Soccer Betting Podcast

Billi (@LockBetting on IG) breaks the Matchday 32 EPL slate. With eight games to go, City will be keen to put the pressure on leaders Arsenal but a nine-point gap at the start of this weekend means any slip up could be fatal. Arsenal host Bournemouth in Saturday's early kick-off, while City travel to Chelsea on Sunday night. If Arsenal win on Saturday, City will be 12 points behind the Gunners going into their game. 


Having both booked their place in the FA Cup semi-final last weekend, Sunday may not be the last time that Chelsea and Manchester City lock horns this season, as they could well meet again in the FA Cup final at Wembley. However, there is still plenty at stake for both in the Premier League, and City should be full of confidence, coming off wins against Arsenal and Liverpool.

Billi breaks down all of the Champions League Quarterfinals 1st Leg ties, including the renewal of the Real Madrid and Bayern Munich rivalry, and a rematch between PSG and Liverpool.

Manchester City dealt Liverpool’s hopes of laying their hands on silverware a hammer blow on Saturday as the Citizens thrashed Arne Slot’s side 4-0 to dump them out of the FA Cup. PSG knocked Liverpool out of this competition last season, and they could compound the Reds’ misery at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.The Champions League holders put eight past Chelsea over the two legs of their last-16 tie in March and have since extended their winning streak to four matches in all competitions.

AC Milan’s 1-0 win over rivals Inter last month kick-off a winless month in the league for the Nerazzurri, opening the door to a potential title race in the final stretch of the season.Ahead of this weekend’s action, Milan are six points shy of Inter, while defending champions Napoli are seven shy of top spot. With Inter facing a test against Roma on Sunday, both sides will be desperate to keep the pressure on the leaders with three points.Napoli have won four straight Serie A games, and they host a Milan side who have only lost once on their travels this season. The visitors have won away games against Inter and Como, and they’ve scored in draws at Roma and Atalanta.

Bayern Munich look home and hosed in the race for the Bundesliga title, but Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart, who occupy the next two spots, should serve up a treat when they meet as the league resumes after the international break on Saturday.

Billi breaks down all 4 of this weekend's FA Cup Quarterfinals, before closing out with a Lock. The game of the round sees Liverpool travel to Manchester City. Manchester City and Liverpool have spent much of the last decade battling it out for the Premier League title but they may have to watch on as Arsenal lift the crown this season.

Out of the Champions League and adrift in the Premier League, the FA Cup may be the only other opportunity that Manchester City get to add to the Carabao Cup, as they host a Liverpool outfit who are even further back in the top flight, after an extremely disappointing title defence. As a result, tomorrow's FA Cup quarter-final has much more significance than usual in what has been one of the defining rivalries in recent English football history.

Billi (@LockBettingSS) breaks down the final 4 World Cup qualifiers before closing out by looking at the friendlies between England and Japan, and USA and Portugal. 


The USA’s World Cup preparations took a hit last week, as they fell to a 5-2 defeat to Belgium. The 2026 co-hosts have arranged four big friendlies ahead of the tournament, and they face the second of those on Tuesday when they host Portugal. Portugal are likely to have too much for a US side who conceded 10 shots on target against Belgium. The Red Devils were good value for their victory and weren't flattered by the scoreline, which should be cause for alarm for Mauricio Pochettino’s side and any US fans who have inflated expectations for the summer.

This episode primarily focuses on a selection of tonight's European World Cup qualifiers, before moving on to some of the more glamorous friendlies that will be taking place across the next few days, including Brazil v France and USA v Belgium. The United States did not have to come through World Cup qualification due to being hosts but they have lined up a number of high-profile friendlies to warm up for the summer’s big tournament. With less than 3 months to go, the Americans finally have some momentum, after beating Uruguay 5-1, along with a pair of 2-1 wins over Australia and Paraguay.

In a game Igor Tudor described as like a "World Cup Final" for his players, Tottenham v Nottingham Forest on Sunday is the absolute epitome of a six-pointer. Despite their first-leg defeat making qualification almost impossible,  Tottenham players will have drawn a lot of confidence from their 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid in midweek - a victory that ended a run of eight winless games for Igor Tudor’s side - which followed on from their point against Liverpool last weekend. Tottenham come into this weekrnd just a point above both the relegation zone and Sunday’s opponents Nottingham Forest.

Michael Carrick has got Manchester United firing on all cylinders and on course for a place in next season’s Champions League, but his side may not have it all their own way when they travel to Bournemouth tonight. The Cherries’ own European hopes now appear slim, but they have proven to be a bit of a bogey team for the visitors in recent seasons-- with two wins and no defeats in the last five league meetings between these sides. They have also only lost 2 of their 15 home league games so far.

While 5 of the 8 ties looked heavily lopsided, Barcelona and Newcastle remains in the balance. It would've been "advantage Newcastle," if not for a 96th-minute penalty from Lamine Yamal, which kept Barcelona’s unbeaten streak intact at St James’ Park last week. Barcelona are now expected to get the win back in front of their own fans in this second-leg tie in Wednesday's early kickoff. Hansi Flick’s La Liga leaders have not failed to win a home game since the start of October, scoring a massive 50 goals in 15 successive wins since that defeat to PSG.