2023 Bundesliga Matchday 1 Odds: Betting Preview for the Top Matches this Week

Mighty Bayern kicks off the 2023-2024 Bundesliga Season on Friday when Munich heads to Werder Bremen. Then on Saturday, Leverkusen throws down against Leipzig in the league’s top Matchday 1 game. Dortmund takes on Cologne on Saturday. On Sunday, Union Berlin battles Mainz.

Keep reading for betting analysis, Bundesliga betting odds, and free picks for the Matchday 1’s top matchups for the start of the season.

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German Bundesliga: Matchday 1 | Friday, August 18th – Sunday, August 20th, 2023

Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich

Odds: Werder Bremen +1.5 +114 vs Bayern Munich -1.5 -145
Friday, August 18 at 2:30 pm ET
wohninvest WESERSTADION, Bremen, Germany

Neither team heads to the pitch with momentum. Bayern, looking to score their twelfth straight Bundesliga title, lost 3-0 versus Leipzig in the German DFL-Supercup in their last.

Werder fell to Bundesliga 2 squad Viktoria Koln in a German DFB-Pokal match in their last. We don’t know how well Bayern will play this season. Thomas Tuchel should have Munich ready for another title run but we don’t know for sure. So taking the +1.5 +114 on the home squad makes sense.

Bundesliga Pick: Werder Bremen | Bet Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich Today
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Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig

Odds: Bayer Leverkusen +146 vs RB Leipzig +176
Saturday, August 19 at 9:30 am ET
BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany

Leverkusen versus Leipzig should be a fantastic match. Both teams are scorching heading into the Bundesliga’s best contest of Matchday 1.

Leipzig blasted Bayern in the DFB Super Cup. Leverkusen demolished Bundesliga 2 squad Teutonia Ottensen 8-0 in a DFB-Pokal match.

We can make a case for either team to win this. But Leipzig offers the slightly better payout. So RBL is the play.

Bundesliga Pick: RB Leipzig | Bet Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Today
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TSG Hoffenheim vs SC Freiburg

Odds: TSG Hoffenheim +127 vs SC Freiburg +206
Saturday, August 19 at 9:30 am ET
PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Germany

Both Hoffenheim and Freiburg won their first DFB-Pokal matches in impressive fashion. Hoffenheim beat VfB Lubeck 4-1. Freiburg dusted Oberachem 2-0.

Freiburg won the last head-to-head 2-1. But the match happened on Freiburg’s pitch. The home squad turns the tables in the rematch.

Bundesliga Pick: TSG Hoffenheim | Bet Hoffenheim vs SC Freiburg Today
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Borussia Dortmund vs FC Cologne

Odds: Borussia Dortmund -1.5 +103 vs FC Cologne +1.5 -131
Saturday, August 19 at 9:30 am ET
SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, Dortmund, Germany

In their first German DFB Pokal match, Cologne played well. Dortmund, though, showed they will challenge Bayern for the Bundesliga title this season.

Dortmund dominated Schott 6-1. Sebastien Haller scored 2, Julian Brandt, Marcel Sabitzer, Donyell Malen, and Youssoufa Moukoko each got a goal.

The home favorite won’t beat Cologne by 5 goals. But Dortmund should win by enough to cover the handicap.

Bundesliga Pick: Dortmund -1.5 | Bet Borussia Dortmund vs Cologne Today
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FC Union Berlin vs Mainz

Odds: FC Union Berlin +100 vs Mainz +285
Sunday, August 20 at 9:30 am ET
An der alten Försterei, Berlin, Germany

Union Berlin beat Astoria Walldorf 4-0 in their DFB Pokal match. Mainz got by Elversberg 1-0.

No doubt, UB should be ready to roll on Sunday. Union Berlin is the home squad. Berlin has also won 3 of the last 4 head-to-head matches with the fourth match ending in a draw. The home team gets the nod.

Bundesliga Pick: Union Berlin | Bet Union Berlin vs Mainz Today
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Eintracht Frankfurt vs. SV Darmstadt

Odds: Eintracht Frankfurt -1.5 +108 vs. SV Darmstadt 98 +1.5 -136
Sunday, August 20 at 11:30 am ET
Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany

The handicap odds makes Frankfurt an overlay. Frankfurt hosts SV Darmstadt, a Bundesliga 2 promoted squad, after blasting Locomotive Leipzig 7-0 on August 13.

Darmstadt lost to Homburg by a 3-0 score in their last on August 14. Frankfurt should blow by the handicap line with a 3 or 4 to 0 victory.

Bundesliga Pick: Eintracht Frankfurt | Bet Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Darmstadt 98 Today
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