Real Madrid (6 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws) welcomes Osasuna (4-2-0) to Santiago Bernabéu Sunday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET. Below, we preview Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Real Madrid vs. Osasuna odds, and make our best La Liga bets, picks and predictions.
Real Madrid is 1 of 2 unbeaten teams remaining, and they’re the only team in the league without even a draw. Real has scored 17 and allowed 6. Their +11-goal differential isn’t the best in La Liga.
That title is held by Barcelona, which is +17 through 6. Madrid is led by star F Karim Benzema, who had the most goals in La Liga last season. He has 3 this season. F Vinicius Júnior has a team-high 4 goals.
As for Osasuna, they have thrived at home, winning 3 of 4. However, they are just 1-1-0 on the road. They beat Almería 1-0 in their last road match. Their other road match was a 1-0 loss to Betis.
Argentinian F Ezequiel Ávila is the team’s leading scorer, having tallied 3 goals in the 6 league matches. Osasuna has 4 wins and 2 losses despite having scored only 7 goals, allowing 5.
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Real Madrid vs. Osasuna odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Real Madrid -320 (bet $320 to win $100) | Osasuna +800 (bet $100 to win $800) | Draw +460
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -165 | U: +133)
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Prediction
Real Madrid 2, Osasuna 0
Money line (ML)
PASS.
There’s no reason to bet against Real Madrid. They have the speed on the wings and the finishing up top. However, at -320 and taking on a club in the top half of the league, they aren’t worth the drastic juice.
Similarly, Osasuna is unlikely to get on the board against an experienced Real defense and a relatively weak offense, so I wouldn’t back them to even get this one to a draw either.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET UNDER 2.5 (+133).
If there’s one thing Osasuna has been good at this season, it’s defending. With Benzema out with knee problems, it should be a far easier task. He had 27 of the team’s 80 goals last season.
Osasuna has allowed just 5 goals this season, and through 2 road matches, they’ve allowed just 0.7 expected goals. They’ve allowed multiple goals in just 1 of 6 matches this season.
Given Osasuna also doesn’t have a great attack, it should be an easy match for star GK Thibaut Courtois. In May, FourFourTwo ranked him the 2nd-best goalkeeper in the world.
Real has given up just 6 goals this season – so a goal per game. They’ve allowed just 1 goal in 2 home matches and have gone under this total in 1 of 2 home matches as well.
Ultimately, for the value, UNDER 2.5 (+133) is the best value in the match.
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