Manchester City battles Inter in the UEFA Champions League Final Saturday. Kickoff from Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey is set for 3 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Man City vs. Inter odds, and make our best soccer bets, picks and predictions.
With a win Saturday, Man City would become only the 2nd English team to win the 3 biggest trophies in a season — the English Premier League, the Champions League and FA Cup. Man City ripped through the EPL, claiming the title a few weeks prior to the season’s ending, and It won the FA Cup 2-1 against Man U last weekend. To get to Saturday’s final, City beat Real Madrid a combined 5 to 1 in the semifinals. F Erling Haaland leads Man City with 36 goals in 35 EPL matches. Man City has just 1 loss since a 1-0 setback to Tottenham Feb. 5.
Inter finished 3rd in Serie A, the top league in Italy. It posted a 9-7-3 record (7 losses) on the road this season. Inter did win 11 of its last 12 games throughout all competitions, so it is also coming into this battle red hot as well. Inter took down AC Milan a combined 3 to 0 in the semifinals. F Lautaro Martínez leads the club with 21 goals in 38 matches in league play.
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Man City vs. Inter odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:31 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Man City -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | Inter +550 (bet $100 to win $550) | Draw +350
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -135 | U: +100)
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Man City vs. Inter picks and predictions
Prediction
Man City 1, Inter 1 (City wins in extra time)
Moneyline (ML)
SPRINKLE DRAW (+350).
City is the best team in the world, but away from home, it hasn’t necessarily played like it. City has actually drawn its last 5 Champions League road matches.
That’s a strong enough trend to take this match going to extra time. City has either had fewer expected goals or less than 0.5 more in all but 2 of those road matches as well, so it hasn’t necessarily been just getting unlucky.
Inter has drawn 3 of 6 road matches in Champions League competitions. Considering both trends, for a small unit, BACK DRAW (+350).
Over/Under (O/U)
BET UNDER 2.5 (+100).
Both of these teams thrive on the defensive end of the pitch. Inter gave up just 1.11 goals per game during Serie A competition while City allowed a mere 0.87 goals per EPL game. Inter had 5 clean sheets in its last 9 games throughout all competitions. It has a strong backline.
City has a thriving attack but hasn’t score more than 2 goals in a game for 4 straight matches. Defensively, it hasn’t allowed 2 goals in a game since Jan. 19 vs. Tottenham in a 4-2 victory.
Considering these trends for both teams, TAKE UNDER 2.5 (+100).
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