(#201253) Juventus FC | ATS | . 

Back to back draws have Juve still fighting for a top four spot in the Serie A to secure a spot in the Champions League for next season. That being said, I expect it to finally wake up on Saturday afternoon, even on the road. Juve owns one of the best defenses in the league so I do not expect it to concede many goals, if any in this one. 

Lecce is in a very solid spot with three games to go, currently four points up on the final relegation squad. Yes, obviously it's going to want to grab even more points to fully secure its spot back in the Serie A for next year. But, this isn't a great matchup for Lecce. Having not scored since March, I've got Yildiz making a difference in this matchup. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-0 Juve.

(#209846) Colorado Rapids | ATS | . 

While neither team has been absolutely dominant this season, Colorado has definitely shown me more in terms of an offensive game. The Rapids have scored 13 goals in six games this year, and that includes six over their past couple of games. Not only that, but they are 2-0-0 at home while scoring six and allowing one in those games. 

On the other hand, Houston is allowing two goals per game this season and have lost consecutive matches. In bad form and playing this game away from home, I find it hard to see them winning this contest. Getting a push with a draw here is an absolute gift. Hammer the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-1 Colorado.

(#212881) France International Team | GOAL SPREAD | . 

Although this is an "international friendly" matchup, this is a massive game for bragging rights before the World Cup begins. I do expect most of the stars to play and prepare themselves for the biggest international event this coming summer. Having said that, I have not been impressed with Brazil's play as a team over the past year It's not been as dominant as you'd expect and the defense is definitely not comparable to some of the top nations in the world anymore. On the other hand, France looks as deadly as can be. With an attack filled with elite players and a dynamite defense/midfield, France should be a popular selection to win the whole thing this June. I expect the Frenchmen to showcase just how good they are here on Thursday. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-1 France.

(#224245) Paris St. Germain | ATS | . 

Last weekend, PSG absolutely dominated the game, exposing the weaknesses of Chelsea's back line. The final score was 5-2 and even though Chelsea's probably going to be pushing for goals on Tuesday, I believe that it's going to leave it susceptible to conceding even more in this draw. 

This game will be played in England, giving Chelsea some hope. But, this is the defending Champions League champs that we're talking about. I've watched PSG already this season live when it played Tottenham in the league phase. That was an offensive barrage. It's more than capable of shutting down the best attacks in the world with its stifling defense as well. Now, all it needs is a draw and this is a winner? Count me in. 

Burns' Prediction: 2-1 Paris St. Germain (win 7-3 on aggregate.)

(#202426) Vfb Stuttgart | ATS | . 

Although I don't mind this Wolfsburg team as a group, this is not a great matchup for it on Sunday. The Wolves are in horrible form at the moment, dropping four of their most recent five contests. Like many, they also haven't been great away from home. This will be a hostile atmosphere for them here today. 

Stuttgart have one of the most under appreciated midfields in the world of European football. With Stiller & El Khannouss, this team is sneaky good. It's in much, much better form than its opponents and currently sit in the top four of the Bundesliga, hoping for a spot in the UCL for next season. That being said, winning games like this are crucial. I'll lay the goal, expecting a big home win on Sunday. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-0 Stuttgart.

(#202437) FC Bayern Munich | ATS | . 

After having a bit of a "rough" patch in the season, Bayern looks to be fully back in form entering this weekends matchup. The defending German champs have outscored their opponent seven goals to one. Bayern Munich has scored 79 goals in 21 Bundesliga games this year. That's an absurd 3.76 per game. 

If we shift gears to its opponent, Werder Bremen just isn't very good. Averaging nearly a defeat in half of its Bundesliga matchups in 2025-26, there isn't much hope for the home side to win this game. Werder lost in the first matchup this season 4-0. I don't see why this one shouldn't be a similar result as Bayern can relax without a UCL game this week. 

Burns' Prediction: 5-0 Bayern.

(#200349) Wrexham A.F.C. | GOAL SPREAD | . 

Even playing on the road I believe that Wrexham is going to continue its charge to become the first team ever to earn a fourth consecutive promotion in English football. It's playing great football this season and just knocked off 12th ranked QPR on the road last weekend. Sheffield Wednesday is dead last in the Championship and is definitely going to be demoted at the end of this season. Winners of only one game in 28 with 19 defeats, I simply don't see it having a chance against anyone in the top six of this league at the moment. Give me Wrexham, early on Saturday. 

Burns' Prediction: 2-0 Wrexham.

(#202445) VfL Wolfsburg | GOAL SPREAD | . 

