Tottenham has a tremendous opportunity to make a grand statement on Saturday in the last match of seven on the day. The Spurs aren't really expected to go on the road and beat Liverpool, but if they were able to, they would truly be ready to declare themselves as the only team left in England capable of running down a Chelsea side that feels like it's run away from the rest of the pack once and for all.
At 12:30 p.m. ET, tune into NBC for live television coverage of this English Premier League match on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Anfield.
Soccer Odds at BookMaker.eu
Liverpool +116
Tottenham +258
Draw +231
Over/Under 2.5
Odds Analysis
There's already a lot of money pouring in on Tottenham. The Spurs are +258 on the moneyline and +0.5 at -138 vig on the Asian Handicap, and they're generating over 65 percent of the bets for the game at this early stage of wagering, a margin that might very well only go up from here. Sure, Liverpool has the bigger name of the two teams, but just as there was a point last year that we all realized Leicester City wasn't giving up its lead in the Premier League, there might be a point this year that we realize Tottenham isn't falling from second even though the gap from second to sixth is just four points as we sit heading into Match Day 25.
The total is fairly standard at a flat 2.5.
Key Injuries
Danny Rose remains a question mark with a knee injury he picked up at the end of January. He hasn't played since coming off against Sunderland and doesn't figure to play in this one either. The Spurs are also without Erik Lamela and Jan Vertonghen.
Long term injuries aside, Liverpool is pretty healthy at the moment. The team missed Ragnar Klavan against Hull City due to illness and Dejan Lovren because of a knee problem, but both should be back in the fold this week in a much bigger match against Tottenham.
Recent Form
It's been a weird couple weeks in England, but Tottenham has at least held some sort of ground along the way. Sure, the team drew with Sunderland in a gritty scoreless affair, but a match against Middlesbrough netted three points in a 1-0 victory back at White Hart Lane. It's hard to say that the Spurs are in the best of form at the moment, but when you consider the rest of the teams at the top of the EPL who are struggling, this isn't so bad.
And when you look at "struggling" in the dictionary, you're going to see a big red symbol and "You'll Never Walk Alone" next to it. Liverpool has had a horrible two and a half weeks. The team was knocked out of the Capital One Cup by Southampton, bounced from the FA Cup by Wolverhampton, drew against Chelsea at home and capped it all off by getting beaten 2-0 at Hull City in a match which had absolutely no excuses.
Free Soccer Betting Pick
Liverpool is in terrible form, but this could be the day that things start to turn around. Let's remember that Adam Lallana and company were really not expected to be championship contenders right away in 2016-17. Let's remember that this is still an incredibly young team with 25-year old Joel Matip, 24-year old Philippe Coutinho, 26-year old Jordan Henderson, 24-year old Sadio Mane and others.
That said, this is a tremendously talented team and one that can still beat anyone else in the Premier League, including this Tottenham squad. The Spurs have been fantastic, but the team only has four wins on the road this year out of 12 tries. This one will be the third in the loss column.
English Premier League Odds: Liverpool 2, Tottenham 1
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