{"id":338887,"date":"2025-04-08T14:31:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=338887"},"modified":"2025-04-08T14:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:52:07","slug":"champions-league-prop-picks-april-9-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/champions-league-prop-picks-april-9-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League quarterfinal prop picks: Back Robert Lewandowski and fade Goncalo Ramos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve got one prop pick from both of Wednesday&#8217;s Champions League quarterfinal games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Barcelona&#8217;s Robert Lewandowski is one of the game&#8217;s greatest strikers, and PSG&#8217;s Goncalo Ramos is hoping to be next up. I&#8217;m betting Lewandowski to score against Borussia Dortmund and am fading Ramos against Aston Villa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the best Champions League prop picks for the games on April 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Champions League prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/football\/england\/premier_league\">Champions League betting markets<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Lewandowski to score (-108)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:112285\">Embed: #112285<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewandowski became a superstar at Borussia Dortmund, and then tormented them for years as a member of Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, he faces his old club yet again with Barcelona and is ready to inflict more pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 36-year-old striker is still scoring at an elite rate across all competitions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>25 goals in 29 La Liga games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9 goals in 10 Champions League games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 goals in 4 Copa del Rey games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewandowski ranks in the 99th percentile for non-penalty xG per 90 (0.70), according to FBRef. That is compared against his positional peers in the Big 5 Leagues, UCL and over the last year. Erling Haaland (0.70) also sits in the 99th percentile, for reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no reason to believe he&#8217;ll slow down against BVB, which is conceding 1.53 goals per game in the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Lewandowski has 27 goals in 27 matches against Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ramos under 1.5 SOT (-148):<\/strong> Ramos will need a decade-plus of elite productivity to reach Lewandowski&#8217;s level \u2013 but the 23-year-old has turned heads this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramos has 14 goals in 30 games (13 starts) for PSG. The Portuguese national has been one of the most productive players on a 90-minute basis in this tournament, per FotMob:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1.16 xG per 90 (first)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.48 goals per 90 (second)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.5 shots on target per 90 (second)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4.5 shots per 90 (eighth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So why am I fading him? Well, Ramos isn&#8217;t expected to start as Luis Enrique prefers to use Ousman Dembele as a false nine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>If Ramos doesn&#8217;t see the pitch, this bet will void. If he does play, it will be in limited minutes, and clearing this wager will be a tall order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has only cleared this line in two of 17 games where he hasn&#8217;t started.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Champions League prop picks made at 1:40 p.m. on 04\/08\/25.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got one prop pick from both of Wednesday&#8217;s Champions League quarterfinal games. The pregame narrative: Barcelona&#8217;s Robert Lewandowski is one of the game&#8217;s greatest strikers, and PSG&#8217;s Goncalo Ramos is hoping to be next up. I&#8217;m betting Lewandowski to score against Borussia Dortmund and am fading Ramos against Aston Villa. 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