Tottenham vs Man United Odds
Thurs, Apr. 27 3:15 p.m. ET Peacock
| +175 | |
| +145 | |
| Draw | +250 |
| Over/Under | 2.5 (-150 / +124) |
| Both Teams to Score (Yes/No) | (-190 / +146) |
Tottenham played so poorly on Sunday at Newcastle that Spurs fired interim manager Christian Stellini following the match. The squad of Spurs players decided to refund the tickets for all fans who traveled up to St. James’ Park to witness the 6-1 shellacking. Spurs return home to North London on Thursday to face off against Manchester United, who advanced on penalties in a dramatic FA Cup semifinal on Sunday against Brighton.
It’s hard to imagine a team can be at a lower rock bottom point than Spurs on Sunday, who trailed 5-0 inside 25 minutes. The market reacted accordingly to the poor all-around display from Tottenham. This game was lined as a true toss-up prior to Sunday’s matches, but Manchester United are now a slight road favorite on Thursday night.
Spurs attempted to switch to a back four defensive shape on Sunday, but they kept two attacking full backs with both Pedro Porro and Ivan Perisic as the two wide defenders. Neither of them is a defense first player and both prefer to get forward, and the miscommunications between them and the center backs led to multiple goals for Newcastle on Sunday. Combine that with a bad shot stopping half from Hugo Lloris and some excellent Newcastle finishing, and the result is the 5-0 first half.