Champions League football betting odds - Young Boys vs Tottenham

BERN, SWITZERLAND: Spurs look to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history tonight as they face Swiss side Young Boys in Bern in the first leg of a play-off. The bookmakers fancy them to get off to a good start and the visitors are favourites for the match at 4/5 (bet £50 to win £40 profit) with Blue Square and 888 Sport, leaving Young Boys as underdogs at 9/2 on Betfair, where the draw is available at 3/1.

The game is evens on Betfair to see more than 2.5 goals and 19/20 with Ladbrokes to finish Under. Spurs` last game was a 0-0 draw with Manchester City at White Hart Lane and they will be eager to start scoring goals again this evening.

A 1-0 win for Tottenham is the favourite score for the game at 13/2 on Betfair, where the top price is available on almost every correct score bet. A more convincing 2-0 Spurs win is 17/2, while 1-1, giving Spurs the upper hand in the context of the tie, is 7/1. A surprise 1-0 win for Young Boys is 15/1, with another goalless draw for Spurs at 12/1.

Jermain Defoe is favourite to open the scoring tonight after enjoying a prolific time last season. The England man is 5/1 with Stan James, 888 Sport and Bluesquare and he is followed in the betting by Robbie Keane at 6/1 with Bet 365, Sky Bet and Stan James. Gareth Bale is generally available at 12/1 and an interesting long shot could be Ledley King at 33/1.

Spurs are 21/20 with Blue Square and 888 Sport to lead tonight at both half-time and full-time and 7/2 with most bookmakers to win the match after drawing at half-time. William Hill and Betfred offer 5/1 that both halves are drawn, while Young Boys/Young Boys is 17/2 with Victor Chandler.

Tonight`s hosts are given little hope of making an impact in this season`s Champions League, with bookmakers failing to even quote odds on them winning the competition. Spurs are not among the favourites but at 50/1 they can harbour some hope of getting through to the latter stages.

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