BARCELONA VS ATHLETIC BILBAO BETTING TIPS
What a fixture this is going to be! The Catalan Club travel to Athletic Bilbao for a very enticing fixture. Barcelona, still undefeated after 10 matches in La Liga are only a mere point ahead of chief rival Real Madrid. Messi & Co. will be looking to put on a real clinic here today and I fully expect Barcelona to get the result, as do the bookies.
They haven't been as consistent on their travels as they've been at Camp Nou, that much is obvious, but I think Bilbao will really have to perform to get the draw. Barca average three goals per game in away fixtures and they've only conceded two. Bilbao look like they're going ot be slogging it out in mid-table, and that's probably where they'd expect to be.
Bwin lists Barcelona at 1.5, which is great odds on an outright margin for an undefeated team. Athletic Bilbao are available at 5.85 and the draw is enticingly-priced at 4.1.
One bet that certainly jumps out at me is in the half-time/full-time market with Barcelona/Barcelona priced at evens. Draw/Barcelona is listed at 4.4.
Lionel Messi is priced at evens to score anytime while Thierry Henry is available at 2.25. There are no odds, currently, on an Henry handball. Andres Iniesta is listed at 2.75 while Xavi is 3.25 to score at anytime.
Fernando Llorente is the favoured goalscorer for Bilbao and you can back him at 4.2. Gaizka Toquero is listed at 4.6.
Barcelona are 2.3 to win to nil, that may be a bit beyond them considering Bilbao aren't bad at home, so I'll be backing Barcelona/Barcelona at evens.