Tottenham vs Manchester City Prediction, 11/21/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/18/2020

Game: Tottenham vs Manchester City

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Tottenham (+290) Manchester City (-120)

Harry Kane and Tottenham (5-2-1, 2nd in the EPL) play Manchester City (3-3-1, 10th in the EPL) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday. The goalies expected to start will be Hugo Lloris for Tottenham and Ederson for Manchester City. Man City are at at -120 while the Spurs are priced at +290. The total opens at 2.5.

Tottenham stepped onto the pitch against West Brom in their most recent match and went home with a win by a final score of 1 - 0. Tottenham attempted 12 dribbles in this matchup and completed 7 of those tries for a percentage of 58.3%. When talking about passing the ball, they finished with a 85.7% passes received rate by converting 424 out of their 495 pass attempts in their last outing. Regarding shot accuracy, Tottenham ended this match at a 26.3% clip by landing 5 SoT out of 19 shots. Tottenham sports an average of 2.37 goals per 90 (19 goals in total) and have accounted for 15 assists in all matches for the year.

Harry Kane is a player who should be able to impact this match for Tottenham. He has accounted for 27 assists while accumulating 29 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career. Kane has been in the starting lineup in 234 games so far in his career and tallies 0.70 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in England has tallied 164 goals scored in 20,947 minutes played. One more player who could decide who wins is Lucas Moura, the forward hailing from Brazil. Moura has totaled 14,304 minutes in 160 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 15 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 35 times in his career while he has scored 49 total goals. He averages 0.31 goals per 90 mins for his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Tottenham will be Hugo Lloris. Lloris (249-125-109 record in his career) has recorded 170 clean sheets, which has earned him a 35.0% clean sheet rate. The keeper from France has had 1,839 shots tried against him in 486 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.03 (499 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of .735. Lloris has seen the field for 43,405 minutes and has accumulated 1,352 stops in his career.

When they last played, Manchester City weren't able to secure a win with a final of 1 - 1 against Liverpool. Manchester City had a 40.0% successful dribble rate by completing 6 out of the 15 dribbles they attempted. They finished the contest by completing 496 out of their 577 passes they tried for a percentage of 86.0%. Manchester City connected on 2 shots on goal out of the team's 6 shots attempted which gave them a 33.3% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 10 goals and 7 assists for all their matches, Manchester City averages 1.43 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 min.

Kevin De Bruyne will need to provide a lift for Manchester City. The midfielder from Belgium has totaled 26,132 professional minutes while scoring 75 goals. He has accumulated 32 yellow cards in his career and has helped on a goal 128 times. He scores 0.26 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 300 matches in his pro soccer career. You should also keep an eye on Raheem Sterling, the forward representing England. He has tallied 88 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 46 times. Sterling has been given 30 yellow card warnings in 20,098 mins (226 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his pro soccer career is 0.39.

Ederson will reside in front of the goal for Manchester City. So far in his career, Ederson has allowed 150 goals while earning 365 saves in 189 starts. He has surrendered 0.80 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 127-32-30. He holds a save percentage of .727 and his shutout rate is currently 43.4%. Ederson has totaled 82 shutouts and has seen 506 shots attempted against him in 16,892 minutes throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tottenham (+290)

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