Juventus and Sevilla meet in Juventus Stadium on Thursday in the 1st leg of the Europa League semifinal. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Juventus vs. Sevilla odds, and make our best Europa League soccer bets, picks and predictions.
Juventus (4 wins, 0 losses, 2 draws in Europa competition) knocked off Sporting CP in the quarterfinal round, winning 2-1 on aggregate. It took the 1st leg 1-0 with Federico Gatti netting the go-ahead goal in the 73rd minute. In the 2nd leg, Adrien Rabiot scored in the 9th minute before Juventus conceded a penalty kick in the 20th. Juventus has dominated the Europa thus far, scoring 9 goals and only conceding 2 with 4 of their 6 games resulting in a clean sheet on defense.
Sevilla (3-2-1) moved past Manchester United in the quarterfinal round by an aggregate score of 5-2. In the 1st leg, Sevilla went down 2-0 by the 21st minute after 2 goals by Marcel Sabitzer. It was brought back to life and drew the match with own goals by Man U in the 84th minute and the 90th +2. The 2nd leg was all Sevilla with 2 goals from Youssef En-Sesyri and 1 from Loïc Badé resulting in a 3-0 victory. Sevilla has scored 10 goals thus far and only conceded 5.
Juventas sits 2nd in Serie A, Italy’s top league, at 20-8-6. Sevilla sits 11th in La Liga, Spain’s top league, at 12-13-8, but is only 3 points out of 7th place with 5 matches remaining.
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Juventus vs. Sevilla odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Juventus -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Sevilla +400 (bet $100 to win $400) | Draw +250
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: +115 | U: -160)
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Juventus vs. Sevilla picks and predictions
Prediction
Juventus 2, Sevilla 1
Moneyline (ML)
LEAN JUVENTUS -135.
Juventus has not lost in Europa thus far and is 4-0-1 in its last 5 games. They have maintained possession 50.34% of the time on 85.34% passing. While they have played well on defense recently, with Sevilla coming off a big win against Man U it would not be unexpected for them to net a goal. Juventus has played cleaner throughout their previous games with only 9 offsides while Sevilla has 16 in the same span making the home team the rightfully favored team.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET OVER 2.5 (+115).
While both teams have displayed stellar defensive play, their offenses have performed even better with Juventus scoring 9 goals in 6 games and Sevilla scoring 10 in the same span. Sevilla has scored at least 2 goals in 4 of its 6 games while Juventus has scored in each of its 6 games.
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