Premier League
Chelsea @ Tottenham (-0.5, -1; -112)
Chelsea has had a great start to the season and plans to continue its undefeated run this weekend. Lukaku has been in-form up front, the team has had strong wing play, the midfield has rotated nicely to ensure fresh legs for Jorginho, Kante, and Kovacic, and the backline has only conceded one goal so far. Tottenham have also looked decent this season, but Harry Kane has been struggling to find the net for the Hotspurs. Chelsea has a solid backline, a more talented midfield, and the in-form striker, so I’m going with Chelsea.
Serie A
Lazio v. Cagliari (-1; -105)
Lazio is coming off of a disappointing loss at Galatasaray to start the Europa League group stage. However, Lazio did not play its traditional starting eleven lineup, with Milinkovic-Savic, Pedro, and Radu all starting the game on the bench. This likely means that these three difference makers, along with Ciro Immobile, Felipe Anderson, and Luis Alberto (who were all subbed off), will be available to play the full 90 minutes on Sunday. Cagliari, on the other hand, have had a rough start to the season, with two losses and a draw (against Spezia), Cagliari appear to be able to score goals, but seem to be unable to stop opponents from scoring. In their most recent match against Genoa, Genoa scored three goals on three shots on goal. In a matchup of Lazio’s high-powered offense and Cagliari’s woeful defense, I’m favoring Lazio.
Roma @ Hellas Verona (-0.5; -122)
Roma is top of the table and is having an outstanding start to the season. Tammy Abraham has fit in well to the starting eleven, Jordan Veretout has been in excellent form, and Pellegrini has been spectacular so far. With three wins in three games, Roma looks great. Hellas…doesn’t look so great. They’ve started the season with three losses, and there is nothing to indicate that this current form will change. Teams have been able to score on Hellas, and I expect Roma to continue that scoring this weekend.
Bundesliga
Borussia Monchengladbach @ Augsburg (-0.5; -118)
After a great start to the season with a draw against Bayern, things at Monchengladbach have gotten off track. An absolute drubbing against Leverkusen, a loss to Union Berlin, the Marcus Thuram injury…things didn’t look great. However, last weekend against Arminia, Monchengladbach reminded all of us that even without Thuram, they are still a talented team. Zakaria, Neuhaus, Stindl, Hoffman…these players should provide enough to carry the team while Thuram is out, and should be enough to beat Augsburg this weekend. Augsburg, however is doing what Augsburg normally does, which is spend as little as possible while still fielding a semi-competitive Bundesliga team, sit toward the bottom of the table for most of the season, get a couple key wins to bring them above the relegation zone, survive to fight another year, and repeat the cycle next season in Bundesliga. While Thuram is injured, I expect Monchengladbach to be able to take care of Augsburg.
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