Our betting expert Jones Knows provides his insight as he analyses Man City’s trip to Bournemouth in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final…
Bournemouth vs Manchester City, Sunday 4pm
I’ve got a bit of a rule when analysing games from a result perspective and trying to formulate a prediction: if once I’ve run all my key data and added my own views into the mix and that process takes longer than 30 minutes to come to a conclusive view on whether the prices are right, it means the draw has to be a runner.
It is here.
I wanted to try and back Bournemouth outright but they are shorter than what I’d expect at Evens to qualify considering they are without Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez – two of their mainstays at the back who are missing due to suspension.
Plus, the Cherries have annoyed me of late with their inability to do the basics right, neglecting game management in the defeat to Tottenham before showing an worrying inability to defend set-pieces against Brentford. I can’t trust them. I can’t trust Manchester City. So, the draw it is at 11/4 with Sky Bet.