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Sporting CP (3 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses) welcome Arsenal (2-1-1) to Estadio Jose Alvalade Tuesday for the fifth of 8 matchdays in the UEFA Champions League. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s soccer odds around the Sporting CP vs. Arsenal odds, and make our best soccer bets, picks and predictions.
Arsenal sits fourth in the English Premier League and is coming off a 3-0 home win against Nottingham Forest Saturday. The Gunners’ last Champions League battle was a 1-0 road loss to Inter in which it had 0.7 more expected goals. They are led this season by F Bukayo Saka, who has 4 goals and a team-high 8 assists.
Sporting CP, which is first in the Primeira Liga, the top league in Portugal, is a perfect at home (5-0-0) and on the road (6-0-0), having soared through league play. F Viktor Gyokeres leads the charge, having netted 16 goals in 11 matches. Sporting beat Manchester City 4-1 at home in the Champions League on Nov. 5.
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Sporting CP vs. Arsenal odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of soccer odds. Lines last updated at 12:46 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Sporting CP +210 (bet $100 to win $210) | Arsenal +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Draw +250 (bet $100 to win $250)
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -130 | U: -105)
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Sporting CP vs. Arsenal picks and predictions
Prediction
Sporting CP 2, Arsenal 1
Moneyline (ML)
BET SPORTING CP (+210).
While it is easy to assume the EPL side is the preferred route, Arsenal hasn’t played as well as Sporting, and the home side has some quality home wins this season against tested opponents.
Sporting has a 4-1 win over Man City, a 2-0 win over Porto and a 2-0 win over Lille this season and is 11-0-0 in league play and 3-1-0 in Champions League play.
Arsenal hasn’t lived up to expectations over the last few weeks, having just a 1-1-2 record in November. It is 0-1-1 on the road throughout UEFA action, having not scored a single goal in either of those battles. Considering those trends, back SPORTING CP (+210).
Over/Under (O/U)
BET OVER 2.5 (-130).
Sporting has a quality offense and has scored at least 3 goals in 4 straight matches. Even in league play, its defense has struggled as well, allowing 3 goals through its last 2 Premier battles.
Arsenal has gone Over this total in 3 of its last 6 matches and has had at least 1.1 expected goals in 4 straight. The Gunners have the weapons to score and should be able to Tuesday. They have scored 2-plus goals in 10 of 19 competitions this season.
Take OVER 2.5 (-130).
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