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Paul Higham's best bets for Tottenham v Arsenal includes a 4/1 Bet Builder

Paul Higham thinks Arsenal can just about get back to winning ways at Tottenham, where he's pulled out 4/1 and 3/1 Bet Builder specials for what should be a frenetic North London derby.

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It's all happening ahead of this massive North London Derby with both sides in a spot of turmoil and providing plenty of drama as only these sides can.

Igor Tudor is being thrown in right at the deep end with his first game as Spurs boss being to try and end an eight-game winless run and ignite a march away from a relegation battle - and it comes against Arsenal no less.

Thomas Frank was sent packing after failing to win a league game this year, their longest winless start to a year since 1994, and Spurs fans will hope Tudor's new manager bounce can perform miracles - as he's won his first game in charge at his last six jobs.

Being 5/1 home underdogs shows the size of the task, with Spurs last beating their arch rivals back in 2022, losing six and managing just one draw in seven games since - including a 4-1 spanking at the Emirates in November.

That was an imperious Arsenal though and not the jittery mess we saw throw away a 2-0 lead at Wolves in midweek. They're still 4/7 for what would be the most settling of wins, and although they've won just two of seven in the league they're still top and have only lost one during this stumbling run.

If Mikel Arteta calms their heads they should be fine as there's an obvious quality gap between the sides, but if the performance is like that at Brentford, when they were lucky to escape with a point, or late on against Wolves then alarm bells will really start ringing.

Even if the draw lands at 3/1 then it'll be panic stations.

Of all the weird and wonderful things that could happen, a 0-0 draw seems most unlikely. Seven of Spurs' last eight domestic league and cup games have seen both teams score, while Arsenal have scored 2+ away goals in six of eight, and seven of nine games overall have seen over 2.5 goals.

Over 2.5 goals is 4/5 which Arsenal could reach themselves if they start right given how Spurs have played recently, while both teams to score is 20/23 and very much possible if the Gunners defend like they did at Molineux.

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On to the other markets, where Eberechi Eze is 12/5 anytime goalscorer and will be popular after his hat-trick against Spurs in the reverse fixture, while of the specials Gabriel to score a header at 15/2 could be worth a look as we all know how the Gunners will approach this on set pieces - although Spurs are pretty good from set plays too.

And so both sides will be happy to play for free-kicks and corners, which takes me on to a nice little Bet Builder special on the Betair Sportsbook that includes both teams to score, which we've talked about, and also 3+ corners for each team - which comes in below their league averages of six for Arsenal in away games and 5.3 for Spurs at home.

Completing the bet is 2+ cards each, which when you consider the extreme circumstances for both sides - Spurs having a new manager to impress on the edge of a relegation battle and Arsenal suffering a title wobble - then it should be a comfortable make.

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Tottenham have have had more bookings than anyone in the Premier League this season, and average more at home than away (3-2.15), and while Arsenal have fewer in general, in big games their numbers fly - hitting at least two cards twice against Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea and Villa, along with all four Champions League aways.

They also lost their heads at Wolves and only Paul Tierney could tell you how he only gave one yellow at the death considering all the cynical fouls, time wasting and play acting Arteta's lads did in the closing stages there. So we should have plenty of cards in this one.

Back Saka & Gallagher in player props double

I'm not too confident over backing many players in attacking markets - Bukayo Saka is the obvious big danger but he's 2/5 for 1+ shot on target so you have to back him for 2+ shots on target at 9/5 which to me looks a decent price.

He's landed it eight times this season, including in the home game against Spurs, and although he's not been in great form of late he did get his goal at Wolves and I can't see this Spurs side limiting him to under two efforts on goal.

The Saka price is good enough on its own, but we like to have a bit of a swing with these Bet Builders so I'll add in Conor Gallagher for his prolific start at Spurs in both fouls categories - giving away nine so far in his five games but also winning 12.

He's 10/11 to have 5+ foul involements which is a short price for a high bar, but it's a bet that's landed in three of five games so far, but we'll instead take him to be fouled twice or more, which has happened in every game for Spurs so far.

It'd be crazy if that streak ended in the North London derby so we'll play it safe with that one to add to Saka in our player props Bet Builder.

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