Following today's UEFA Champions League group stage draw, the most prominent European football/soccer competition is ready to kick off. And so is betting on the same. In this article, we will review all the groups and present them to you. Manchester City is the top contender for winning the trophy, and … Read More... about UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw Completed
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UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Previews, Match Odds, and Predictions
It's a good idea to avoid looking at UEFA headlines on a daily basis. Tabloid soccer blogs have gotten proficient at a whole new kind of "clickbait," in which real news is spun into fake headlines with as many alarming words as possible even if it violates the rules of grammar or common sense. That's how Paul Pogba of Manchester United can be an "IMMINENT TRANSFER!!!" every … [Read more...] about UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Previews, Match Odds, and Predictions
UEFA Nations League Preview: Why Short Odds Favorites Are Bad Group Stage Bets
"Let's flip for it," a member of the Three Stooges or Marx Brothers would tell an unwitting salesman. "Double or nothing. Have you got a coin? That'd make it easy." The rube always produced a shiny silver dollar. "Now, that'll really make it easy," the comic would wink to the audience...before swiping the dollar. In a sort of reverse Vaudeville script 90 years later, UEFA is … [Read more...] about UEFA Nations League Preview: Why Short Odds Favorites Are Bad Group Stage Bets
UEFA Champions League in Lisbon, Eight-Team Tournament
According to several respectable media in Europe, UEFA has a format for the finish of this year's Champions League campaign. They are suggesting that the plan includes the organization of the "Final Eight" tournament, which will take place in Lisboa. German, British and Spanish media stated today, that the European House of Football has come up with a plan that would save … [Read more...] about UEFA Champions League in Lisbon, Eight-Team Tournament
UEFA Champions League Finals Possibly on May 30
The UEFA is currently considering the option to hold the Champions League finals on August 29, and the Europe League finals three days earlier. It is the latest news coming from the European House of football. UEFA Executive Committee will have a meeting next week, and one of the subjects of talks would be this proposition. The heads of European football have many things to … [Read more...] about UEFA Champions League Finals Possibly on May 30
UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg Odds, Totals, and Predictions
I’m going to assume that most WagerBop readers already know what goes into the “2-legged” Champions League format. But not everyone understands it – in fact I didn’t fully get it until a few years ago. So let’s (very briefly) recap what gamblers are and are not wagering on prior to the back end of this UEFA cycle’s Round of 16. As discussed in our 2020 Champions League … [Read more...] about UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg Odds, Totals, and Predictions
Virgil Van Dijk Named the UEFA Player of the Year
Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award. The Dutch defender was the main favorite before the ceremony and is also expected to win the most prestigious award in football, Ballon d'Or. UEFA's awards are usually the best indicators for other honors, as the European house of football comes before them all. The Dutch defender was ahead of … [Read more...] about Virgil Van Dijk Named the UEFA Player of the Year
UEFA Champions League Final: Liverpool a Popular Wager, Maybe Too Popular
I’m all about singing the praises of Liverpool and Mohamed Salah, especially after the superstar footballer and supporting cast somehow kept up with Man City in an exhausting sprint to the Premiership finish line. Reds couldn’t catch Citizens but sure had a lot of fun trying. And yes, absolutely, the 2nd-half comeback to beat Barcelona on May 7th deserves to live in … [Read more...] about UEFA Champions League Final: Liverpool a Popular Wager, Maybe Too Popular
Vegas Favors Citizens and Reds, Predicts MUFC Stumble in Champions League Q-Finals
I once had a polite-but-candid chat with a Geico executive on a flight to California. Feeling from him a certain urging to speak my mind, I said that while some Geico commercials would go down as classic works of pop art, others were stupid and idiotic and I understood nothing of the writers’ attempts to be funny. “That’s perfect,” the man said. “Why?” “Because we … [Read more...] about Vegas Favors Citizens and Reds, Predicts MUFC Stumble in Champions League Q-Finals