Tottenham vs. Portsmouth Betting Tips: Back Bishop to hit the target

It’s the FA Cup third round this weekend with Tottenham facing Portsmouth on Saturday lunchtime. The game is live on the BBC via the red button or Iplayer and here at BettingOdds.com we’ve provided you with our best bets for the occasion.

It’s now 15 years since Spurs last won a trophy and they come into this FA Cup clash off the back of a 4-0 win at Crystal Palace on Wednesday evening. Antonio Conte’s side sit fifth in the league but have not been in great form since the restart and have only won one of their last five competitive home matches. The Lilywhites have exited this competition at the fifth round in the last three renewals, and have not tasted FA Cup glory since all the way back in 1991. 

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After a run of nine games without a win in League One Portsmouth sacked manager Danny Cowley this week. The 2008 FA Cup winners were beaten 3-1 on New Year’s day at Charlton, which proved to be Cowley’s final fixture with the club sitting 12th in the third tier table. Interim coach Simon Bassey will be in charge for the trip to the capital with Pompey hoping for a new manager bounce to get them a result here. 

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The first selection we have picked out for this game comes from the Shots on Target market, where we are siding with Portsmouth’s Colby Bishop to clear the Over 0.5 line. 

Top Scorer for Pompey this season, Bishop has managed 10 league goals in 21 starts. When it comes to hitting the target Bishop has registered one or more in 13 of his 21 starts. Portsmouth will look to frustrate Spurs on Saturday and chances may be few and far between, but when it does fall, we fancy a good few of them to land at the feet of Colby Bishop.

Spurs have not been great defensively this season and prior to their win over Crystal Palace, they had conceded two or more goals in seven consecutive games in all competitions. With this in mind, we believe that against a heavily rotated Spurs side that the visitors can get on the scoresheet.

William Hill go 11/1 for the Correct Score to be 3-1 at the Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium which looks a wise play. There is no denying the large gap in quality between these two sides with the hosts likely to prevail, especially considering they have not lost at home to a lower league side at home in the FA Cup since 1975. 

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