English Premier League - Sunderland @ Southampton
If there was a team that didn't deserve to lose in Round 1 and a team that won but with a lot of luck, then we are talking about Sunderland and Southampton respectively. Sunderland created several chances against Fulham and they had 21 shots during the game! They showed good offensive dynamic with Jozy Altidore and the playmaker Emanuele Giaccherini, but they just couldn't shoot the ball on target. They eventually allowed a goal on the only shot on target that Fulham had and it was on a corner back, a set piece. For today's game, Craig Gardner and David Vaughan return from suspensions to boost what was looking like a rather thin squad last week. The former should play at right-back ahead of Ondrej Celustka.
The opposite happened with Southampton on Round 1. They won their game with a late penalty scored by Rickie Lambert at WBA. They spent a lot of money on the offseason, especially with the acquisitions of Pablo Osvaldo and Victor Wanyama. This is why they are overrated right now. The integration of the new players takes time and Southampton doesn't deserve to have a 60% chance of winning today's game. Therefore, I see excellent value on Sunderland today on the handicap and so, I'll take them in here.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on Sunderland (+1) @ -118 / 1.85 on Pinnacle OR @ -120 / 1.83 on 5Dimes
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