LIVERPOOL VS STOKE LATEST BETTING TIPS

Liverpool suffered a real blip against Spurs on Sunday and it is absolutely imperative that they get things back on track today. They face off against Stoke City- a team who, on the surface, should be exactly who Liverpool would want to play right now. However, there remains the fact that Stoke City managed two goalless draws last year. They didn't get a single shot on target, but they did manage to take two points- one of which was at Anfield. Why did Stoke finish in mid-table again?Should a similar score-line persist, you're looking at 12/1 odds according to William Hill. The favoured score-line appears to be 2-0 at 5/1 with a 1-0 victory for Liverpool paying out at 6/1. Stoke 1-0 pays 18/1 while a 2-1 margin in Stoke's favour pays out at 33/1. Liverpool via the same margin pays out at 15/2. Liverpool to win both halves is listed at 8/15 while Draw/Liverpool pays out at 3/1. You'll find Liverpool/Stoke the big bet at 66/1. Fernando Torres is the favoured first goalscorer for Liverpool with a very short 8/13 price. Steven Gerrard is listed at evens to score anytime and 4/1 first or last. Andriy Voronin and Dirk Kuyt are 6/5 anytime and 9/2 first or last. Yossi Benayoun is in solid form for Liverpool and he's 2/1 anytime but the 7/1 first and last price is what gets me. I fancy him to open the scoring if he starts- which I think he will. Ryan Babel is listed at identical prices. Ricardo Fuller and James Beattie are considered the best options to get it done for Stoke. You'll get good odds even if Stoke score a goal in this game with both players at a 4/1 anytime price (at home!) and 11/1 first and last. Dave Kitson is 11/2 anytime while Danny Higginbotham is well-priced at 12/1 anytime. I think Stoke may actually get a result here and heap the pressure on the reds. Logic says Liverpool should walk away with this one, but they'll need to step up to avoid a real scare.