The majority of punters are backing another disappointing home result for Spurs in the EFL cup.
Tottenham are likely to field a weakened team tonight against Championship side Barnsley, however the bookies are still expecting an easy night for them, pricing Spurs as short as 1/12 to win. Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is expected to rest the likes of Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen and Hugo Lloris but the starting XI should still feature plenty of quality with new signing Fernando Llorente set for his first start and academy graduates Harry Winks and Kyle Walkers-Peters both set to be given the nod.
Even though the bookmakers are expecting an easy win for the North London club, punters are keeping well away. Over 72% of bets on the match have actually been on Barnsley progressing to the next round, compared to just 18% on the home side.
The Tykes need to bounce back after being convincingly beaten by Aston Villa at the weekend. Adam Hammill is expected to be the talisman for their upset tonight and at 28/1 he’s accounted for 62% of all first goal scorer bets.
The game at Wembley rates the punters’ most likely chance of a cupset according to bets placed, with no other potential giant killings receiving much support.
Oddschecker spokesman, George Elek “Unlike their opponents, Barnsley have a great recent record at England's national stadium, having won there in both the JPT and League 1 play-off finals in 2016. Spurs were unable to build on their morale boosting win at Wembley against Dortmund, and punters clearly see this tie as a potential banana skin.”
