I added a small FH Ov 1.5 -120 play on the Barcelona game.
I will watch overnight line movements to see where I may add.
I will watch overnight line movements to see where I may add.
Galatasaray -110 - Those that follow know I like Turkish teams at home. Here we get a very strong home side against a team that is struggling. Lokomotiv sit in 9th place in Russia and I do not see them getting better tomorrow. This is the most wide open group of them all and I think Galatasaray have a very good chance to advance. To do so, they must win this game. We get the better team at home and another short price. I like this almost as much as Shakhtar.
Porto Pk Even - Porto is the favorite to win this weak group. They are stalwarts in the CL and very experienced and successful in the group stages. While they are not typically a favorite road play for me, Schalke has simply been bad to start the season. They have started 0-3 and frankly have not looked good at all. Now they get a team that is a step up in class from who they have been playing. Again, I definitely think Schalke and Hoffenheim struggle in the CL. Taking the Pk just to be conservative but I think Porto should win this one.
Atletico and Dortmund are tempting on the road tomorrow, but for now, I am laying off. Many strong teams can struggle on the road in this format and rely on their home form to move on. Monaco has not been good at all to start the season and they simply look like a lesser team after selling so many good players. Atletico sometimes though simply looks disinterested on the road. Brugge has been bad in the CL, but I simply do not trust Dortmund on the road. The coach keeps playing with the lineups and its driving me nuts. I have to see the lineup before considering a play on them.
I have placed all the bets above at the numbers posted since I am comfortable with them.
Rest of CL for tomorrow
Ajax Ov 2.5 -130 - I have been very impressed with Ajax especially at home. They have many good young players that like to attack. They completely dominated Kiev last round and have been great to start the League. I think they will struggle against top teams but Athens is not a top team. Athens can score and I expect them to get one here, but we should get at least 2 from Ajax. They know they have to win this one. May consider FH Over also as I expect Ajax to come out fast.
Juventus -120 - I do not love taking these road teams (Napoli, Spurs and Dortmund all struggled today), but Juventus got Ronaldo for the Champions League. That is the sole reason they got him. Think they will want to make a statement and you have the fact that Messi got a hat trick today. Ronaldo always seems to respond to that plus he knows Valencia. You have the added plus that Valencia has not been good at all and has yet to win a game in La Liga. Tough task to step it up against Juventus. I think they will play well (just like Schalke was better today) but Juventus will win.
If you want to have some fun, tie Ajax/Man U/City/Bayern/Real together. All the top teams won today and I hit one today, so I will likely play this or something very similar tomorrow.
I think Man U will win and is likely a good bet, but they are simply one of those teams I always seem to get wrong. Kid is right with them more often than I am. They are a much better team than Young Boys and should easily win, but for me, there are simply better bets out there.
I will have them in a parlay/accumulator or two and will definitely look at them in case the FH is a draw. Many games where I may like the road team but do not want to lay the juice I will wait until halftime and hope for a FH draw. The better teams tend to wear out the weaker ones and take it in the second half. I just do not post halftime bets as there is little time so it is tough to share and I do not like talking about winners that most can not share in. I tend to also play second half Overs when I like the game Over and the FH was low scoring. Barca was a perfect example today. I played the FH Ov and lost, but then came back with the SH over. Halftime betting is a big advantage to gamblers in my opinion in soccer and football, but you have to have the time to watch games and be reactive. I know for many it is tough during the week, but it is am important piece of soccer handicapping. Of course it is much easier when you are semi-retired.
Sorry, probably much more than you wanted!
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