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Tottenham vs Burnley Prediction, 2/28/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 2/24/2021

Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham Hotspur

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Game: Tottenham vs Burnley

Date: Sunday, February 28, 2021

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Tottenham (-200) Burnley (+420)

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the site where Son Heung-Min and Tottenham (10-6-8, 9th in the EPL) will play Burnley (7-7-11, 15th in the EPL) on Sunday. The goalies protecting the net are Hugo Lloris for Tottenham and Nick Pope for Burnley. Tottenham are at -200 while the Clarets are priced at +420. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Tottenham faced West Ham United in their last matchup and took a loss by a score of 2-1. Tottenham tried 17 dribbles in this matchup and converted 7 of the attempts for a rate of 41.2%. In the passing game, they ended with a 83.8% received passes percentage by connecting on 482 of the 575 pass attempts in their last outing. Concerning shot accuracy, Tottenham finished the game at a 20.0% clip by putting 4 shots on target of 20 total shots. Tottenham averages 1.54 goals per 90 minutes (37 goals in total) and have 32 assists in all games for the season.

Son Heung-min is a player who should be able to impact this match for Tottenham. He has 43 assists while tallying 14 yellow cards during his soccer career. Heung-min has been given a starting assignment in 246 contests so far in his career and he tallies 0.45 G/90. The forward born in Korea has earned 107 goals in 21,405 minutes played. Someone else who should impact this game is Harry Kane, the forward born in England. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 30 times so far in his career and he has scored 170 total goals. Kane has accumulated 22,158 mins during 248 starting assignments and has earned himself 30 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.69 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man defending the goal for Tottenham is Hugo Lloris. Lloris has seen the pitch for a total of 44,845 minutes and has tallied 1,407 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.0 (517 total goals given up) and he has a save % of 73.6. The goalkeeper hailing from France has faced 1,908 shots attempted at him in 502 starting assignments. Lloris (254-129-116 record in his career) has recorded 175 clean sheets, which has earned him a 34.9% clean sheet percentage.

In their last outing, Burnley weren't able to secure a win with a final of 0-0 against West Brom. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 357 of the 474 passing tries earning a percentage of 75.3%. Burnley ended the game with a 33.3% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 5 out of the 15 dribbles they tried. Burnley landed 1 SoT out of the team's 6 shots attempted giving them a 16.7% clip in their last match. Having earned a total of 17 goals and 10 assists for all their games, Burnley has an average of 0.68 goals and 0.40 assists per 90.

Ashley Westwood should provide a spark for Burnley. The midfielder from England has been on the pitch for 32,618 professional minutes and has earned 24 goals. He has 59 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 44 times. He is averaging 0.07 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 367 games during his pro soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Ben Mee, the defender born in England. Mee has been given 65 yellow card cautions in 29,215 minutes (327 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.03. He has accounted for 9 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 11 times.

Nick Pope will be residing in front of the net for Burnley. So far in his pro soccer career, Pope has conceded 194 goals and has 596 saves in 185 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.04 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 70-56-60. He is the owner of a save percentage of 76.4 and his clean sheet rate sits at 40.5%. Pope has racked up 75 shutouts while defending 781 shots against him in 16,749 minutes in his career.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Burnley (+420)

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