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00:00Let's try and take a look at the slate today and see if you have any leans or strong opinions here, Kyle, in a couple of matches set to go off here.
00:06We've got Barcelona taking on Borussia Dortmund.
00:10Let's break this one down.
00:11And I know Barcelona certainly has an opportunity here as a home favorite at plus 330.
00:18Is that the lean for you here?
00:20Because certainly that would be the way that I think most lines are trending.
00:24Yeah, so both of these games today are a huge favorite against a massive underdog.
00:30One of them, this one, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund, I'm with the favorite.
00:35I really just think, you know, Borussia Dortmund have been a thorn in a lot of European team sides over the course of the last couple of years in European play, regardless of how they're playing domestically in the league.
00:47This year, though, I just don't see it happening.
00:49They're eighth in the Bundesliga, which is really, really poor compared to their expectations.
00:54And it's just not clicking for them.
00:55They, you know, they've had a couple of managers.
00:57They fired Nuri Sahin earlier this year, and it's just been a roller coaster for them.
01:02They're still here in the Champions League, mostly thanks to a soft draw.
01:05And I would just play.
01:07I think there's a better chance of Barcelona blowing the doors off Borussia Dortmund here than there is a chance of an upset.
01:13So I'm playing any kind of over or spread on Barcelona here that can get you some good odds.
01:18I think you can get minus one and a half goal spread here for Barcelona to have a multi-goal win.
01:24For about minus 150.
01:26Now, the other game, I will say, will go the opposite direction.
01:29I think PSG and Aston Villa, there is a good shot here for Aston Villa to spring an upset.
01:35PSG is by far the better team, and they're in better form.
01:39But at plus 500 for Aston Villa here in this first leg, you can even get double chance.
01:45So Aston Villa draw or win at around two to one odds.
01:50I love that because you've got Unai Emery, their manager, is extremely experienced and successful in Europe.
01:56He's won the Europa League a number of times with Sevilla.
01:59And you've got Emi Martinez in goal for Aston Villa, who's the Argentina goalkeeper.
02:04Really, really big game player.
02:07And PSG's problem is that they create a ton of chances but cannot score.
02:13It got them in real trouble early in the league phase.
02:15They had to really come back up the table because they struggled to produce results, even though they overwhelmed the opponent.
02:22And when you're going up against an experienced manager like Emery and a really good goalkeeper like Emi Martinez,
02:27I think there could be some chance for an upset here.
02:30I think there's a lot of value on Aston Villa.