La Liga Matchday 25 Odds & Picks: Can Getafe Keep Rolling?
- Spain’s La Liga returns to the pitch Friday, as Real Betis (-196) host Mallorca (+560) at the Estadio Benito Villamarin in Seville
- Fresh off a serious transfer controversy, Barcelona (-476) are overwhelming favorites to wipe the floor with struggling Eibar (+1100) at home
- Get all the odds and best matchups for Matchday 25 in Spain below
Spains’s Matchday 25 kicks off this afternoon with Betis hosting Mallorca, followed by nine more matches over the weekend. We take a look at three of the best bets to make in Spain this weekend below.
La Liga Matchday 25 Odds
| Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betis | -1 (-119) | -196 | O 2.5, 3 (-107) |
| Mallorca | +1 (-101) | +560 | U 2.5, 3 (-113) |
| Draw | N/A | +340 | N/A |
| Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
| Celta Vigo | -0.5 (-116) | -116 | O 2, 2.5 (+115) |
| Leganes | +0.5 (-104) | +310 | U 2, 2.5 (-135) |
| Draw | N/A | +235 | N/A |
| Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
| Barcelona | -1.5, 2 (-133) | -476 | O 3.5 (+106) |
| Eibar | +1.5, 2 (+113) | +1100 | U 3.5 (-126) |
| Draw | N/A | +540 | N/A |
| Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
| Real Sociedad | -0.5 (-141) | -141 | O 2.5, 3 (-109) |
| Valencia | +0.5 (+121) | +340 | U 2.5, 3 (-111) |
| Draw | N/A | +280 | N/A |
| Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
| Levante | +1 (+117) | +540 | O 3, 3.5 (-109) |
| Real Madrid | -1 (-137) | -222 | U 3, 3.5 (-111) |
| Draw | N/A | +340 | N/A |
| Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
| Osasuna | -0.5 (-111) | -111 | O 2, 2.5 (+102) |
| Granada | +0.5 (-109) | +275 | U 2, 2.5 (-122) |
| Draw | N/A | +235 | N/A |
| Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
| Alaves | pk (-102) | +189 | O 2 (+112) |
| Ath. Bilbao | pk (-118) | +168 | U 2 (-132) |
| Draw | N/A | +184 | N/A |
| Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
| Valladolid | pk, -0.5 (+119) | +161 | O 2 (-102) |
| Espanyol | pk, +0.5 (-139) | +194 | U 2 (-118) |
| Draw | N/A | +188 | N/A |
| Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
| Getafe | pk (-150) | +136 | O 2, 2.5 (+120) |
| Sevilla | pk (+130) | +215 | U 2, 2.5 (-140) |
| Draw | N/A | +205 | N/A |
| Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
| Atletico Madrid | -0.5, 1 (-116) | -147 | O 2, 2.5 (-122) |
| Villareal | +0.5, 1 (-104) | +370 | U 2, 2.5 (+102) |
| Draw | N/A | +280 | N/A |
All odds taken Feb. 20
Pick 1: Real Betis vs. Mallorca
Is the 12th vs. 18th matchup not doing it for you?
It should: Betis (7-8-9) have won three of their last four home matches against fairly stout opposition (Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao and Valencia) and Mallorca are woeful away from home.
Vicente Moreno’s Mallorca are the worst road team in La Liga’s history to-date (0-1-10), with just 7 GF and 26 GA; in their last three outings, they’ve conceded seven times.
Betis — while not in the best of league form at the moment — have had each of their last four contests at the Benito Villamarin hit the “Over”.
Pick: O 2.5, 3 (-107)
Pick 2: Levante vs. Real Madrid
A slip-up at home last weekend against Vigo (2-2) has slimmed Real Madrid’s lead atop the table to just a single point, and Zinedine Zidane’s Blancos (15-8-1) know they will need a result at Levante (9-2-13) this week to retain their lead.
Saturday’s hosts have been poor in recent weeks, leaking goals en route to four defeats in their last five games, while Real Madrid’s draw last week snapped a five-game league winning streak for the league leaders.
Real have been filling the net and Levante have been allowing nearly two goals per game over their last five.
Pick: O 3, 3.5 (-109)
Pick 3: Getafe vs. Sevilla
Tricky, tricky, tricky.
Getafe (12-6-6) and Sevilla (11-7-6) have taken very different paths to a virtually identical place in the league table — all while making decent strides in Europe.
It’s been a whirlwind of wins for Getafe, who sit a club-record third place in La Liga at this juncture and have picked up victories against Bilbao, Valencia and Dutch giants Ajax in the span of three weeks.
Sevilla have been on a bumpier ride under Julen Lopetegui, but remain in the top five a trio of underwhelming results against bottom-half Alaves (1-1), Celta Vigo (1-2) and Espanyol (2-2) in the same timeframe.
Pick: Getafe (+136)
Carlos Verde is a sports media professional, with writing featured in a number of outlets, including the Epoch Times, Ottawa Life Magazine and Where is Football. He also served as a broadcast commentator for the United Soccer League's Ottawa Fury FC.
