The difference between making it to the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds and being sent to the UEFA Europa League as a third-place finisher in your group is tens of millions of dollars, so intensity figures to be high in Group F on Wednesday when Atalanta hosts Villarreal. The latter is currently second in the table with seven points, while Atalanta is third with six points. Atalanta needs a win to qualify for the Round of 16, while Villarreal can get in with a win or draw, so there will be plenty of excitement with so much hanging in the balance. You can stream all the action on Paramount+.
Villarreal vs. Atalanta will kick off at 3 p.m. ET from Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy. Atalanta is the -130 favorite (risk $130 to win $100) in the latest Atalanta vs. Villarreal odds at Caesars Sportsbook. Villarreal is the +330 underdog, a draw is listed at +290, and the over-under for total goals is 2.5. Wednesday’s match will be streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.
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How to watch Atalanta vs. Villarreal
- Date: Wednesday, December 8
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Streaming: Paramount+
UEFA Champions League picks for Villarreal vs. Atalanta
Before you tune in to Tuesday’s match, you need to see the Atalanta vs. Villarreal picks from SportsLine’s proprietary European soccer model. Created by two Norwegians — professional poker player and sports bettor Jonas Gjelstad, and economics and engineering expert Marius Norheim — the model analyzes worldwide betting data and exploits market inefficiencies, helping its followers cash in. Since coming to SportsLine last year, the algorithm is up over $8,500.
For Villarreal vs. Atalanta, the model says Atalanta gets the win at -130 on the 90-minute money line and punches its ticket into the Champions League knockout round. After finishing third in Serie A to earn a Champions League berth last season, Atalanta currently sits fourth in Italy’s top league and is riding high after sandwiching away wins against Juventus and Napoli around a home win over Venezia in an eight-day span.
When we last saw the Italian club in Champions League play, it surrendered an early 2-1 lead against Young Boys by conceding twice in a four-minute span, but was able to salvage a point with an 88th-minute goal by Luis Muriel for a 3-3 draw. It was the second UCL match in a row in which Atalanta surrendered a late lead and only managed a point, but it’s still in a position where it can win and get in.
Duvan Zupata has seven goals and three assists in his last eight matches for Atalanta and had an assist in the reverse fixture against Villarreal. The 30-year-old Colombian striker has carved out a role for himself as one of the best strikers in Italy . His presence is a big reason the model is predicting a 2-1 win for Atalanta.
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