The FA Cup fourth round coupon takes centre stage this weekend and two of our three best bets come from ties involving Championship pace setters Leeds and Burnley.
A strong total goals leaning adds value to heavy Whites’ favouritism at home to Millwall, while Burnley’s brilliant defensive record leads to a confident selection when they travel to Southampton.
FA Cup fourth round best bets
Leeds to beat Millwall & Under 2.5 goals @ 11/5
Burnley double chance vs Southampton @ Evens
Chelsea to beat Brighton @ 23/20
Bet on the latest English football odds at Betzone
Whites to avenge Den defeat in Elland Road close encounter
Top of the Championship with a game in hand, Leeds are making a fair fist of justifying their short-priced pre-season title favouritism under Daniel Farke.
The Yorkshire side are prohibitive 2/5 jollies to beat a Millwall side that managed to best them 1-0 in a weeknight rearguard effort in south London back in early November. Adding under 2.5 goals to the home win bumps up the odds to a far more appetising 11/5.
Under 2.5 goals has copped in 12 of the Lions’ 15 away games on all fronts this season and Millwall conceded once or less in every one of that dozen. Leeds, meanwhile, have conceded just twice in their last 10 games in all competitions.
Tip: Leeds to beat Millwall & Under 2.5 goals @ 11/5
Rock-solid defence will make Burnley hard to beat at St Mary’s
Southampton are 7/10 favourites to beat Burnley inside normal time as they bid to follow up their first win in 14 league games against Ipswich last weekend with an FA Cup success .
However, the Saints have won just four of their 29 outings in all competitions this season and they have to be opposed for the visit of Burnley, who currently sit second in the Championship.
Betzone go even money about the Clarets in the double-chance market and that looks like superb value. Scott Parker’s side have lost just once in 28 outings on all fronts since the end of August, thanks in large part to a defence that’s shipped just seven times during that sequence.
Tip: Burnley double chance vs Southampton @ Evens
Blues a fair price to KO beleaguered Brighton at the AMEX
The onus will be on Brighton to expunge all memories of last weekend’s 7-0 loss to Nottingham Forest as quickly as possible, but they’re tough to back at home to Chelsea at 7/4.
Injury-plagued seemingly for seasons on end, the Seagulls are likely to be without big misses Pervis Estupinian and Carlos Baleba for the visit of a Chelsea side that beat them 4-2 in a Cole Palmer masterclass at Stamford Bridge earlier this term.
Enzo Maresca’s men are 23/20 to condemn their hosts to a third successive defeat and their near-boundless squad depth means that they’ll have bench options to turn the game in their favour that Brighton won’t be able to match.
