BARCELONA VS RUBIN KAZAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TIPS

You generally don't get 46.0 odds on a team to win a Champions League fixture. Step forward and take a look at the Barcelona vs Rubin Kazan Champions League market at Betfair. We have over $2.5 million matched so far on the outright market and I don't think it's going to slow down anytime soon. The best you can do on Barca is to back them at a 1.13 price, which means you'd have to bet £100 to win £113. The thing is that's still £13 you didn't have before. Rubin Kazan can be backed at the aforementioned 46.0 but that could rise to 50.0 by kick-off. It would truly be one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history. They do have experience in Europe, having made it to the 1st Round of the 2006/7 UEFA Cup season where they lost 0-2 on aggregate to Italian side Parma. They played in the InterToto Cup into the 3rd round when they were bested by Rapid Wien 1-3 on aggregate. Keep in mind that Rubin Kazan is the team that drew 1-1 with Inter in the opening Champions League fixture. They lost 1-3 to Dynamo Kiev and that sent them back down to earth. Still, the issue remains that they can give the big teams a game. If you're looking to back the draw, it's trading at around 10.5. Barcelona are 1.64 to keep a clean sheet in the match and if you're looking to put some cash on Barca, that's not a bad bet. Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are the favoured goal scorer at 1.85 and 1.88, respectively. Pedro Ledesma is trading at around 2.85 while Bojan Krkic is at 2.66 for the time being. Andres Iniesta is at 3.8 while Alexander Bukharov is at 7.4 while Alejandro Dominguez is at 6.8. It's not often when the lowest-priced correct score option is "Any unquoted" at 3.0. This has prompted Betfair to open up a second correct score market. The second shortest odds in the traditional correct score market (where 3-3 is the max) is a 6.6 listing for a 2-0 Barca victory. This will be viewed as a worst case scenario for their fans and many will be betting on them to run up a big total. Barcelona are trading at around 11.5 to win 4-0 and 20.0 to win 5-0. 6-0 pays out at 32.0 while a massive 7-0 drubbing garners a 65.0 price. I actually think that Rubin will sneak a goal here and if they can play their socks off, they could potentially hold Barca to a draw. The team didn't exactly play very well on the weekend and we'll see how it affects them. I'm backing the draw, but I'm also backing Barcelona 3-0 and 3-1.