Erling Haaland and Jonathan David are the targets of my Matchday 4 prop bets for Champions League action.
Pregame narrative: Any time I can get Haaland to score at plus money, I’ll take it without thinking twice. I also see value in backing the red-hot David to score for Lille against Juventus.
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Best bet: Haaland to score (+108)
Haaland has been the world’s best pure goalscorer for a few years now, and he just keeps getting better.
The 24-year-old Norwegian has 14 goals in 13 games across all competitions this season. He continues to make scoring in soccer look easy.
In his last UCL match, Haaland scored a brace against Sparta Prague and faces similar competition on Tuesday. Sporting CP are no walk in the park but the side is far from a European giant.
Manchester City ranks first in shots (17.7), goals (3.0) and completed passes (670.3) per game and the offence usually finishes on the boot of Haaland.
The one game he was held off the score sheet was against Inter Milan, who are among the favourites to win the tournament.
Sporting is just not up to the same level as Inter. I can picture Haaland doing what he does best and bagging a goal.
Key stat: Haaland has 44 goals in 43 career Champions League appearances.
Quick pick
David to score (+205): This is definitely the riskier play, but the Canadian is a goal-producing machine for his club.
David has 10 goals in 13 games across all competitions this season for Lille.
Juventus is a top club but if anyone is a threat to score against them, it’s David. He has five shots on target across his last two UCL matches, resulting in three goals.
The target man has scored in seven of his last nine games overall and I like his value even against Juventus.
Picks made at 2:14 p.m. on 11/04/2024.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.