Weekly Recap (2/1 – 2/4)
VegasInsider Staff Sports Betting Expert
Premier League – England
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After seeing plenty of upsets during the week, the favorites came out strong in Matchday 25 on Saturday.
It wasn't easy buy Tottenham (-250) started off the day with a 1-0 win over Newcastle United as a home favorite.
Chelsea (-525) snapped a two-game losing streak with an emphatic 5-0 win over Huddersfield Town at home.
Underdogs to win on Saturday included Wolverhampton (+180) and Cardiff City (+200).
Ten of the 14 teams in action on Saturday were held to one goal or less and that helped the 'under' go 5-2. Manchester United (-105) improved to 7-1-0 under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday as it earned a 1-0 win over Leicester City as a road favorite. United is now only two points behind fourth-place Chelsea.
United's cross-town rival Manchester City (-495) got back on track Sunday with a 3-1 win over Arsenal as a home favorite. The Citizens were coming off a stunning loss to Newcastle United (+1500) last Tuesday and they needed to pick up three points to keep pace with Liverpool.
Liverpool's run for the Premier League title hit another speed bump on Monday as the Reds were held to a 1-1 draw at West Ham United. The tie (+475) paid a generous return and the 'under' (3) connected as neither team scored in the second-half.
Including that total result, the 'under' went 7-3 in Matchday 25.
Bundesliga – Germany
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RB Leipzig (-170) began Friday's action with a 3-0 road win over Hannover 96.
After watching favorites dominate the Bundesliga pitch this season, we watched underdogs go 3-0 on Saturday.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (+335) pulled off the biggest surprise as it defeated Bayern Munich 3-1 as a home underdog. That outcome snapped a seven-game winning streak for Bayern.
There were three draws on Saturday and all of them finished 1-1, which helped the 'under' go 3-0 in those games.
One of those ties was unexpected as Eintracht Frankfurt held Borussia Dortmund at home and the return (+263) paid nicely.
Matchday 20 concluded on Sunday with two games and it started with FC Augsburg (+120) posting a shutout win over Mainz as a home favorite.
The weekly finale was a wild one as SC Freiburg netted a late goal to earn a 2-2 draw (+235) at Stuttgart.
La Liga – Spain
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Matchday 22 begain with a bang as Huesca (+120) blasted Valladolid 4-0 on Friday as a home favorite.
Saturday's card started with a scoreless draw (+233) between Getafe and Levante in a game that ws marred by fans being arrested outside the stadium for violence.
Later in the day, we saw another draw (+500) and that outcome was surprising. Valencia, a team that hasn't shown much offensive punch, opened up a 2-0 lead on Barcelona. Sure enough, a banged up Lionel Messi rallied his team back from a two-goal deficit by scoring both goals.
Celta De Vigo (+252) snapped a five-match losing streak on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Sevilla, who is now 1-5 in its last six games.
Espanyol and Villarreal kicked off Sunday's action with a 2-2 draw (+240). Three of the goals came in the second-half, which helped the 'over' connect.
Real Betis (+205) pulled off a stunner later in the day with a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid as a home underdog.
Eibar (-170) was another team to notch a clean sheet on Sunday as it defeated Girona 3-0 as a home favorite.
Real Madrid closed Sunday's action with a 3-0 win over Deportivo Alaves.
The final match of the week took place on Monday as Leganes (+190) upset Rayo Vallecano 2-1 as a road underdog. Leganes was the only visitor to win Matchday 22.
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