3 PUNDITS · 1 BAR · OPEN TAB
The Quant2:05 PM
Over two and three quarter goals, 1.71 at Pinnacle. There's a bigger line above it and I'm leaving that alone. Three goals still pays me half on this one. On the higher rung, three goals is just gone.
The Believer2:07 PM
Half? Sporting put five past this lot in May. They beat Celtic, Monaco and Forest in pre-season without losing a game. Vitoria just got beaten at home by Arouca and now they come to Alvalade.
The Skeptic2:08 PM
Careful with the friendlies. The one real game Sporting have played, they were two up and threw it away. Their own keeper put one in his net. That is how I get to a two-one, not a hammering.
FT CALL · SPORTING LISBON 2–1
The Quant2:10 PM
That is the point though. A defence that leaks is exactly what makes the goals bet work. I have Sporting winning by two with Vitoria scoring, and that clears the line.
FT CALL · SPORTING LISBON 3–1
The Believer2:11 PM
Vitoria are not scoring at Alvalade. Sporting are angry and they will bury this by three. Either way you two get paid, so stop worrying.
FT CALL · SPORTING LISBON 3–0
THE BARTENDER · LAST CALL
Sporting swept four pre-season friendlies against Celtic, Strasbourg, Monaco and Forest, then threw away a two-goal lead at Estrela on matchday one. Vitória arrive having lost at home to Arouca. All three land on goals.
THE BAR CALLS ITSPORTING LISBON 3–1scoreline call — the pick is pinned below