English FA CUP
2012-01-07 - Norwich City vs Burnley
A Sports Betting Pick by Addicted
Football : England : FA Cup
Saturday, January 7th, 2012, 3:00PM GMT
PREVIEW
Norwich are doing very, very well back in the Premier League, sitting midtable as things stand, and they've certainly given a good account of themselves, bravely going at it even against the top sides. Burnley are a division below, but are near the play-off spots, so will not be an easy opponent. One thing is sure, both teams will come out to attack, which will make for a fun game.
Norwich have lost just 1 of the last 6 games they have played on their own patch, a great bit of form. They've done decently on the road too, with a fantastic 2-1 win down in West London against QPR, who have performed very well themselves against the top sides. Paul Lambert's side previously held Fulham to a draw with a fantastic 2nd half performance. What I'm saying is this, Norwich are a great team for bets as they give their all no matter what the score.
The Canaries are priced at 1.95 over at Pinnacle to win this, and while this is by no means a cakewalk, that is a good price and worth taking. It's not easy because Burnley are also an attacking side and not worth betting against scoring here. They've been to places like Brighton and West Ham and won, no easy thing, so up in Norwich they can be expected to give us a match and keep this close.
I've been looking at the Overs, and that has dropped down to 1.65 so I'm thinking at that price it's probably better to just stick to the old "Both Teams To Score". For my bet, I was going to have a small interest on Norwich, just because of the value in the price, but there is bound to be changes in the line-up for Norwich, which puts me off a bit.
Burnley should have a great chance at scoring more than 1, if you think about it. Norwich will likely make changes, and it's not like their defence is rock solid. There are absences for this one, in defence, as Marc Tierney, Ritchie De Laet and Kyle Naughton miss out.
BETTING VERDICT
Bit of value I reckon in Burnley, although I won't take them to win here. What I will suggest is taking Burley to score at least 2. I feel they will surely get on the scoresheet here so with Bet365 offering 2.80 on 2 goals, I'm in.
The Pick :
Norwich City
