Joe Casey
Show Bio
The Champions League continues on Wednesday with two more first-leg games in the round-of-16. EPL team Chelsea travels to Germany to take on Borussia Dortmund, while Benfica is in Belgium to play Club Brugge.
We’ve picked out our best bets for each of those matchups on Wednesday afternoon, but make sure you check out the rest of our soccer predictions which include Wednesday’s big EPL matchup between Arsenal and Manchester City. Odds shown are available at the time of publishing.
You can bet any of our Champions League soccer predictions at FanDuel Sportsbook, which has a great new-customer offer to take advantage of. If you sign up for FanDuel right now, you can get a No Sweat First Bet up to $1,000. Click here to join FanDuel right now.
Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea best bet: Borussia Dortmund ML (+145)
Chelsea has looked disjointed in recent weeks and faces a tough test in this Champions League round-of-16 matchup against a Dortmund team that has been rock-solid at home this season. BVB has lost just one of its 12 home games in all competitions, including ties with Manchester City and Bayern Munich. The German team has scored 26 times in those games and recorded 7 shutouts, which is more impressive when considering the high-scoring nature of the Bundesliga.
Dortmund really hit the ground running after the World Cup break and looks a much more cohesive proposition at the moment than the Blues. I’m taking the home team to win this first leg.
You can bet on our Borussia Dortmund pick at DraftKings Sportsbook, which has thousands of betting options available and a great new customer offer where you can bet $5 and get $150 in bonus bets if your team wins! Click here to sign up for DraftKings.
Club Brugge vs Benfica best bet: Benfica ML (-120)
Benfica has been one of the in-form teams in Europe this season and is fancied to win again when facing Brugge in this Champions League round-of-16 tie. The Portuguese league leaders are unbeaten in 10 Champions League games this season, including beating Juventus home and away and drawing with Paris Saint-Germain twice.
Belgian team Club Brugge has been in poor form, winning just 1 of its last 11 games in all competitions. Benfica should be too strong for the home underdogs and could record a comfortable success.
Need a new sportsbook? Check out SuperBook, which is the top-rated sportsbook in Vegas and has a great new customer offer where you can claim up to $1,000 as a sign-up bonus! Click here to join SuperBook.
Pickswise is the home of free Soccer predictions, with soccer picks from the Premier League, MLS, Champions League and the Europa League, all season long.
