Borussia Dortmund (4 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws) welcomes Schalke 04 (1-2-3) to Westfalenstadion Saturday. Kickoff is set for 9:30 a.m. ET. Below, we preview Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Borussia Dortmund vs. Schalke 04 odds, and make our best Bundesliga bets, picks and predictions.
Borussia will enter their seventh Bundesliga match following a 2-1 loss to Manchester City in the Champions League. Dortmund is on a 2-game losing streak, dropping their last league match to RB Leipzig 3-0.
The painful part of their recent plays was that they were leading 1-0 late in the match on the EPL-winning Man City. Dortmund is led by M Marco Reus, who is the only player with 2 goals for the club.
Schalke 04 will enter this match with 3 road games already under their belt. They have a 0-1-2 record on the road and sit 12th in the Bundesliga. They’re led by 29-year-old F Marius Bülter, who has 3 goals on the season.
Schalke 04 has had more expected goals than their opponent in 3 straight matches. They haven’t been able to finish off matches. They’ll want to avoid that trend moving forward.
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Borussia Dortmund vs. Schalke 04 odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:15 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Borussia Dortmund -240 (bet $240 to win $100) | Schalke 04 +570 (bet $100 to win $570) | Draw +410
- Over/Under: 3.5 (O: +120 | U: -150)
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Prediction
Borussia Dortmund 3, Schalke 04 0
Money line (ML)
PASS.
I like Dortmund to win at home, and Schalke has had some difficult games against mid-tier sides this season.
However, at -240, there isn’t much value, and you could go ahead and back Dortmund by assuming they’ll heavily limit Schalke as they’ve had 3 clean sheets in 6 games this season.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET UNDER 3.5 (-150).
Dortmund’s defense has taken their play to the next level as of late.
As noted, they have had multiple clean sheets this season and have also managed to win several gritty matches, beating Hertha BSC 1-0 and Hoffenheim by the same score. At this total, they’ve be 2-4 O/U.
While Schalke’s defense leaves much to be desired so has its attack. It has multiple goals in just 2 league matches.
While its defense has been the problem, Schalke has also only allowed more than 2 expected goals just one time this season, so it could start to get some luck on its side defensively.
Dortmund has gone Under this total in 4 of 5 matches at home through all competitions while Schalke has gone Under it in its last 2 straight road matches.
It has been steamed up from -125, but I’ll take the UNDER 3.5 (-150) here.
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