Man United and Coventry City battle at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup semifinal Sunday. Kickoff is set for 10:30 a.m. ET. Below, we preview FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Coventry City vs. Man United odds, and make our best soccer bets, picks and predictions.
The winner of this game will take on Man City in the FA Cup final May 25. City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley Stadium Saturday.
Man United earned their way to this spot after taking down Liverpool 4-3 in the quarterfinal and Southampton 3-0 in the 5th round, also comPeting and winning the 4th and 3rd round.
United sit 7th in the English Premier League and have a -1 goal differential through 32 league matches. They are led by F Bruno Fernandes, who has tallied 8 goals and 6 assists in 31 EPL games.
Coventry have a lengthier route to get where they are. Coventry beat Oxford United in the 3rd round then drew Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 on Jan. 26 and then beat them 4-1 in the 4th-round replay. City then took down Maidstone United 5-0 in the 5th round and then the Wolves 3-2 in the quarterfinals.
City sit 8th in the Championship, the 2nd-tier league in England. City are led by F Haji Wright, who has tallied 15 goals in 40 matches.
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Coventry City vs. Man United odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 9:45 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Coventry City +500 (bet $100 to win $500) | Man United -220 (bet $220 to win $100) | Draw +370
- Over/Under: 3.5 (O: +112 | U: -158)
Coventry City vs. Man United picks and predictions
Prediction
Man United 3, Coventry City 1
Moneyline (ML)
PASS.
Unfortunately, there’s no value here. City have done well to get themselves to this point, but they haven’t shown enough in league play to suggest they could pull off this size of an upset.
United have won their 4 FA Cup games a combined 11 to 5. Expect them to come out on top, but at -220, there’s no value to take them outright.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET OVER 3.5 (+112).
In league play, Coventry Are a high-volume scoring side, but they also struggle defensively. City have scored 1.57 goals per Game while allowing 1.24 per Game. Wright is a quality scoring option and should be able to break through the United defense. City have tallied at least 3 goals in 5 of 6 FA Cup matches and put 3 on the Wolves in their lone match against an EPL opponent.
United have gone Over in 2 of their last 3 FA Cup games, with a combined 6 goals in their 4th-round game and 7 in their quarterfinal battle. They also have struggled defensively in league play, allowing 1.50 goals per game. Neither defense has been efficient, while both teams can score. With that in mind, back OVER 3.5 (+112).
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