On Wednesday, PSG (14 wins, 1 loss, 3 draws) will travel to Stade du Moustoir to take on Lorient (3-9-6). The match is scheduled to kickoff at 3 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the PSG vs. Lorient odds and lines, and make our best Ligue 1 bets, picks and predictions.
PSG was able to get back to its winning ways last time out following two Ligue 1 draws after losing F Neymar for up to eight weeks in late November.
PSG has scored 38 goals and given up 16 across 18 matches. Key D Sergio Ramos may be sidelined again as he returns to match fitness.
Lorient has struggled this season and is currently in 19th place. Les Merius have scored 14 goals and given up 30 through 18 games. Lorient will enter as a heavy underdog. 23-year-old F Armand Lauriente is the key player to watch Wednesday as he leads the team with 4 goals.
PSG vs. Lorient: Odds, picks and predictions
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:31 a.m. ET.
- Money line: PSG -220 (bet $220 to win $100) | Lorient +570 (bet $570 to win $100) | Draw +370
- Over/Under: 3.5 (O: +155 | U: -205)
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Prediction
PSG 3, Lorient 1
Money line (ML)
“LEAN” to PSG (-220). Even down a star forward and potentially without a key defender I still side with the far more talented side. This value is a perfect parlay amount as well.
PSG is on the road which helps bring value to their money line odds, but it’s 6-1-2 away from home and has two of the best forwards in the world which would wreak havoc on a susceptible backline — a backline that’s given up the fifth-most goals in Ligue 1.
With depth at all positions, I’d do with the side currently atop the table. However, I’d rather look to parlay and get a better bang for your buck than to take a whole -220.
PSG is 2-0-0 against the other two teams in the bottom three of the table and should win with relative ease.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET on the OVER 3.5 (+155) as the best value here. PSG has a dynamite attack and F Lionel Messi should be able to break down a poor defense.
Lorient has given up 2 or more goals in three of its last four league games and is coming off a disappointing 4-1 defeat to the hand of the 18th-place Metz.
Combine Lorient’s poor defense with PSG’s lethal attack and PSG’s lacking defense with Lorient’s reasonably capable attack, and you get a game that should feature many goals, especially if Ramos does sit.
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