Tottenham (14 wins, 9 losses, 3 draws) visits Old Trafford to take on Manchester United (13-7-8) Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the Manchester United vs. Tottenham odds and lines, and make our best EPL bets, picks and predictions.
Tottenham is coming in as one of the EPL’s most sporadic teams.
The Spurs have won 3 of their last 4 games, scoring 9 combined goals in their last 2 games. They’ve also lost to Burnley 1-0 back on Feb. 23, yet beat the EPL-leading Manchester City the game prior.
Tottenham is led by star F Harry Kane, who is fifth in the EPL with 10 goals, and F Son Heung-Min, who is fourth with 11 goals. Tottenham currently sits seventh on the EPL table.
Man U is coming off an embarrassing 4-1 defeat against Manchester City. United did not play star F Cristiano Ronaldo in that match. Ronaldo and F Edinson Cavani are listed as doubtful, yet apparently both returned to training this week, per whoscored.com.
Man U is 4-4-1 over its last 9 EPL matches. It has scored 45 and given up 38 in 28 matches.
Manchester United vs. Tottenham: Odds, picks and predictions
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- Money line: Manchester United +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Tottenham +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Draw +245
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -145 | U: +120)
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Prediction
Tottenham 2, Manchester United 1
Money line (ML)
LEAN to TOTTENHAM (+190).
Man U oddly has more home losses (4) than road losses (3) this season.
Also, Tottenham is the healthier team and playing far better. The Spurs have outscored their opponents 12-3 over the last four games and have recently taken down Man City for the second time this season.
Ronaldo and F Mason Greenwood are two of Man U’s top three leading scorers, and it’ll likely be down the former and will certainly be without the latter. D Scott McTominay, who has 22 appearances, is also doubtful, another huge blow.
Given Tottenham’s strength with Kane and Heung-Min, I expect the Spurs to annihilate a weak Man U defense, which is 1.36 goals per game.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET OVER 2.5 (-145).
United put 1 goal on City last week, and it has had a relatively good attack this season.
It averages 1.6 goals per game. It will have F Bruno Fernandes active. He’s tied for ninth in the EPL in goals. This game will feature three players in the EPL’s top 10 in goals.
Tottenham has 40 goals in 26 games this season and should be going against a weakened and injured United defense.
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