Tuesday's [1/31] Ninja Plays
[England Premier] Swansea +0.5 [-113]
The Swans have been rock solid at home in the Premier League with positive results in ten of their eleven matches this season, losing only to Man U. by a 1-0 linescore. They have worked a draw with Tottenham and defeated Arsenal, so the task of taking points from Chelsea today should not make them fearful. Chelsea for their part have done well on the road with a run of six straight matches where they have taken a share of the result or the full result with three wins and three draws. I think you throw in all of those factoids with the sexy match-up with Manchester United just four days away for Chelsea and I think they would probably be content with grinding out a draw today with that fixture being their main focus for the week.
[Africa Cup of Nations] Niger-Morocco Over 2.5 [-110]
A match for pride only between two eliminated sides. Given that, motivation might be questionable but both sides will want to leave the competition on a high note with a win. Both sides have had their issues defensively, allowing at least two goals in each of their two previous group stage matches. Morocco has shown the more lethal offense with three goals scored, while Niger has put just one in. Even though little is on the line, I think the effort will be there and given both sides deficiencies defensively - goals should be found.