Betting Odds Blog

What better way to cleanse the system of a bad couple days of the NBA (have I mentioned that I hate capping NBA games? Oh oops…did I say that out loud? I meant I’m a beast on the NBA. I can’t get enough Minny at Milwaukee -8.5 on a Friday, when you know half the rosters on both teams were out scamming on college girls the night before and it’s just a matter of who can play hungover and who can’t - my guess is Charlie Villanueva plays like a HOFer after railing coke off a stripper while guzzling gin hours before tip-off). Anyway, I clearly have some more cleansing to do. So, with that, let’s get as far from hoops as possible.

Inter Milan -1/2 goal vs. Liverpool (Champions League)

Pick: Inter. Liverpool has a two goal advantage on the aggregate, so they be more than happy to lose this game 1-0 or 2-1. Inter knows they’re probably done in the UCL, but they won’t want to go out with a home loss. I see Liverpool gunning for an early goal to put it completely out of  reach and then falling back on defense for the rest of the game. Inter will get their goal in the second half as they go all out on offense. The only problem with this game is that you’re going to have to sweat it out until the final minutes. Liverpool will be clearing the ball and milking the clock at every opportunity in the second half, taking precious time away from Inter’s attack. Also - with the Italian side completely abandoning their D in an desperate attempt at getting the second goal, Liverpool will have plenty of their own chances to score, should they feel the urge. But I don’t think they will. They’ll be content to play it safe and move on to the next round. It’s been a tough year for Liverpool in the EPL and they’re not going to want to do anything stupid in this game to blow their chances at a Champions League title.