Weekly Recap (10/19-10/22)

Results from Friday Oct. 19 through Monday Oct. 22

Premier League – England

The Matchday 9 opener was easily the most exciting game on Saturday as Manchester United and Chelsea played to a 2-2 draw (+277) from Stamford Bridge. The Blues were fortunate to earn a point as they scored the equalizer in extra time.

Manchester City (-1428) was the largest favorite to cash as it cruised to a 5-0 home win over Burnley.

Underdogs that connected on Saturday were Brighton & Hove (+272) and Watford (+391) as they defeated Newcastle United and Wolverhampton respectively on the road.

Six of the eight games on Saturday had cleaned sheets on the board and that helped the ‘under’ produce a 5-3 mark.

In Sunday’s lone contest, Everton (-129) blanked Crystal Palace as a home favorite.

Arsenal (-166) closed Matchday 9 with a 3-1 win over Leicester City from the Emirates Stadium as a home favorite.

Bundesliga – Germany

Goals, goals and more goals were posted in Friday’s opener as Eintracht Frankfurt (-136) demolished Fortuna Dusseldorf 7-1 as a home favorite. The ‘over’ (2 ½) cashed in the first-half with three goals.

The favorites came to play on Saturday morning as Borussia Dortmund (-123) and Bayern Munich (-312) posted 4-0 and 3-1 victories. The ‘over’ cashed in both games.

The lone upset on Saturday took place at Schalke 04, as it dropped another home decision. This time a 2-0 setback to Werder Bremen (+250).

SC Freiburg and Hertha Berlin played to a 1-1 draw (+254) on Sunday morning before Borussia Monchengladbach (-172) blasted Mainz 4-0 at home.


Serie A – Italy

SPAL (+806) kicked off Matchday 9 in Serie A with a surprising 2-0 road win over Roma, which was the first league defeat this season from Stadio Olimpico.

While Juventus didn’t lose, it’s 1-1 draw (+626) at home to Genoa on Saturday returned a heavy payout.

The favorites rebounded in Serie A action on Sunday with a 3-0 mark, which included a 5-1 blowout win by Atalanta (-169) over Chieve Verona on the road.

The other three games were draws and those ties were highlighted with a 3-3 outcome (+237) between Empoli and Frosinone.

Sassuolo and Sampdoria played to a 0-0 draw on Monday afternoon. It was the fifth tie of the weekend.

Ligue 1 – France

Lyon (-325) started off Matchday 10 with a 2-0 win over Nimes as a home favorite on Friday.

The ‘chalk’ was in full effect on Saturday as favorites won four of the five matches.

Paris Saint-Germain (-909) ran past Amiens AC as a heavy home favorite and bettors on the ‘over’ (4) were fortunate to cash as three of its goals came in the final 10 minutes.

Sunday’s action in Ligue 1 watched the favorites go 2-0 with one draw as Montpellier (+100) and Marseille (+140) posted clean sheets.

La Liga – Spain

Deportivo Alaves (+365) opened the weekend with a surprising 1-0 win against Celta De Vigo as a heavy road underdog.

Saturday’s Matchday 9 action started with a huge upset as Leavnte (+1668) stunned Real Madrid 2-1 as a road underdog from the Bernabeu.

Barcelona (-384) avoided any chance of getting shocked at home as it double-dup Sevilla 4-2 as a home favorite.

Saturday’s two other games both ended in 1-1 draws, which included a tie (+213) between Atletico Madrid and Villarreal.

Valladolid (+520) closed Sunday’s four-game slate with a 1-0 victory over Real Betis as a heavy road favorite.

Monday’s finale lacked much excitement as Real Sociedad and Girona played to a scoreless draw, which was the fourth of the week. The result also helped the ‘under’ go 7-2-1 in Matchday 9.