Tottenham the value selection in Premier League title race

In the first of our four part guide to the upcoming Premier League season we look at the race for the title and the fight for the Champions League spots.

Man City are the marginal favourites at 9/4 (GENERAL) for the 2013/14 Premier League title. Bookmakers expect it to be a close one with three sides under 3/1 in the betting. Failure in the Premier League last season and in the Champions League saw Roberto Mancini replaced by Manuel Pellegrini. Pellegrini has moved to add firepower to a side who were let down by only scoring 66 goals last season which only fifth highest in the Premier League.

City should score a lot more this season with Pellegrini looking to be more attacking tactically and by bringing in creative talents like Navas and Jovetic alongside a scorer in Negredo. The blue half of Manchester are the deserved favourites though I think the value has gone. Chelsea are next in the betting at 5/2 (betway) with Blues fans confident that they can bridge the gap to the top two if they play the way they did at the start and end of the season. In has come Marco van Ginkel, Andre Schurrie and reserve keeper Mark Schwarzer. Most importantly though in has come serial winner Jose Mourinho. That being said though Mourinho will steal have to deal with the problems affecting the other manager such as getting the best out of an ageing side.

The third team in the title race are Man Utd who can be backed at 13/5 (YOU WIN) to repeat their 2012/13 success. In has come Wilfried Zaha and not much else while out has gone the manager Alex Ferguson. It is an impossible task for Moyes to follow Ferguson but he still has the bulk of the squad that won by 11 points and it would be crazy to overlook them.

Arsenal are 11/1 (ladbrokes) to win the title and 8/11 (paddy Power) in betting without the big three. As the Gunners have not spent a single penny and just saw off Tottenham by one point in the race fourth last season I can not be siding with them either.

As ever Liverpool are over-priced in the market at 33/1 (GENERAL). True they are headed in the right direction however they only finished seventh last season, 11 points off fifth place. They might push for a Champions League spot at best though that also seems unlikely. With big question markets over the other five then Tottenham must represent excellent each-way value at 40/1 (CORAL). True Tottenham have their own question marks most notably what will happen to Gareth Bale. What they are though are the biggest price of the six sides. Just six points seperated Tottenham last season from Man City in second, just three from Chelsea in third and just one from Arsenal fourth. The top three have all changed managers, Arsenal have not spent a penn y in fourth, Tottenha, have not stood still. A side who were let down by a struggle to score goals last season have signed a player in Roberto Soldado who scored 17 goals last season. They have signed Brazilian international Paulinho to give them the best midfield trio in the top flight in Paulinho, Dembele and Sandro. In Lloris they have a great keeper, Rose and Walker could be the England full-backs for years to come. Kaboul, Dawson and Vertonghen are all great centre-backs. This is a well balanced side, with a good coach and strong squad

At 40/1 (CORAL) they must be taken with even bigger stakes on the 10/3 (ladbrokes) on them in betting without the big three. Also look to side with Tottenham in some matchbets especially the evens (CORAL) on them to finish higher than a Liverpool side who they beat by a comprehensive 11 points last season.

BEST OF THE BETS

GOLD: Tottenham to finish higher than Liverpool, evens (CORAL)
SILVER: Tottenham to win betting without big 3, 10/3 (ladbrokes)
BRONZE: Tottenham EW to win the Premier League, 40/1 (CORAL)

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