AFLGuru
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My favorite time of year... Cup time... People blow upsets out of proportion as if they happen all over the board, but in truth, a few teams will get upset, while most will waltz their way through to the next round... Almost like March Madness... There are those 3 or 4 teams that are ranked 12-16 who pull upsets in round 1... one of those usually makes it through to the Sweet 16, along with another 8, 9, 10, or 11 seed, sometimes 2... but they're all gone by the Elite 8... Same concept here... most of the teams that should roll, at least win, albeit closer than some might think. Taking home teams here +1.5 is a very good bet in most instances, but there is better value on not having to sweat teams giving up that late goal to make a 1-0 winning final a 2-0 losing final... By no means am I a soccer capper, but I follow the English leagues a bit and have spoken to a very respected capper "across the street"... here's what we came up with.
Norwich (-173) 5Dimes
Charlton (-369) 5Dimes
Aston Villa (-175) Olympic
Tottenham (-261) 5Dimes
Wigan (-191) 5Dimes
Leeds (+127) 5Dimes or (pk) -149 at Olympic
Southampton (-140) 5Dimes
Best of these selections are probably Charlton and Aston Villa, though if there's a game that's got 5-0 written all over it, it's Tottenham... but Tottenham is taking on a team on a good run of late, albeit 3 divisions lower, making -261 very good odds offered by 5Dimes.
Norwich (-173) 5Dimes
Charlton (-369) 5Dimes
Aston Villa (-175) Olympic
Tottenham (-261) 5Dimes
Wigan (-191) 5Dimes
Leeds (+127) 5Dimes or (pk) -149 at Olympic
Southampton (-140) 5Dimes
Best of these selections are probably Charlton and Aston Villa, though if there's a game that's got 5-0 written all over it, it's Tottenham... but Tottenham is taking on a team on a good run of late, albeit 3 divisions lower, making -261 very good odds offered by 5Dimes.