Alex Hilton
The knockout phase of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League continues on Wednesday afternoon with 4 more games to look forward to. The action gets started at 12:45 pm ET with Club Brugge vs Atalanta, live on CBS Sports Golazo Network. That is followed by 3 matchups at 3:00 pm ET on Paramount+ with Feyenoord vs AC Milan, Monaco vs Benfica and Celtic vs Bayern Munich. Let’s dive into our expert Champions League best bets for Wednesday, while you can also find out our soccer predictions for more Champions League picks as well as our EPL best bets each week.
Celtic vs Bayern Munich best bet: Bayern ML & BTTS (+130)
These teams finished just 3 points apart in the league phase of the Champions League but Bayern Munich are huge favorites to make it to the Round of 16 and they should get up and running at Celtic Park. Bayern have won their last 4 games in all competitions, scoring 12 goals in the process, but registering just 1 shutout in their last 6 could give Celtic hope of finding the net in this game. The German giants also conceded 9 goals across their 4 Champions League road games.
Celtic have typically dominated in the Scottish league but a 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa highlighted their vulnerability against top-level opponents, although they have had some success in scoring and were blanked in just 2 of their 8 games so far in the Champions League.
Read our full Celtic vs Bayern Munich prediction
Club Brugge vs Atalanta best bet: Atalanta ML (+105)
On paper, this is the biggest mismatch in the first round of Champions League playoffs and thus Atalanta hold solid value at plus-money odds in our Champions League best bets. Club Brugge secured 24th place on goal difference despite losing 3-1 at Manchester City, while Atalanta finished 9th, a point outside of the top 8. Brugge had a solid campaign in the league phase, but they did suffer defeats to Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and City. The Belgian team conceded 3 goals in each of those losses and they meet an Atalanta team that crushed Verona 5-0 on the road at the weekend.
Atalanta have been at their best on their travels in Europe this season, taking 10 points from their 4 league phase road games. La Dea won at Shakhtar, Stuttgart and Young Boys, while they tied 2-2 at Barcelona in their final game. With 15 places between the teams in the Champions League standings, Atalanta hold great value claim a first-leg lead. The Europa League holders aren’t short on European experience and they have the cutting edge in the final third to defeat Brugge.
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