Friday with a little bit of Saturday Soccer Bonanza *The leans below will not count to my stats here in this thread. Follow or fade, it's up to you! ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUELOST - Take
Manchester City -1.5 GOALS over Sheffield United (8:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 31st)
Sheffield United came out last year and played way, way over its head. They started to come back to reality after the coronavirus hiatus, fading down the stretch. Well, that's carried over into this season. They are 0-5-1 in their six matches and do not even look like the same team. They have just three goals in six matches and the defense has been disorganized. Man City has gotten off to a very slow start as well and they are currently in 13th place. They've been distracted by games in the EFL Cup and the Champions League. But they are starting to build the momentum, winning four of their last six matches with two draws. They should be able to continue their upswing with another blowout here.
WON - Take
Chelsea ML over Burnley (11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 31st)
Burnley played Tottenham very tough their last time out. This team can be deceptively tough in their home stadium. But they still haven't been able to bust through with a win yet in the Premier League and I don't think they are going to get it here from a deep, talented Chelsea squad. We cashed big with Chelsea over Krasnodar earlier this week and that snapped a three-draw streak for this side. I like Chelsea to pour in three goals here and Burnley shouldn't be able to keep up.
GERMAN LEAGUE 2WON - Take
Fortuna Dusseldorf ML over Heidenheim (1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30th)
Dusseldorf was in the Bundesliga last year and put up a fight late in the season. They have gotten off to a terrible start, though, losing four of their last six matches. I think that they will be able to get things on track against a weak Heidenheim side.
ITALY SERIE ALOST - Take
Atalanta -1.5 GOALS over Crotone (10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 31st)
This one would be a much bigger play but it really comes down to motivation. How motivated is Atalanta after playing its Champions League match earlier this week? Is this side starting to wear down? Crotone is a disaster. They are 0-4-1 in their five matches, allowing 15 goals. Their shaky defense against Atalanta's world class attack is a clear mismatch. Atalanta can pick its own score in this one. It's just a matter of how motivated they are.
SPAIN LA LIGALOST - Take
Eibar ML over Cadiz (4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30th)
Cadiz is coming off a pair of bizarre results, beating Real Madrid and then taking a draw against Villarreal. This team, promoted from Liga 2, has played its way into the Top 6 early in the season but I don't expect it to last. They have just six goals in seven matches and I think they are in a letdown spot here after catching four points in places they didn't expect any.