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Man City and Man United battle in the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium Saturday. Kickoff is set for 10 a.m. ET. Below, we preview FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Man City vs. Man United odds, and make our best EPL bets, picks and predictions.
With the English Premier League over, all eyes will be on the FA Cup Final.
United finished 8th in the EPL but beat Liverpool, which finished 3rd, in the FA Cup quarterfinal 4-3 at home. United beat Coventry City 3-3 (4-2 in penalty kicks) in the semifinal on neutral ground. M Bruno Fernandes leads the team in FA Cup competition with 3 goals. He tallied a team-high 18 goals and assists throughout the EPL season.
Man City was red hot to end the EPL season and finished atop the table, winning the league for the 4th straight season. City won its last 9 straight league games, beating teams like Tottenham and Chelsea in that stretch. City had a tougher FA Cup run, beating Tottenham in the 4th round 1-0. City also beat Newcastle United 2-0 at home in the quarterfinals and Chelsea 1-0 on a neutral field in the semifinals.
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Man City vs. Man United odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 7:09 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Man City -350 (bet $350 to win $100) | Man United +750 (bet $100 to win $750) | Draw +470
- Over/Under: 3.5 (O: +102 | U: -142)
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Man City vs. Man United picks and predictions
Prediction
Man City 3, Man United 1
Moneyline (ML)
PASS.
There’s no real value on the moneyline. City has been dominant down the stretch, but more to the point, it dominated United for both EPL games during the season. City beat United 3-1 at home in March and 3-0 on the road in October.
However, at -350, it is just far too expensive and not a wise value to take the favorite here. Similarly, United isn’t worth a play even draw unfortunately. Avoid the moneyline.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET OVER 3.5 (+102).
On the road against Man United during the EPL season, City ended with 4.0 expected goals. At home, it had 3.3 against Man United. United’s defense has had no ability to stop Man City.
United’s offense has been solid as well, putting up 1.50 goals per game during the season. It has scored in every FA Cup battle and went north of even 5.5 goals in 3 of their 5 games in the tournament.
United scored 5 goals in its last 2 EPL matches to close the season as well. City went Over this total in 4 of its last 6 games, scoring at least 4 in 3 of those. Expect a shootout and back OVER 3.5 (+102).
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