Liverpool (3 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses) welcome Bayer Leverkusen (2-1-0) at Anfield on Tuesday for a UEFA Champions League battle. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+). Let’s analyze the football odds from BetMGM Sportsbook around the Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen oddsand do our best football betting, picks and predictions.

Liverpool, who currently sit top of the English Premier League, have beaten 10 of their last 11 opponents and are coming off a 2-1 home win over Brighton on Saturday. The Reds are unbeaten in the Champions League, with wins against Bologna, RB Leipzig and AC Milan. They have a goal differential of +5 in these 3 matches and are +13 in 10 EPL matches. Liverpool are managed by F Mohamed Salahwho has 7 goals in the league.

Bayer Leverkusen is in 4th place in the Bundesliga, Germany’s top league. Bayer’s games have featured a high number of goals as they average 2.22 per game and allow 1.67 per game, having scored 20 and allowed 15 in 9 Bundesliga matches. They are coming off a 0-0 draw against Stuttgart on Friday. Leverkusen has a +5 goal differential in 3 Champions League matches, after beating AC Milan and Feyenoord and drawing against Brest. It is led by F Victor Bonifacewho has 6 goals in 9 league matches.

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Liverpool vs. Bayer Leverkusen odds

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• Money line: Liverpool -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Bayer Leverkusen +340 (bet $100 to win $340) | Draw +300 (bet $100 to win $300)
• More/Less: 3.5 (O: +120 | U: -165)

Picks and predictions Liverpool vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Prediction

Liverpool 2, Bayer Leverkusen 1

Money line (ML)

LIVERPOOL BET (-140).

Liverpool average 1.90 goals per game in the EPL, but unlike Bayer, they have managed to keep their defense formidable, allowing just 0.6. He has been virtually unbeatable at home, having won 4 of 5 EPL matches and winning his only Champions League home match by multiple goals. He only allowed one goal in these 3 Champions League matches.

Leverkusen is 2-2-0 on the road, but their Bundesliga competition isn’t as competitive as a game against Liverpool. Bayer have drawn 3 of their last 4 matches in all competitions and drew 1-1 against Bayern Munich, a match that could look like this one. In this game, they had 1.3 fewer expected goals.

Expect Liverpool to take care of business at home, and at this price, feel free to support LIVERPOOL (-140).

More/Less (OR)

BET UNDER 3.5 (-165).

Neither team has really shown their offensive prowess on a consistent basis in the Champions League. Bayer have scored 6 goals and only allowed 1, but 4 of those goals came against Feyenoord in their first Champions League action. They also only had 1.7 expected goals, so they made the most of their attempts. Against Liverpool, it will be more difficult to do. Bayer even went below the 2.5 mark in 2 of these 3 matches.

Liverpool also went under 2.5 in 2 out of 3 and have one of the best defenses in the world. The Reds’ defense has been solid this season and has 7 clean sheets in 15 matches in all competitions, and they have only allowed more than a goal twice.

Expect the constant, low-scoring Champions League battles to continue and, despite their slightly costly value, return UNDER 3.5 (-165).

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