Not Much Separating Chelsea, Tottenham In FA Cup Semis


According to oddsmakers, we should expect a great game between Chelsea and Tottenham when the two teams meet Saturday morning in the FA Cup semifinals.

Pinnacle.com lists both teams at nearly even odds to advance, suggesting they both have approximately a 50/50 chance of winning the game. Chelsea pays +170 to win the game in regulation, Tottenham pays +185 and the Draw is +234, with the Over/Under set at 2.5 goals.

In the other matchup, Manchester City is a pretty heavy favourite to down Arsenal and advance to the final. You can back Man City at -205 odds to simply win the game, or get close to even odds (-116) for them to win the game in the first 90 minutes. Arsenal pays a tempting +321 to win the game in regulation, and the Over/Under is 3 goals.

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Tottenham/Chelsea

Tottenham comes into this game in red-hot form, having won 7 straight Premier League games by a combined margin of 22-4. They’ve allowed the least goals in the division (22) and rank second in the Premiership in goals for, trailing only Liverpool.

Meanwhile, Chelsea is coming off a loss to Man United last weekend – their second in their last four outings. The best thing Chelsea appears to have going for it in this game is the fact the game is being played in Wembley Stadium, where Tottenham has posted just one win in its last 10 visits.

The fact that this game is a pick ’em despite both teams’ recent form suggests to us that the oddsmakers like Chelsea. We’ll take Chelsea to advance at -109 odds at Pinnacle.

Man City/Arsenal

Arsenal is tied with Man United for the most FA Cup wins (19) and appearances (19) FA Cup history (12 FA Cup wins and 19 appearances). However, Man City has also won its last eight FA Cup semifinals – its last loss at this stage coming in 1932 to, you guessed it, Arsenal.

Man City just looks so much stronger these days than Arsenal, which looked desperate in going to a 3-man defence earlier this week in a victory over Middlesbrough. Arsenal is also banged up with injuries.

Look for Man City to jump out to an early lead and we won’t be surprised to see them post a clean sheet, either. We’ll bet both the Man City regulation time at -116 odds (Pinnacle) and the No on Both Teams To Score prop at +150 odds at Bodog.