Tottenham v Crystal Palace free betting tips: Best bets and Premier League preview
After winning tips for Tottenham and Crystal Palace for Sporting Life readers in midweek, it's Joe Rindl's turn to pick out the best bets with these two meeting in the Premier League.
Football betting tips: Spurs v Crystal Palace
1pt Tottenham to win to nil at 11/8 (General)
0.5pt Dele Alli to score anytime at 10/3 (Betfred)
0.5pt Dele Alli to score first at 9/1 (Betfred)
When I read Jake Pearson’s preview tipping Crystal Palace to take points off Manchester United in midweek I felt confident he was onto a winner.
Roy Hodgson's side have been uninspiring and defensive-first this season, ignoring any criticism that may result.
But against the Red Devils that regimented approach was the required style with Palace frustrating their opponents from minute one to 90. There were just three shots on target in the entire game.
Expect Palace’s tactics to be virtually unchanged on Sunday away to Spurs. The onus will surely be on Tottenham’s creative players to spawn a moment of magic.
The question is, are Tottenham’s attackers better than United’s?
Alli, Bale, Kane and Son, oh my!
A run of four defeats in five league games at the start of 2021 saw Mourinho's side slip down to ninth, having been top of the table in early December.
The writing seemed on the wall. Was Mourinho sulking again? With Dele Alli out of the squad were we seeing a repeat of United in 2018-19 and Chelsea in 2015-16?
Instead, the Special One has managed to reinspire Gareth Bale, with the Wales forward helping Spurs to four wins from their last five games.
And on Thursday night, Tottenham fans were finally treated to Alli, Bale, Harry Kane and Heung-min Son all starting together. The Lilywhites now look a threat going forward.
That’ll be contrasted on Sunday by a disciplined Palace. Despite having a largely forgettable season, the Eagles are 10th in the Premier League table, 10 points clear of the relegation zone and look to have already booked another season in the top flight.
🤷♂️ Crystal Palace 0-0 Man United may not have been a classic, but it comes as no surprise to us that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side dropped points.
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) March 3, 2021
👏 Correctly called by our tipster Jake Pearson!
✅ Crystal Palace or Draw at 15/8 (General)#CRYMUN | #CPFC | #MUFC https://t.co/S3GHtG4zDd pic.twitter.com/lVR405sh7Y
So where are the value bets?
Spurs have scored six goals in their last three games and I expect them to find the net again on Sunday.
TOTTENHAM TO WIN TO NIL seems incredibly overpriced at 11/8 considering Palace have fired blanks in four of their last five games.
I’m also tempted by DELE ALLI TO SCORE ANYTIME at 10/3 and TO SCORE FIRST at 9/1. The latter price looks generous having opened the scoring in the Europa League recently, and if it wasn’t for Spurs’ winner at Fulham being attributed as an own goal rather than one for the England midfielder, we'd be talking about two opening goals in three.
Spurs v Crystal Palace score prediction and best bets
- Tottenham to win to nil at 11/8 (General)
- Dele Alli to score anytime at 10/3 (Betfred)
- Dele Alli to score first at 9/1 (Betfred)
Score prediction: Spurs 2-0 Crystal Palace (Sky Bet odds: 11/2)
Odds correct at 18:00 GMT on 05/03/21
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