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Wednesday, November 3, 15:45 ET
As November begins, sports betting heats up with plenty of exciting sports and events for all sports fans. You can continue betting on NFL action week to week, and you can make your NFL predictions prior to kickoff Sunday for all the match-ups. Meanwhile, hockey is underway with games just about everyday, so keep up with all the winners and losers with NHL scores to stay informed. While those leagues are underway in North America, in Europe soccer leagues are in full swing, with the best football in the world on display.
The Champions League continues throughout Europe with group play in their second leg of the matchups, as teams try to make the top half of the tables to move on to the final 16. The top team in England, Chelsea, host Spartak Moscow in a battle of the top two teams in Group F. Not surprisingly, Chelsea sit at the top of the table in their tournament group with three victories over Moscow, Marseille, and MSK Zilina. In those games they have scored eight goals while allowing just one, and won two games on the road by a score of 6-1.
Away from the Champions League, the Blues sit atop the English Premier League standings with only one loss and one draw. Since a 1-0 road loss to Manchester City, they have won three and drawn one, continuing to rise up the table.
Meanwhile Spartak Moscow has a lone loss to Chelsea, and two wins over the other teams, scoring four goals and allowing two in that span. Unfortunately for Spartak, their loss to Chelsea was at hopme and now they take to the road, and they will be without some of their top players. Ari, who leads the team in the tourney with two goals, will be out for at least a couple weeks. As well, Parshivluk, has knee ligament damage and will be out for the rest of the year.
Still, a loss would not crush Spartak. They have six points to Marseille’s three, and Zilinia has yet to win or draw. As long as they don’t lose to either of the teams when they play them again, they will move on to the next round as the second spot in Group F. They simply look to stay competitive and keep up some momentum they have developed in the past weeks as they have won both their league games since their loss to Chelsea. Moreover, they are looking to once again qualify for another Champions League birth next season as they remain competitive this year.
Betting lines: Chelsea are the huge favourites and rightly so. This is as close as a lock as one can get in soccer. They are at home, they are healthy, they are playing well, and they are playing a team that is banged up and considerably less talented. Chelsea wins at home, and wins big.
