UEFA Champions League Predictions, Odds & Best Bets (12/11)

The UEFA Champions League returns today with nine matches all across Europe. We have just a few remaining games in the league phase of this competition, and the table is shaping up nicely! Teams are left with a few weeks to move up and down, so we should have some very exciting matches. Let’s dive into our best bets for the UEFA Champions League today!

Remember, following 8 games of league phase, teams will need to be in the Top 24 of the table to avoid elimination. The Top 8 will receive a bye week, while teams ranked 9th through 16th, will be randomly drawn to face a team ranked 17th-24th in a two leg knockout round matchup. But let’s get into the matter at hand.

Here are today’s matches, so let’s take a look and see if we can find any spots worth betting in the UEFA Champions League today.

• Atletico Madrid vs Slovan Bratislava
• Lille vs SK Strum Graz
• AC Milan vs Red Star Belgrade
• Arsenal vs AS Monaco
• Benfica vs Bologna
• Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona
• Feyenoord Rotterdam vs Sparta Prague
• Juventus vs Manchester City
• VfB Stuttgart vs Young Boys

I’ve got a couple angles I am looking at, so below are my best bets in the UCL today. For our expert’s soccer picks, go to this page here!

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UEFA Champions League: Wednesday’s Soccer Action

Arsenal vs AS Moncaco Best Bets

Best Bet: Arsenal to Record a Shutout Win (+120) Bovada

Once again, we are backing Arsenal to win in shutout fashion. This is the same as Arsenal to Win to Nil or Arsenal ML and BTTS No, however you want to play it to get the best bang for your buck. At +120, I’ll take a stab.

We know how dominate Arsenal has been, especially at home this season. For starters, they have no been defeated once at home. In 10 matches across all competitions, Arsenal has 8 wins and 2 draws on their home turf. Recently, they have shutout their last two opponents at home, as well as 3 of their L4 and 4 of their L6. Like I said, they dominate at home. Against Monaco, they should have no problem playing sound defense for the entire 90 minutes, finding themselves a winner somewhere along the line.

Monaco is a very good squad, but this will easily be their toughest opponent on the road all year. They really haven’t faced a team of this caliber since hosting Barcelona back in September. This might be a rude awakening for the French side coming into a hostile environment. Arsenal is trying to break into the Top 8 and miss the knockout round, meaning three points today is a top priority.

Prediction: Arsenal Wins 2-0 (+550)

Juventus vs Manchester City Best Bets

Best Bet: Juventus or Draw Double Chance (-120) BetOnline

Nobody likes to fade Manchester City. I get it. But on the road today might be the perfect spot.

For starters, Juventus is no slouch. They are unbeaten in their last 8 matches, and playing for a draw tonight against Manchester City could be huge. Both teams are right on the cusp of being left out, so a point today could help with their security into the next round. The Italian’s have netted 2 goals in each of their last 3 matches in the Allianz Stadium, and I see them coming very defensive minded today against Man City.

There have been several question marks surrounding Man City this year, and Phil Foden and Mateo Kovacic will likely still be sidelined in this match. They have severely struggled on the road, having not won a road match since October 20th against Wolverhampton. Here are Manchester City’s results on the road recently.

• 2-0 Loss @ Liverpool, EPL
• 2-1 Loss @ Brighton, EPL
• 4-1 Loss @ Sporting CP, UCL
• 2-1 Loss @ Bournemouth, EPL
• 2-1 Loss @ Tottenham, Carabao Cup

This is a match that Juventus has been waiting for since the UCL schedule was announced. This is a chance for them to take down the Top Dawgs of Europe in front of their home crowd. While I’m not confident enough to take the ML, I think we are getting a great price for our two potential outcomes.

Prediction: 1-1 Draw (+550)

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