Lazio vs Inter Milan Odds & Prediction – Serie A Round 8
- Third-placed Inter heads to sixth-placed Lazio on Saturday at 12:00 pm ET
- Reigning champion Inter is unbeaten while Lazio is in stuttering form
- See the odds and best bets for Lazio vs Inter Milan in Italy’s Serie A Round 8
Inter Milan hopes to extend its unbeaten record in Italy’s Serie A when it visits inconsistent Lazio on Saturday.
Reigning champions Inter have begun well under new boss Simone Inzaghi and the side is in third place after the international break.
Meanwhile, Lazio is in sixth place after just one win, two defeats and two draws in its last five league games.
Lazio vs Inter Milan Odds
| Matchup | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lazio vs Inter Milan | LAZ +0.5 (-135) | INT -0.5 (+120) | LAZ +235 | INT +240 | DRAW +120 | Un 2.5 (+120) | Ov 2.5 (-150) |
Odds as of October 15 at DraftKings
Inzaghi is returning to the Lazio outfit he managed for five years before replacing title-winning Antonio Conte at Inter before the start of this campaign.
He furthermore spent 11 years as a striker at the Roman club between 1999 and 2010.
Coach Inzaghi Starts Well at Inter
Although Inter was battling a financial crisis when Inzaghi took charge, he has made an impressive start on the pitch.
Therefore, the oddsmakers at DraftKings see them as the favorite for an away win at +120 at the Stadio Olimpico this weekend – with kick-off at 12:00 pm ET.
Lazio is priced at +235. Additionally, the draw is rated at +240.
However, with Inter leading the Serie A goal charts with an impressive 22 strikes in seven fixtures so far, a spread offer could be attractive here.
Inter has scored twice or more in every Serie A game so far
The DraftKings team further rates Inter at +360 to win by two goals or more (Spread -1.5) which looks like a good prospect.
Significantly, Inter has scored twice or more in every Serie A game so far – the first time it has ever managed this feat.
#LazioInter is also a duel between two amazing midfielders: #MilinkovicSavic🆚 @brozocrypto 🔍@OfficialSSLazio @Inter_en #SerieA💎#WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/YEH6ocgNi3
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) October 14, 2021
Another key point here is that Lazio has the worst defensive record in the top eight after conceding 12 times.
Indeed, it has so far failed to keep a clean sheet in league games.
Lazio vs Inter Milan Statistics
| 3 | Wins | 5 |
| 2 | Draws | 2 |
| 2 | Losses | 0 |
| 15 | Goals | 22 |
| 5 | Goals Against | 8 |
| 16 | Yellow Cards | 15 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Clean Sheets | 1 |
Certainly, Inter heads to the capital in a buoyant mood after recording five wins and two draws so far.
This confidence was helped by an uplifting comeback last time out. After falling behind at Sassuolo to a 22nd-minute penalty, Inzaghi’s men hit back to claim a 2-1 victory.
Dzeko and Martinez On Target in Comeback
Firstly, a goal from Edin Dzeko leveled things in the 58th minute.
Then, subsequently, Lautaro Martinez claimed all three points with a 78th-minute spot-kick.
In league terms, at least, Inter has coped well after the departure of last season’s leading scorer Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea. The team also lost full-back Achraf Hakimi to Paris Saint-Germain.
Conversely, Inter has not been so successful in its Champions League campaign.
Lazio’s new coach is the former Napoli, Chelsea and Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri.
It firstly lost 1-0 at home against Real Madrid. Following that, there was a 0-0 draw at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Lazio’s new coach, meanwhile, is the former Napoli, Chelsea and Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri.
Its Serie A campaign began well with a 3-1 win at Empoli followed by a 6-1 thrashing of Spezia at home.
However, it has stuttered since with only one win in the following five outings once it came up against more powerful opposition.
Sarri nevertheless earned some credit at the time with the club’s fiery supporters because that most recent win was a 3-2 defeat of bitter rivals Roma in the city’s highly intense derby.
Lazio Setback at Bologna
Even so, there afterwards came a depressing 3-0 defeat at Bologna in the team’s last league fixture.
There have also been mixed fortunes for Sarri’s side in the Europa League.
It firstly suffered a 1-0 defeat at Galatasaray. However, there was secondly a 2-0 win at home against Lokomotiv Moscow.
Simone Inzaghi said leaving Lazio after 22 years was "one of the most complicated decisions of my life."
Luis Alberto called him "a friend and father to all of us".
On Saturday, he returns to Rome as an opposing coach for the first time. #LazioInter https://t.co/AlDv8TXN0A
— Alasdair Mackenzie (@aksmackenzie) October 14, 2021
Despite the topsy-turvy form this season, Lazio is unbeaten its last 16 home matches in Serie A – winning 14 of them.
Its striker, Ciro Immobile, also jointly heads the goal-scoring charts, having scored six of the team’s 15 league strikes.
Inter has three wins and a draw on its travels.
However, it is Inter’s Bosnian veteran Edin Dzeko with whom he shares the lead – with teammate Martinez second with five goals.
Inter simultaneously has an excellent record on the road in the league this season with three wins and a draw on its travels.
The Milanese club was a 3-1 winner at home against Lazio last season following a 1-1 draw in Rome earlier in the season.
In conclusion, the straight moneyline odds on an Inter win are decent enough at +120.
But with the side scoring so freely, the bolder choice of the Spread at +360 looks like it could be more productive.
Pick: Inter Milan -1.5 (+360)
John Dillon is a leading member of the UK's sporting media, having spent three decades as a national newspaper soccer and sports writer, broadcaster and author. He has covered five World Cups, six European Championships and was Chief Sports Writer at the Daily Express for 14 years.
