Bayern Munich (3 wins, 0 losses, 2 draws) welcomes VfB Stuttgart (0-1-4) to Allianz Arena Saturday. Kickoff is set for 9:30 p.m. ET. Below, we preview Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Bayern Munich vs. VfB Stuttgart odds, and make our best Bundesliga bets, picks and predictions.
Bayern Munich is coming into this game after a midweek Champions League win over Inter Milan. They won 2-0 and had more than double the amount of shots as Inter.
However, Bayern has drawn 2 straight league matches, most recently against Union Berlin. Munich is led by star F Sadio Mané who was acquired this offseason from Liverpool.
Vfb Stuttgart has also drawn 2 straight and has proven to be a formidable foe. They have scored 4 goals and allowed 5 so far this season. They have had more expected goals than their opponent in 3 of the 5 matches.
F Silas Katompa is their main attacking option, but Stuttgart is led by a duo of talented midfielders as well. No player has more than 1 goal scored for the road side.
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Bayern Munich vs. Vfb Stuttgart odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 3:06 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Bayern Munich -600 (bet $600 to win $100) | Vfb Stuttgart +1300 (bet $100 to win $1,300) | Draw +750
- Over/Under: 4.5 (O: +130 | U: -165)
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Prediction
Bayern Munich 3, Vfb Stuttgart 0
Money line (ML)
PASS.
While I’d love to find some value to back Bayern, there just isn’t any. At -600, it’s not worth playing them to straight-up win.
I do like Bayern Munich to win with a clean sheet which we’ll talk about more below. The value on that is +120 and might be the best value bet in this match.
Over/Under (O/U)
LEAN ALTERNATE UNDER 3.5 (+140).
Bayern is coming off a midweek match, so it should be sluggish. At home, Bayern is 1-0-1 but has yet to top this total and has actually yet to even have more than 2 combined goals.
Their scoring hasn’t quite been the same this season outside of a 7-0 and 5-0 victory in league play.
They’ve only gone over this total in 2 of their last 6 matches. Also, in 5 of the 6 games in which expected goals have been recorded, Bayern has held their opponent to 1 or fewer.
Vfb doesn’t have a premier forward, so it should easily be held scoreless. They’ve been held without a goal in 2 of their last 3 as well. Vfb has had just 1 multi-goal game as well, so goals have not been plentiful for the road side.
They’ve scored in just 1 of 3 away matches which is where I see the value in the Bayern clean sheet.
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