Paris Saint-Germain hosts Stade Brest on Saturday and Lille travels to Marseille on Sunday in a couple of this weekend’s top Ligue 1 matches. Also this weekend, Monaco hosts tough Clermont Foot and Lyon travels to Estac Troyes. See below for Ligue 1 odds, analysis, and free picks for 6 of this weekend’s most intriguing Ligue 1 games.
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RC Lens +118 vs AS Saint-Etienne +215
- When: Saturday, Jan. 15
Saint-Etienne is up against it in this. The home team is in decent enough form, but Lens has played great in their last few matches.
Lens has won 3-of-5 and 2 straight. One of the victories was via penalties in a 2-2 Coupe de France match versus Lille. Nantes beat Etienne while the 4-1 Coupe victory over Jura Sud Foot doesn’t impress much. Lens is the play.
Soccer Pick: Lens
Stade Brest 29 +1 ½ +130 vs Paris Saint-Germain -1 ½ -169
- When: Saturday, Jan. 15
Paris Saint-Germain has won 3-of-5 with a couple of draws. PSG drew 1-1 with Lorient and Lyon in 2 of their last 3 matches.
Nice dominated Brest 3-0 in the road team’s last. That was a bad performance. But in the matches before, Brest played well, drawing 1-1 with Troyes and beating Bordeaux 3-0. Brest can hang enough for a handicap win.
Soccer Pick: Brest
Clermont Foot 63 +480 vs AS Monaco -212
- When: Sunday, Jan. 16
Monaco is in much better form. The home favorite shows a draw and 3 wins in their last 4. Clermont fell to Bastia in a Coupe de France match on Jan. 2
In their last, Clermont Foot drew 0-0 with Stade de Reims. Monaco beat Clermont 3-1 in the last head-to-head. There’s a good chance this ends in a similar score. But before dumping on Monaco it’s important to notice that the home fave drew in their last. That could be a sign their form is about to deteriorate. If that’s the case, Clermont can pull off the big time upset victory.
Soccer Pick: Clermont Foot
Montpellier HSC +290 vs Strasbourg Alsace -117
- When: Sunday, Jan. 16
Montpellier has the upper hand in this. Strasbourg Alsace is a lukewarm chalk for a reason.
The home team shows 3 wins and a couple of losses in their last 5. One of the losses was a Coupe match versus Montpellier. The road dog has won 5 straight. Alsace can win. It’s impossible not to grab the overlay odds on the road team, though.
Soccer Pick: Montpellier
Olympique Lyon -123 vs Estac Troyes +290
- When: Sunday, Jan. 16
Lyon is in better form, but they’ve drawn in 5 straight. Estac Troyes has lost 3 with a draw and a win.
Can Lyon break through with a victory? The road favorite should. In the last head-to-head, Lyon dusted Troyes 3-1. The odds on the road team are more than fair.
Soccer Pick: Olympique Lyon
Lille OSC +195 vs Olympique Marseille +131
- When: Sunday, Jan. 16
Don’t be fooled by Lille’s loss to Lens. Yes, Lens upset Lille, but the match was a Coupe de France contest that ended in penalty kicks.
In the last 2 head-to-head matches versus Marseille, Lille has dominated. The road dog won both by 2-0 scores. Lille should grab a win here even though this is a road match, which means the +195 is tremendous value.
Soccer Pick: Lille OSC
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