UEFA Champions League betting - Manchester United vs Besiktas

Manchester United host Besiktas tonight in the UEFA Champions League having effectively qualified for the next stage of the competition and on a high after their 3-0 demolition of Everton on Saturday. The Red Devils have been inconsistent of late, with three wins, two defeats and one draw in their last six matches in all competitions. Besiktas have been red hot domestically, winning their last six in a row and keeping clean sheets in four, but have not won in Europe this season.

The hosts are heavy favourites for the game at 2/5 (bet $50 to win $20 profit), leaving Besiktas as big underdogs at 10/1.Last time the sides met United came out on top 1-0 in Turkey. The draw is priced at 7/2, but the sides combined have only recorded three draws in their previous twenty games in all competitions.

The bookmakers have made 1-0 and 2-0 to Manchester United the most likely scores tonight, both priced at 6/1. Next is 1-1 at 8/1 and the hosts did draw their most recent home Champions League fixture. A goalless draw is 12/1 and a shock 1-0 win for the visitors is 22/1.

England superstar Wayne Rooney is favourite to open the scoring tonight at 7/2, slightly ahead of former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Newcastle striker Michael Owen at 9/2, the same price as Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov. Due to Manchester United`s strong position in the group, Alex Ferguson may try to blood some of younger players, and eighteen year-old  Federico Macheda is 6/1, followed by Danny Welbeck of the same age, at 7/1.

The men from Old Trafford are evens to be winning at both half-time and full-time and 7/2 to win after drawing at half-time. Draw/draw is priced at 7/1 and the visitors are 18/1 to hold a lead at the sounds of both the half-time and full-time whistles.

Last year`s losing finalists and the Champions in the 2007-2008 season are fourth favourites to win the Champions League again this year, behind only Barcelona, Chelsea and Real Madrid, at 7/1.

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