- Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas will welcome former club Chelsea to White Hart Lane this weekend. Mike Hewitt / Getty Images.
Chelsea at Tottenham (ESPN2, 7:45 am ET/4:45 am PT): Three of the Blues last six trips to White Hart Lane (0-3-3), and five of their last 10 meetings with the Spursâ€" including last season’s two English Premier League meetings (0-0, 1-1)â€" have ended in draws. With this history, it’s worth betting on a tie in this London derby clash between two teams in top form.
BET: Draw +230
PREDICTION: Chelsea 1 Tottenham 1
Fulham at Aston Villa (10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT): Damien Duff and Mladen Petric, who have both scored three goals, have made ninth-place Fulham (3-1-3) help forget Clint Dempsey’s departure. Even though the Cottagers have fared poorly in recent years on the road, taking them in this spot at Villa Park against sixteenth-place and struggling Aston Villa (1-2-4, 6 GF-12 GA) seems like the prescription.
BET: Fulham -130
PREDICTION: Fulham 2 Aston Villa 1
Manchester United at Stoke City (Fox Soccer Channel, 10:00 ET/7:00 am PT): The second-place Red Devils (5-0-2, 17 GF-9 GA) have been in good form lately and should be able to handle twelfth-place Stoke City (1-5-1, 6 GF-5 GA) in this contest. The Potters have allowed just one goal at Britannia Stadium but Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United is 3-0-1 away from Old Trafford (8 GF- 8 GA), and should still be motivated by two early season losses.
BET: Manchester United -1½  -130
PREDICTION: Manchester United 3 Stoke City 1
Southampton at West Ham United (10:00 ET/7:00 am PT): Southampton fixtures have averaged 4.57 goals per game (12 GF- 20 GA), and taking over on goals scored should be a safe bet. The Saints have allowed 20 goals, the most in the EPL. Both teams should score a couple at The Boleyn Ground.
BET: Over 2½ -140
PREDICTION: West Ham United 2 Southampton 2
Arsenal at Norwich City (Fox Soccer Channel, 12:30 pm ET/9:30 am PT): The Gunners (3-3-1, 13 GF-5 GA) will be fueled by their loss to Chelsea. In seventh place, Arsenal needs to beat clubs like nineteenth-place Norwich City (0-3-4, 5 GF-17 GA). The Canaries’ -12 goal differential is the worst in the EPL. When these two met in this fixture at Carrow Road last season, Arsenal won 2-1, and the Gunners are 4-4-0 against Norwich City, with 19 goals scored and eight allowed in the last eight meetings between the two clubs.
BET: Arsenal -180
PREDICTION: Arsenal 2 Norwich City 0
BONUS PICK: Manchester City -150 over West Bromwich Albion
BEST EXACT FINAL SCORE PICK: Chelsea 1 Tottenham 1
RECORD: (0-0-0)
ODDS SOURCE: Bovada
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