Wednesday's Soccer Picks, +1055 Parlay & Bet365 Champions League Odds
Champions League Betting Picks
- Both teams to score in Borussia Dortmund vs Shakhtar Donetsk (-134 Bet365)
- Benfica or tie double chance vs Juventus (-163 Bet365)
- Inter Milan to beat Monaco (-163 Bet365)
- PSG to beat Stuttgart (+175 Bet365)
The first-ever league phase of the Champions League concludes on Wednesday and there's plenty still to be decided
Only Liverpool and Barcelona have secured automatic qualification to the round of 16 via a top eight finish with the other six spots still up for grabs.
There are also still six paces available in the knockout phase for those sides finishing between ninth and 24th.
Entering Matchday 8, 2023 European Cup winner Manchester City are on the outside looking in at the knockout positions and must beat Club Brugge to have a hope of qualifying.
Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica are among the teams needing a victory to stay in the knockout positions.
All 18 matches in the final round of the league phase take place on Wednesday at 3pm ET and we've used the Bet365 Champions League odds to put together a four-game parlay that pays at +1055.
Champions League Betting Picks for Borussia Dortmund vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Borussia Dortmund would like to start 2025 over a woeful start of the year that's seen them lose four out of five games and part company with head coach Nuri Sahin.
The final straw for Sahin was the loss to Bologna in the last round of the Champions League. However, despite the defeat, the Germans could still make the top eight with a win over Shakhtar.
Betting sites make them favorites to get the three points, but it's very difficult to trust a Dortmund team that continues to shoot itself in the foot, throwing away a 2-0 lead in a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen at the weekend.
Shakhtar also have an outside chance of making the knockout stage, but would need a big win at Signal Iduna Park to be in contention.
The Ukrainians impressively beat Brest last time out in the Champions League and have now scored in their last four games in the competition.
Dortmund matches are rarely short on goals, thanks in part to a defensive injury crisis, and with both teams scoring in nine of BVB's last 10 games, this sets up as an entertaining encounter.
Champions League Pick 1: Both teams to score in Borussia Dortmund vs Shakhtar Donetsk (-134 Bet365)
Champions League Betting Picks for Inter Milan vs Monaco
Monaco gave their top eight hopes a big shot in the arm when beating Aston Villa last week and another victory might be good enough to take them through to the last 16.
Unfortunately, they'll need to get a result away to an Inter team that's won five out of six matches in the league phase, conceded only one goal in the competition so far and are unbeaten at home in the last 12 UCL games.
The Italians are as big as +1600 on some new betting sites to win the Champions League and may outperform those odds if they can replicate the form they've shown in the league games.
Monaco's win over Villa came out of the blue after a start to 2025 that had seen them fail to win any of their first four games in all competitions.
Life on the road has been tough for the Monegasques too, losing three of the last four, and they look overmatched here.
Inter give very little away, while Monaco tend to be a bit more open, and a home win to seal the Nerazzurri's place in the top eight looks on the cards.
Champions League Pick 2: Inter Milan to beat Monaco (-163 Bet365)
Champions League Betting Picks for Juventus vs Benfica
There are just two points separating these experienced European campaigners, but while Juventus are guaranteed to go through to the knockout phase, Benfica need a result to make sure of qualification.
The Portuguese were on the wrong end of a mad-cap 5-4 scoreline against Barcelona last week and then lost again at the weekend to little-known Casa Pia.
That doesn't mean they should be counted out from getting a result at Juventus though, and soccer betting sites are cautious about the Italian's chances of victory after a run of one win in seven matches in all competitions.
They were held to a 0-0 draw by Club Brugge in the last round of UCL games and have failed to win eight of their 15 home games across all competitions.
Draws have been a specialty for Thiago Motta's side and a chance is taken on them failing to beat Benfica, who are undefeated in the last four European clash with Juve.
Champions League Pick 3: Benfica or tie double chance vs Juventus (-163 Bet365)
Champions League Betting Picks for Stuttgart vs PSG
The MHP Arena plays host to a potential lose-and-go-out encounter between Stuttgart and Paris Saint-Germain, who each sit precariously in the top 24 on 10 points.
Both teams have won their last two UCL games to stay in the hunt for qualification but defeat for either team here could see them fall out of the knockout spots, depending on results elsewhere.
Stuttgart sit precariously in 24th and the stats don't make good reading for the Bundesliga team entering this crunch fixture. They have won one of their last 10 European home games and warmed up for this crunch match with defeat to Mainz in the Bundesliga last weekend.
PSG also failed to win at the weekend, being held by Reims, but it was still a surprise to see them at +175 for the win on some betting apps, including bet365, after the quality of their victory over Manchester City in the Champions League on Matchday 7.
The Parisians stormed back from 2-0 down to win 4-2 and the margin of victory could have been even wider.
Luis Enrique's side are a young, developing team, one that's statistically had the hardest set of league-phase fixtures of any team, including trips to Bayern Munich and Arsenal, and visits from City and Atletico Madrid.
They've only won one of those games, but Wednesday's match is a golden opportunity for PSG to put a tough start to this season's UCL behind them and more on to the knockout stage.
Champions League Pick 4: PSG to beat Stuttgart (+175 Bet365)
