{"id":291064,"date":"2024-08-19T10:15:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=291064"},"modified":"2024-08-19T10:15:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:15:47","slug":"epl-matchday-1-picks-and-predictions-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/epl-matchday-1-picks-and-predictions-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Bet on Tottenham to handle Leicester City in Matchday 1 finale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve got two best bets for the return of Premier League football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Tottenham begins its season at King Power Stadium and I expect it to pick up three points against freshly-promoted Leicester City. Elsewhere, Liverpool has a soft landing spot for its first game without Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the best EPL Matchday 1 picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EPL Matchday 1 picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/football\/england\/premier_league\">Premier League betting markets<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Tottenham halftime\/full-time (+130)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91649\">Embed: #91649<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tottenham came out of the gates flying last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was unbeaten in its first 10 Premier League fixtures (8-2-0) before picking up some injuries and suspensions and hitting the ditch, losing four of the next five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But even when the Spurs were losing, they were filling the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s squad found the net in 27 straight games to start the season, averaging 2.18 goals per game in that span. Offence was never the problem for this group and shouldn&#8217;t be on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tottenham&#8217;s deadly attack is comprised of former Golden Boot winner Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski, and Dominic Solanke. The latter was the team&#8217;s marquee signing this transfer window and fills a void at the No. 9 spot following Harry Kane&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leicester rolled to promotion out of the EFL Championship with a 31-4-11 record but there was a reason the Foxes were relegated in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They picked up just nine wins in 2022-23 while conceding nearly two goals per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tottenham&#8217;s offence should tear Leicester to shreds and its defence is fully healthy. I like the visitors to take an early lead and not let go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Tottenham had the fifth-most non-penalty xG last year (66.7), per FBRef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Liverpool over 2.5 goals (+107)<\/strong>:<\/strong> The Klopp era at Liverpool ended with one Premier League title, one Champions League, an FA Cup, two EFL Cups, the Community Shield, a UEFA Super Cup and a Fifa Club World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91650\">Embed: #91650<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those are massive shoes to fill for Arne Slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily for him, Liverpool has an easy first fixture against Ipswich Town, which enters the EPL on back-to-back promotions from the&nbsp;EFL League One&nbsp;and&nbsp;the EFL Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blues rode an exceptionally strong defence to 96 points last season but they didn&#8217;t have to contend with a team like Liverpool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mo Salah, Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez and Cody Gakpo led an offence which scored the third-most goals (86) last season. The Reds haven&#8217;t brought in any notable transfers yet, which could hurt them long-term. But we know how this group can play and I&#8217;ll back them to fill the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 1:12 p.m. on 08\/14\/24.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got two best bets for the return of Premier League football. The pregame narrative: Tottenham begins its season at King Power Stadium and I expect it to pick up three points against freshly-promoted Leicester City. 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