Soccer Betting Podcast

Michael Carrick has got Manchester United firing on all cylinders and on course for a place in next season’s Champions League, but his side may not have it all their own way when they travel to Bournemouth tonight. The Cherries’ own European hopes now appear slim, but they have proven to be a bit of a bogey team for the visitors in recent seasons-- with two wins and no defeats in the last five lea...

While 5 of the 8 ties looked heavily lopsided, Barcelona and Newcastle remains in the balance. It would've been "advantage Newcastle," if not for a 96th-minute penalty from Lamine Yamal, which kept Barcelona’s unbeaten streak intact at St James’ Park last week. Barcelona are now expected to get the win back in front of their own fans in this second-leg tie in Wednesday's early kickoff. Hansi Flick...

Manchester United’s failure to progress in the cups and their lack of European football mean they’ve been stewing on their 2-1 defeat at Newcastle for 11 days. This is a clear rust vs rest situation, as Aston Villa were in France on Thursday night for their Europa League tie with Lille. The Villans were 1-0 winners in that first-leg, but that left them with little turnaround time for a key clash w...

Inter Milan lost the Milan Derby last weekend, however, they still have a 7 point lead at the top. Inter built that lead thanks to a run that has seen them win 17 of their last 20 Serie A games. They have also gone seven home games unbeaten and have lost just one of their last ten on home soil, which looks like a bad omen for an Atalanta side who shipped 6 to Bayern Munich in midweek.

Billi breaks down this weekend's Matchday 30 Premier League slate. Arsenal head into Gameweek 30 with a seven-point cushion at the top of the Premier League table, although title rivals Manchester City do have a game in hand over Mikel Arteta’s troops. Arsenal’s record in front of their own supporters is formidable and they have only lost once at home in 14 Premier League games. Only Manchester Ci...

The Champions League Round of 16 will see Real Madrid and Manchester City meet again in what is now the third-most common fixture in the history of the Champions League, and before it the European Cup. This is the fifth time in the last six seasons that the pair have met in the knockout stages of the Champions League, combined with a league phase meeting back in December. Pep Guardiola’s men won t...

The Derby della Madonnina headlines the weekend action in Serie A as Inter bid to extend their ten-point lead at the summit against fierce rivals Milan. Eight straight wins has allowed Inter to cruise clear in the title race and second-placed Milan know anything but a win would all but end their hopes of silverware.

Newcastle host Manchester City in the tie of the round. The Magpies received a welcome boost as they beat Manchester United in midweek, howwver, they have lost five of their last nine domestic fixtures, including a trip to the Etihad last month. 

The Red Devils came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday, extending their unbeaten streak to 11 league assignments, the first of which was a 1-0 win over Newcastle on Boxing Day. They have won six of their last seven outings, scoring 14 goals in the process and securing shock results against Arsenal and Manchester City in January.

Billi (@LockBettingSS) breaks down the EPL Matchday 29 slate. Premier League table-toppers Arsenal restored their five-point advantage over Manchester City with Sunday’s 2-1 derby defeat of Chelsea but with their title rivals having a game in hand and with an April trip to the Etihad to come, Mikel Arteta’s side cannot afford to let up. The Gunners slipped up twice last month, drawing with both Br...

Manchester United will look to maintain their challenge for the top five when Crystal Palace visit Old Trafford on Sunday. Michael Carrick’s men have not been able to maintain the high level of performance that they produced in the immediate aftermath of his appointment, drawing 1-1 with West Ham and scraping a 1-0 win at Everton on Monday. Neither performance was particularly good, but the Red De...

Roma host Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday in a crucial clash in the race for Champions League qualification. Fourth-placed Roma sit on 50 points, four clear of Juve in fifth, with both sides sharing an identical goal difference of +18 after 26 rounds. The Giallorossi boast Serie A’s best defensive record this term, conceding only 16 goals, and come into this on the back of a dominant 3-0...

Billi (@LockBettingSS) breaks down the Matchday 27 EPL slate. Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League table may have been cut to just two points by the time they take to the Emirates pitch on Sunday, as closest rivals Manchester City play Leeds on Saturday. Back-to-back draws with Brentford and doomed Wolves had led to the suggestion that Arsenal could be bottling it in the title tussle bu...

