Manchester City vs Tottenham Predictions and Betting Odds | Premier League Jan 19

Manchester City vs Tottenham Betting Preview

Manchester City and Tottenham each sit in the top five of the Premier League standings but each lost their last respective match. WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his betting preview on this Manchester City vs Tottenham match from Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England.

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Manchester City vs Tottenham Betting Odds

Thursday, January 19	Premier League Betting Notes
Manchester City:	-280
Tottenham:	+700
Draw:	+440
Total:	3 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings)
Game Time:	3:00pm ET / 12:00pm PT

Manchester City vs Tottenham Betting Analysis

With their defeat at the hands of crosstown rivals Manchester United on Saturday, along with Arsenal’s victory over Tottenham on Sunday also, Manchester City have slipped to second favorites in the title race for the first time all season.

That will no doubt play on the minds of the City faithful here as they look to claw back a huge eight-point gap at the top of the table against the Gunners with a win here, and hope their rivals trip up against Manchester United at the weekend also.

Tottenham fell to Arsenal themselves on Sunday in a deserved 2-0 defeat where Arsenal showed off their quality yet again with another fantastic performance, and Spurs will hope for a much better showing against Manchester City on Thursday.

Tottenham own an absolutely terrific record over Manchester City in recent seasons, winning four of their last five games against them in the Premier League.

Tottenham Tight Defensively

Despite Hugo Lloris’ disastrous own goal on Sunday against Arsenal, this Tottenham defense has for the most part been tight on the road this year, allowing the 5th fewest goals away from home all season, as well as just six goals total on the road since October 8th also, the 4th fewest mark in the league overall.

Spurs will be hoping for more of the same here as they’ve shut out Manchester City in three of their last four Premier League victories over them as well.

City Can’t Afford Any More Slip-Ups

In what looked like a fairly disjointed effort on Saturday against Manchester United, City will need to circle this game as a must-win here if they’re going to have any chance of reclaiming their Premier League crown come May.

What Manchester City can continue to rely on however is a dominant attack that has banked over two goals per game at home over their last five league starts, and that ranks 1st in the league on offensive xG this season also.

Manchester City vs Tottenham Prediction

While Manchester City have been creating plenty of chances of late, they haven’t always been converting them, and face a Tottenham defense here on Thursday that has been amongst the best in the league away from home this year.

Similarly, Manchester City have also been dominant defensively this season, owning the #1 ranking in defensive xGA this year on chances allowed, and have given up more than one goal to an opponent in the Premier League at home just once since the start of October as well.

We’re taking the Under 3.25 goals in this one on the alternative line at -145 as both teams bring in a much better than advertised defense here on Thursday, and we expect this one to be a much cagier affair than anticipated between these two.

Prediction: Under 3.25 Goals Scored (Alternative line)

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Meet the Author

‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success.

Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.

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