Weekly Recap (3/1 – 3/4)
VegasInsider Staff Sports Betting Expert
Premier League – England
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Saturday's slate had seven games on tap and the home teams produced a 4-2 mark with one draw.
The tie (+240) took place in the first game between Arsenal and Tottenham, which ended 1-1. The Gunners had a chance to take all three points but Emerick Aubameyang came up weak on a late penalty kick attempt and Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris saved the day.
All four of the home winners were favored, the largest 'chalk' being Manchester United. The Red Devils (-250) were challenged against Southampton and needed to rally for a 3-2 win at Old Trafford.
Road favorites to cash were Crystal Palace (+160) defeating Burnley 3-1 and Manchester City (-600) blanking Bournemouth 1-0. The 'under' went 5-2 on Saturday as only five of the 14 teams in action managed to score two or more goals.
Sunday's action started with a mild upset as Watford (+172) defeated Leicester City 2-1 as a home underdog.
The middle game had Chelsea (-240) getting on track with a 2-1 road win over Fulham.
The Merseyside Derby ended in a draw (+289) as the Reds and Toffees played to a scoreless outcome from Goodison Park. This was the fourth draw in Liverpool's last six matches and that funk has allowed Manchester City to take the lead in the latest Premier League table by one point (71-70) with only nine matches remaining.
Bundesliga – Germany
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Matchday 24 started off with a huge upset as Augsburg stunned Borussia Dortmund 2-1 as a heavy home underdog (+460). The setback opened the door for Bayern Munich to move level on points with Dortmund.
Saturday's card saw nothing but three points handed out as there were no draws. Home and road teams split the action 3-3 and favorites went 5-1 in those games.
As noted above, Bayern (-188) did its job on Saturday with a thundering 5-1 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach as a visitor.
RB Leipzig (-196) struggled against last place Nurnberg but managed to come through with a 1-0 win as a road favorite.
The lone underdog to cash on Saturday was Fortuna Dusseldorf (+347), who stunned Schalke 04 with an eye-opening 4-0 win as a road underdog. Schalke is winless in its last six league matches (0-2-4) and it's managed three goals during this span.
Stuttgart (-134) blitzed Hannover 96 early and captured a lopsided 5-1 decision as a home favorite.
Sunday's finale watched Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg play to a 1-1 draw (+126).
La Liga – Spain
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Home and road teams went 2-2 on Saturday while underdogs produced a 3-1 mark.
Deportivo Alaves (+525) and Huesca (+295) both captured 2-1 upsets agaisnt Villarreal and Sevilla respectively.
El Clasico didn't offer up much excitement as Barcelona (+156) blanked Real Madrid 1-0 as a road underdog. The Catalan club had just defeated Real Madrid 3-0 three days earlier at the Bernabeu in their Copa del Rey semifinal match. Including those results, Barcelona became the first team to win four in a row at the Bernabeu in the league. Barca is seven points ahead Atletico Madrid in the latest table and 12 clear of Real Madrid.
Girona (+195) posted a 2-0 win over Rayo Vallecano on Saturday as a road underdog. It was the fifth straight setback for Rayo, who remains in the La Liga relegation zone.
Eibar (+125) held serve at home with a 1-0 win over Celta De Vigo.
Getafe (+311) turned some heads early on Sunday as the club posted a 2-1 upset over Real Betis as a road underdog.
Atletico Madrid (+110) notched another clean sheet as it blanked Real Sociedad 2-0 as a road favorite.
Sunday's action concluded with Valencia (+102) earning a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao as a home favorite.
Matchday 26 ended on Monday as Leganes (+104) earned a 1-0 shutout win over Legante at home.
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