On Wednesday, Club Brugge (1 win, 1 loss, 1 draw) will travel to take on Manchester City (2-1-0). The match will kick off at 4 p.m. ET, and will be held at Etihad Stadium. Below, we preview the Manchester City vs. Club Brugge odds and lines, and make our best Champions League bets, picks and predictions.
Despite having lost to PSG earlier in Group A action, Manchester City has taken care of business in a dominating way against the group’s other clubs. They defeated RB Leipzig 6-3 and took down Club Brugge 5-1.
With the best midfield in the world led by M Jack Grealish and M Kevin de Bruyne, Man City aren’t only among the best teams in Group A, but they’re also a top-five club in the English Premier League.
They’ll again draw Club Brugge, one of the best teams in Belgium’s top league.
Brugge took down Leipzig and impressively drew PSG. Brugge is currently the No. 2 team in the Belgian Pro League. They’ll be without D Éder Balanta on Wednesday.
20-year-old F Charles De Ketelaere and 22-year-old M Noa Lang, a duo that respectively have 7 and 9 combined goals and assists, lead Brugge into this competitive battle with one of the world’s best clubs.
Manchester City vs. Club Brugge: Odds, picks and predictions
Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:00 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Manchester City -1000 (bet $1000 to win $100) | Club Brugge +2500 (bet $100 to win $2500) | Draw +900
- Over/Under: 3.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
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Prediction
Manchester City 3, Club Brugge 1
Money line (ML)
PASS on the money line.
While I don’t hate the BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE at +115, I’d much rather have that as Brugge has scored in every UCL game so far this campaign. It’s at least something to consider as this money line is one to stay far away from.
That said, given that Brugge is competitive and did draw PSG, I’d stay away from either the Man City money line or the draw, the value respectively just isn’t there.
I’d never bet a -1000, and at the same time, I wouldn’t back a +900 draw as City is one of the best clubs in the world.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET on the OVER 3.5 (-135) as Man City has been running throw lower-level UCL clubs. They put up 6 on RB Leipzig and 5 on Club Brugge in Round 1.
While they’ve struggled in the EPL, Man City did have back-to-back games of 5 and 4 against Brugge and Brighton. Having struggled over their last two, this should be a match that Man City regains its confidence.
With F Phil Foden and F Raheem Sterling both looking to solidify their role in the starting XI, Man City should be looking to feed their stars and keep the depleted Brugge backline busy.
Brugge also allows over a goal per game and nears two per game on the offensive end. They should be able to help the total by getting one of the board.
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