La Liga Matchday 35 Odds & Picks: Real Madrid’s Title to Lose
- It was far from pretty, but Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Bilbao last matchday has kept Los Blancos four points clear of rivals Barcelona with four matches to play.
- Zidane’s title frontrunners are -455 favorites at home against struggling Alaves (+1100) on Friday, while Barça are also massive favorites (-588) at home against all-but relegated Espanyol (+1350) on Wednesday
- Get all the odds and best matchups for Matchday 35 in Spain below
Sergio Ramos’ controversial penalty fired Real to a 1-0 win at Bilbao and retained the club’s four-point lead atop La Liga; if both contenders earn their expected wins at home against far-inferior opposition in Matchday 35, Barça’s title hopes will take a serious blow.
Elsewhere, Espanyol are all but confirmed to be in the Segunda Division next season; their underwhelming 0-1 home defeat against Leganes has left them 11 points from safety with just 12 possible points still on the table.
Matchday 35 kicks off on Tuesday when Valencia (-116) hosts Valladolid (+310) at 1:30 pm EST.
La Liga Matchday 35 Odds
Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Valencia | -0.5 (-116) | -116 | O 2, 2.5 (-101) |
Valladolid | +0.5 (-104) | +310 | U 2, 2.5 (-119) |
Draw | N/A | +230 | N/A |
Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
Celta Vigo | +0.5 (-119) | +265 | O 2 (+100) |
Atletico Madrid | -0.5 (-101) | -101 | U 2 (-120) |
Draw | N/A | +225 | N/A |
Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
Betis | -0.5 (+104) | +104 | O 2.5 (-109) |
Osasuna | +0.5 (-124) | +245 | U 2.5 (-111) |
Draw | N/A | +230 | N/A |
Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
Getafe | pk, -0.5 (+111) | +144 | O 2 (-119) |
Villareal | pk, +0.5 (-131) | +200 | U 2 (-101) |
Draw | N/A | +205 | N/A |
Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
Barcelona | -2 (-118) | -588 | O 3 (-119) |
Espanyol | +2 (-102) | +1350 | U 3 (-101) |
Draw | N/A | +580 | N/A |
Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
Mallorca | pk, -0.5 (-109) | +128 | O 2.5 (-110) |
Levante | pk, +0.5 (-111) | +215 | U 2.5 (-110) |
Draw | N/A | +220 | N/A |
Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
Eibar | pk, -0.5 (+100) | +149 | O 2, 2.5 (+108) |
Leganes | pk, +0.5 (-120) | +205 | U 2, 2.5 (-128) |
Draw | N/A | +196 | N/A |
Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
Ath. Bilbao | pk, +0.5 (-127) | +210 | O 2 (-112) |
Sevilla | pk, -0.5 (+107) | +143 | U 2 (-108) |
Draw | N/A | +198 | N/A |
Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
Real Sociedad | -0.5, 1 (-115) | -143 | O 2.5, 3 (+120) |
Granada | +0.5, 1 (-105) | +390 | U 2.5, 3 (-140) |
Draw | N/A | +260 | N/A |
Team | Spread | Moneyline Odds | Total |
Real Madrid | -2 (+107) | -455 | O 3, 3.5 (+109) |
Alaves | +2 (-127) | +1100 | U 3, 3.5 (-129) |
Draw | N/A | +500 | N/A |
All odds taken July 5
Pick 1: Betis vs. Osasuna
Another year, another disappointing finish for Real Betis (9-11-14); one win from seven matches since the COVID restart has left them closer to the relegation zone than the top half of the table.
Osasuna (11-12-11), on the flip side, will be thrilled if they can finish the season in their current 11th-place spot.
8 – Real Betis have received more red cards than any other side in LaLiga this season (8) and they are the only team with different players to be sent off twice in 2019/20: Zouhair Feddal and Nabil Fekir. Tension. pic.twitter.com/0bu46XXP6d
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) July 1, 2020
Further, Jagoba Arrasate’s squad has been solid on the road post-COVID: Beyond a 2-0 defeat at Valencia, Osasuna’s picked up two wins (2-0 @ Eibar, 1-0 @ Leganes) and a credible draw at Sociedad (1-1).
PICK: Osasuna +0.5 (-124)
Pick 2: Barcelona vs. Espanyol
It’s hardly been smooth sailing this season for Barcelona (22-7-5), and the season will ultimately go down as a disappointment barring a Champions League triumph in Lisbon come August, but this remains a supremely talented squad.
Espanyol (5-9-20) are firmly the worst team in La Liga, following the aforementioned loss to another likely-relegated team in Leganes on Sunday.
19 – Lionel Messi has provided 19 assists for @FCBarcelona in @LaLigaEN this season, his best ever return in a top-flight season. Impressive. pic.twitter.com/AxQOC7mDcy
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) July 5, 2020
The recent head-to-head history is relatively respectable — Espanyol has earned a draw in three of the last five meetings — but current form and the gulf in squad talent level this season may be too much for the second-biggest club in Barcelona to overcome.
PICK: Barcelona -2 (-118)
Pick 3: Real Madrid vs. Alaves
There really is not much more to do to side with Real Madrid (23-8-3) over Alaves (9-8-17) than look at recent form and head-to-head history.
Since Alaves earned promotion back to La Liga in 2016, their results away to Real are: 0-3 (Apr. 2017), 0-4 (Feb. 2018) and 0-3 (Feb. 2019); more recently, Asier Garitano’s team has lost five-straight games and six of seven since the COVID break.
While margins have been narrow for Real, with their last four wins coming by a single goal, Zidane’s men should be ultra-motivated by the chance to step closer to the league title — and fill the net against an out-of-sorts opponent.
PICK: O 3, 3.5 (+129)