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Sporting CP vs. Borussia Dortmund 11/24/21 UEFA Champions League Soccer Picks, Best Bets and Odds

Sporting CP vs. Borussia Dortmund
November 24, 2021 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Over 2.5 -138, Under 2.5 +110
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Sporting CP is hosting Borussia Dortmund at Jose Alvalade in round 5 of Group C of the UEFA Champions League. Sporting is in 2nd place right now thanks to two wins in a row in the Champions League, but they could still lose that spot. Borussia has the same number of points as Sporting, and they have an easier schedule for the rest of the group stage.

Sporting is in great form, they are on a 9-game winning streak, and they are the best defensive team in Portugal with only 4 conceded goals in 11 games. As far as the Champions League goes, Sporting has been excellent offensively with 9 scored goals, but their defense hasn’t been as good, and they have conceded 7 goals. Paulinho is the leading goalscorer for Sporting with 3 goals, while Goncalves, Coates, and Sarabia added 2 goals each. Sporting needs a win in this game because they are facing Ajax in the last round, on the road, and seeing how good their form is right now, Sporting should be the bigger favorite here, but I guess bookies don’t see it that way. Sporting is playing really well on both ends, they can be a very dangerous team against anyone, especially against a sloppy defensive team such as Borussia Dortmund.

Offensively, Borussia has done very little in the Champions League so far, and they have scored only 4 goals, while their defense wasn’t able to pick up the slack with 8 conceded goals. The biggest problem for Borussia right now is injuries, and Haaland is one of those injured players. Borussia will also be without Hummels in this game who conceded a red card in the previous game. In their last game against Stuttgart in Bundesliga, Borussia was a much better team with 64% of ball possession, 5 shots on goal, 2 corner kicks, 3 big chances created, and 88% of the correct passes. The first half of this game was goalless, but the second half made up for it. Borussia has scored twice in the second half, and they have deservedly won this game 2-1. The only way Borussia will be advancing to the next stage in the Champions League is if they win this game, and I think they are capable of it, but it will be hard, they will need solid defense, and they will need to score at least a couple of goals in my opinion.

Borussia Dortmund has always beaten Sporting in the past, however, Sporting is in scary good form right now, and they are playing at home. Both defenses were kinda shaky in the Champions League, but since both teams could use a win, I think they both attack from the start. I’m taking goals.

Goran Kucar's Free Pick: Both teams to score and over 2.5 -105

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Goran Kucar

I was born and raised in Croatia, and with that, I was raised with soccer all around me. I love playing soccer, watching soccer, and now I love writing and handicapping soccer at PickDawgz and SportsChatPlace.

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