FA CUP SATURDAY: We preview all of Saturday’s FA Cup games with a recommended BETDAQ bet. The day starts with Burnley v Lincoln at 12.30pm.
BURNLEY V LINCOLN
12.30pm We kick off the last 16 in the FA Cup with Lincoln visiting Burnley early on Saturday. Lincoln have beaten two sides from the Championship to get here, however it’s hard to see anything but a Burnley win here given their home form this season. They have been superb at home, before their well earned draw with the Premier League leaders Chelsea last weekend, they had rolled off five wins on the bounce at home – you won’t get rich backing a Burnley win here though as they currently trade 1.33 at the time of writing. We feel though that they have been so strong at home this season that they’ll cover the handicap here, and that’s currently priced at 1.95 to cover the 1.5 goal handicap and that looks like a good bet to start the weekend.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Burnley -1.5 goals to beat Lincoln at 1.95.
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HUDDERSFIELD v MANCHESTER CITY
3pm It will be interesting to see what sort of line-up Pep Guardiola names here with Manchester City’s Champions League clash against Monaco next week. While Huddersfield played a full strength side midweek and got a 3-2 win against Rotherham leaving them still pushing for promotion as they sit in third, so they are probably approaching this game with a “nothing to lose” attitude. That attitude could easily translate to plenty of goals here, regardless of what side Guardiola decides to play. City are currently trading 1.43 in the match odds market at the time of writing and while Huddersfield do leave plenty of gaps at the back, you’d want to see the sides before backing that. We feel there will be plenty of goals in this one and with over 2.5 trading 1.68, that looks a shade of value.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Over 2.5 goals at 1.68.
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MIDDLESBROUGH V OXFORD
3pm Oxford beat Newcastle 3-0 to get here, so while Middlesbrough are trading 1.49 at the time of writing, don’t expect an easy win for the home side here. You can probably put that angle on Middlesbrough’s entire season, in the sense that they just don’t score many goals. Defending has been their main thing this season, and they’ve done really well stopping sides like Arsenal and Manchester City. There’s no doubt that Oxford will come here to defend themselves, and with Middlesbrough’s lack of creativity up front – this could easily be a low scorer. We feel that under 2.5 goals is a cracking bet at around 2.06 here and its also worth checking the prices of 1-0 and 2-0 home win in the correct score market closer to kick off – we can’t see Middlesbrough running away with this, and feel unders should be odds on.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Under 2.5 goals at 2.06.
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MILLWALL V LEICESTER
3pm Well, what to make of this market? Should Leicester be favourites? Their away record this season is woeful, and Millwall have beaten Bournemouth 3-0 and Watford 1-0 to get here. You also have to factor in how many of the first XI will Ranieri rest, given Leicester play in the Champions League next week – and given they are struggling so much in the Premier League, resting players here so they will be fully ready for that game is an opportunity they simply cannot pass up. With Millwall being in good form, beating Premier League sides to get here, Leicester in woeful form and the chance that they will rest players too – Millwall seem massive at 3.05. It’s tempting to take the safe option and lay Leicester at 2.6 but we’re going to go for it with the Millwall win at the prices.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Millwall to beat Leicester at 3.05.
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WOLVERHAMPTON V CHELSEA
5.30pm Wolves produced the shock of the fourth round beating Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield. Liverpool had a horror start of the year though and the league leaders should put them to the sword here. Conte will probably choose to rest a few players here, and with that mind the Chelsea win in 90 minutes does look to be a bit short at 1.38 – especially prior to seeing the teams anyway. We feel it’s best to stay away from the match odds market here and look to the goals market for a bit of value – Wolves have seen plenty of goals in their recent games and Chelsea have been banging in the goals for fun lately too, so we like over 2.5 here at around 1.7 to end the days action.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Over 2.5 goals at 1.7.
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