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Soccer predictions, free picks and odds from the team of expert sports handicappers from WagerTalk.com covering the Premier League, Bundesliga, Italian Serie A , Portuguese Liga, French Ligue 1 , Dutch, Eredivisie, Argentine League, Brazilian Serie A and Major League (MLS).
Europe’s largest club soccer competition is underway, and the defending champs are the favorites to lift the trophy once again At the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, Bayern Munich is the 3-to-1 favorite to win the 2020-21 Champions League, followed by Manchester City (+450) and Liverpool (+700). Despite winning their opening match, Liverpool’s odds dropped from +550 to +700 after the injury to defender Virgil van Dijk.
The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has just released their updated 2020 MLS Cup odds, and LAFC is the 6-to-1 favorite to lift the trophy, followed by Seattle and Toronto at 8-to-1. Since 2003, the team that earned the Supporters’ Shield (most regular season points) has only won the MLS Cup three times. Regular season dominance has not translated well into playoff success.
No rest for the weary in European soccer over the next calendar year. Just a couple weeks after Liverpool celebrated its historic championship, the 2020-21 campaign is scheduled to begin this weekend. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has just released their updated English Premier League title odds, and Manchester City has opened as the -140 favorites, followed by Liverpool (+225), Chelsea (+1000) and Manchester United (+1600).
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Covid-19 has thrown a number of changes into the 2020 soccer calendar, but 2022 will certainly present its own set of challenges. For the first time, the 2022 World Cup will be held in November instead of its customary July to avoid the summer conditions in host country Qatar. At the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, Brazil has opened as the 6-to-1 favorite, followed by France (+650), Germany (+700) and Spain (+800). France captured the 2018 World Cup with a victory over Croatia in the finals. European countries have captured the last four World Cups: France, Germany, Spain and Italy.
As much as well all missed sports in the months that is was gone due to the coronavirus, most of us also questioned whether the time was right for a return. There have been successes and potential disaster, with the sports that decided to go the bubble route having the best success of all. You …
There were some who looked at the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida as a bit of a bad idea. Unlike other sports, though, the MLS have had zero issues to deal with in the bubble in regards the health of the players. Yes, Dallas and Nashville were forced to withdraw, but that came …