Real Madrid bring a 1-0 first-leg back to the Bernabeu for an eagerly anticipated return clash with Benfica in the Champions League Play-off round on Wednesday. The first match in Lisbon was marred by an incident of alleged racism toward Vinicius Junior and Uefa have provisionally suspended Gianluca Prestianni “without prejudice” for one game pending a thorough investigation. Los Blancos have not...

Billi addresses Jim Ratcliffe's recent "colonisation" comments, before moving onto to previewing tonight's trip to Everton. Manchester United’s winning run was stopped by West Ham last time out, but the Red Devils remain on the right path under interim coach Michael Carrick. The Red Devils have yet to lose since he stepped into the dugout to replace Ruben Antorim in January and four wins and a dra...

Billi (@LockBettingSS) breaks down the Matchday 27 EPL slate. Draws in Arsenal’s last two Premier League matches against Brentford and Wolves have left the door ajar for Manchester City to steam towards the title, and they look unlikely to reject the opportunity to narrow the gap to two points when they face Newcastle on Saturday night. Pep Guardiola’s side needed a late goal at Liverpool earlier...

Inter Milan are making a mockery of their +350 price to win the title at the start of the season. Inter are top of the league, having won 20 of their 25 games so far. They travel to Lecce side on Saturday, who are 18th with just five wins and 13 defeats this season. Inter are widely expected to extend their lead over Milan and Napoli, who play on Sunday. Napoli travel to Atalanta in the Serie A ga...

Benfica clinched their place in the Champions League playoffs in astonishing fashion last month with a 4-2 win over Real Madrid and another lively encounter can be expected when the pair meet in this rematch. Elsewhere, there’s a sense of history repeating itself for European champions PSG. They missed out on the top eight and landed a tie with a fellow Ligue 1 side in the first knockout round, ju...

Missing out on retaining their Serie A title on the final day of last season has only awoken the beast that is Inter Milan, and that is terrible news for the rest of the league, including their next opponents Juventus. The summer departure of influential manager Simone Inzaghi could have left the Nerazzurri in trouble but former defender Christian Chivu has expertly picked up the pieces and Inter...

Billi breaks down selected matches from this this weekend's FA Cup 4th Round action. An FA Cup fourth-round tie may offer a welcome distraction for Aston Villa and Newcastle who have been going through a tough time. They face off this evening in the tie of the round.

Manchester City overcame a huge hurdle in the Premier League title race on Sunday, clinching a last-gasp winner at Anfield to keep the league title race alive. League-leaders Arsenal hammered Sunderland on Saturday, to open a nine-point lead, so City desperately needed to respond with a win. The Citizens remain six points adrift in the battle for top spot, but they can cut that down to three point...

Michael Carrick has said that, "do it for Frank” is unlikely to form part of his team talk as United head to West Ham this evening. But perhaps it should- as no one should be embarrassed the club like this kid has, while professing to be a real United supporter. It is clear that when fan Frank Ilett vowed not to cut his hair until his team had won five games in a row, he did not expect to be appro...

Billi breaks down selected matches from this weekend's Serie A slate. Inter lead Serie A, having won 18 of their 23 games this season, and lead the league by 5 points. They travel to Sassuolo on Sunday, who are 11th in the table with eight wins, five draws and ten losses. Inter have won their last four Serie A away games without conceding, have won 17 of their last 20 league matches and have gone...

Billi breaks down the EPL Matchday 25 slate, while also offering up some very important advice for betting the NFL Super Bowl this weekend. Matchday 25 is headlined by Sunday's clash between Liverpool and Manchester City. Meetings between Liverpool and Manchester City at this stage of the season are usually decisive in the direction of which way the Premier League title will go but City are six po...

Manchester United have reeled off three straight Premier League wins against fierce rivals City, league leaders Arsenal and Fulham and look in a much happier headspace than Spurs, who are still being weakened by injuries. The Red Devils have lost only one of their last 11 home league games, winning seven times including against City, Chelsea and Newcastle.