Champions League Betting Tips
There are several different ways to bet on Champions League games, all of which are discussed on the Champions League betting options page. The easiest and most popular way to bet on football is to bet on an outright winner for the competition or to bet on a team winning a specific match.
Despite the fact that the Champions League has grown to incorporate dozens of new teams, Champions League betting trends indicate that smaller clubs from poorer leagues tend to struggle against their better funded opponents from Europe's wealthiest leagues.
Champions League Favourites
- Real Madrid is one of the top teams in the 2007/2008 Champions League and is tipped by punters to make the finals. Given their superior squad depth and world class players, Madrid is a good option for conservative big money match betting against weaker opponents. Madrid is likely to top Group C.
- Manchester United and premiership rivals Chelsea look likely to top Group B and Group F respectively. The two Premier League powerhouses have the financial and player resources to push to the final rounds of the Champions League.
These teams will likely offer short but safe odds against weaker opposition, while the later stages of competition should make for some good even-money odds. Keep players like Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba in mind when placing your goal-scorers bets.
Champions League Outside Favourites
- Champions League betting trends show that weaker teams are unlikely to claim Europe's biggest club prize. However, if you're looking to place big bets on long odds outsiders you need look no further than the Eastern European teams for potential upsets. FC Steaua Bucure?ti has one Champions League title to their name, and the potential to upset their Group H rivals.
- Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk look to be the surprise package of the 2007/2008 Champions League and will provide arguably the best odds against bigger teams. Based on group stage form Donetsk are the only Eastern European team worth placing long-odds outright winner bets on when doing your Champions League betting.
Top Scorer Champions League Betting
Prolific goal scorers Fillipo Inzaghi, Didier Drogba and Raúl are all on 12/1 odds at William Hill and are likely to pay dividends on intelligent spread betting.
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