possible 39 so far.
To add to Huddersfield's heartache, Rajiv van la Parra was sent off after the final whistle for pushing Leroy Sane in the face.
City subsequently reopen their eight-point lead over Manchester United at the top of the table, while Huddersfield slip to 11th.
Story of the odds
City hit a high of 7/4 in-play with Sky Bet before bagging their 84th-minute winner.
Aguero was effectively the first scorer after the opener was an own goal - he was the favourite in that market at 9/4.
The biggest winning RequestABet was an 18/1 shot - Sterling to score, Man City to win, both teams to score and Hogg to be carded.
Match reaction
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola: "If you want to win the title you can not expect easy games, so we have to live these kinds of situations and we spoke about at half-time how we are going to react in that situation.
"I am so happy for the victory today.
"We are going to lose. That is going to happen - definitely. Today was so close - it's going to happen.
"When you play every few days, when you see the scheduling - December, January - we go to Donetsk to play in the Champions League. It's impossible.
"The 18 games in a row is amazing and we have 11 in the Premier League in a row so that's good. We have a good moment and with the spirit we can go further."
Huddersfield boss David Wagner: "Defeat is defeat. It's never something that you like as a manager or as a football team.
"I think like always we have to be focused on our performance and I think the performance was good today.
"The players left everything on the grass, they've shown passion, desire and they showed emotion as well.
"Of course we were a little bit unlucky because we conceded the penalty very early after half-time and I think the second goal was a little bit unlucky as well.
"You have to have the tight situation in your favour, if you like, to be successful against a team like Man City."
Opta match stats
- Manchester City have won their last 11 away matches in all competitions – a record for a top-flight club in English football history.
- City’s 37-point tally after 13 games is the best return in the history of the Premier League – only one other side in top-flight history won as many as 37 (Liverpool in 1990/91, also 37).
- Man City recovered from a half-time deficit to win in an away Premier League game for the first time since April 1995 against Blackburn Rovers (3-2).
- Huddersfield have now lost five of their last seven Premier League games (W2), after losing just one of their first six.
- Sergio Aguero has scored against 31 of the 32 opponents he has faced in the Premier League, only failing to do so in one match against Bolton.
- Aguero has scored in each of his last eight Premier League appearances against newly-promoted clubs (nine goals).
- Aguero has scored more penalties than any other Premier League player this season, converting all three of the spot kicks he has taken – all three penalties were won by Raheem Sterling.
- Since Sterling’s Premier League debut for Man City in August 2015, only Jamie Vardy (10) has won more penalties than Sterling (7).
- Sterling has scored 12 goals in 18 appearances for Manchester City this season, his best goal return in a single club season in all competitions.
- 25% (two out of eight) of the goals Manchester City have conceded this season have been own goals (Kyle Walker against Stoke and Nicolas Otamendi today).
- Huddersfield were the first Premier League side since Crystal Palace against Watford in March to register a goal without having a shot on target in the match.