Despite having had sub-par results on the road this season, I believe that Wolfsburg is finally going to pull through on Friday with a strong performance. FC Koln has been weak at the back all year long, especially lately, allowing eight goals over its past five games. Koln's struggled at home dearly having lost three of its past four home matches this season in the Bundesliga (drawing the other contest.) 

Wolfsburg's defense has been leaky as well. But, the road side has won or drawn in all four matches against Koln since 2023. I believe that its style of play fares well against Koln and that should help get it at least another draw out of this encounter. I wouldn't be surprised if Wolfsburg wins this match outright. 

Burns' Prediction: 2-1 Wolfsburg

(#200022) Liverpool FC. // GOAL SPREAD // . 

Wolverhampton might like its chances more than it originally would with all of the injuries and absentees. However, this is still going to be a very difficult road contest for the Wolves considering it's at Anfield and how bad they've been throughout the year. Currently dead last in the EPL, they've yet to win a single game within the league, losing 15 while drawing two. 

Liverpool will be without lots of its main guys this weekend but I still don't believe that it's going to slow the reds down. This should be a complete destruction no matter who's in the lineup. And with Liverpool starting heat up again, I'll load up of it to win by 2+ on Saturday. 

Burns' Prediction: 4-0 Liverpool.

(#203953) Sparta Rotterdam | GOAL SPREAD | . 

Even on the road, I believe that this is an excellent spot for a team like Sparta Rotterdam, who's still in great form despite the loss last time out. Prior to losing against AZ Alkmaar (the 3rd ranked team in the league,) it had won three consecutive contests while scoring eight goals and allowing just two. I expect Sparta Rotterdam to hunt for more damage against a side that's won just two matches this season in 11 games. 

Talking about the team that's been having problems this campaign, PEC Zwolle just got humiliated in its last match, allowing eight goals in a single game to the team in dead last in the Eredivisie. I mean that's the worst thing a team can do really. Having said that, Zwolle has allowed the second most goals over any team in the league and is in bad form. I'll definitely take Sparta Rotterdam on the goal spread on Saturday. 

Burns' Prediction: 2-0 Sparta.

(#201858) Real Betis | GOAL SPREAD | . 

Coming into this Monday matchup in the La Liga division, both of these sides have the exact same record. Because of the slight better goal difference, Atletico remains in front for the meantime. That being said this is a tough match for the team from Madrid. Atletico just got dominated in the Champions League and conceded four second half goals against Arsenal. It stays on the road and now travels to the South of Spain to Seville to take on Betis who's been in great form. 

Talking about Real Betis, it hasn't lost a match since August. That's now eight consecutive games with at least a draw or a win. Having said that, the home team should be feeling excellent about keeping this one very close and in striking distance of a later winner on Monday. Antony has been great this year alongside Mucho Hernandez and I expect Betis to at least get a draw out of this match this afternoon. 

Burns' Prediction: 2-1 Betis.

(#202477) Bayern Munich | GOAL SPREAD | . 

This goal spread number is slightly disrespectful in my eyes. Don't get me wrong, it's tough for any team to win by 2+ goals in any soccer game professionally. However, given what Bayern Munich has done this season, I don't see why it's not at least -3.0 in this contest. Bayern is 7-0-0 in the Bundesliga this season with 27 goals for and only four against. It just beat Club Brugge 4-0 in the UCL and it's past three road games have all been victories by more than two (4-1, 5-1 & 3-0.) 

On the other hand, Monchengladbach is dead last in the Bundesliga with an 0-3-4 record on the season. It lost its most recent game against Union Berlin (1-3) and has allowed the second most goals per game of any team in the league (more than two per game.) Expect Bayern to win convincingly on Saturday, even if some of the better players are on the bench getting a rest. 

Burns' Prediction: 5-0 Bayern.

(#224561) Dinamo Zagreb | GOAL SPREAD | . 

Currently leading the Croatian Football League (HNL) Dinamo Zagreb should be extremely excited for this encounter against Malmo on Thursday. There's only been two games played in Europa League play so far but these teams are already separated by six points in the table of 36 teams. Not only that, but Zagreb is on top and Malmo is dead last (via. goal difference.) 

Coming from Sweden, Malmo's season has been going on throughout the summer. That being said, I believe that the legs of some of the players are starting to get fatigued and that's never a good thing when you're in an international European competition like the UEL. Malmo's currently got an interim manager and I believe that this is the perfect opportunity for Zagreb to extend its lead with yet another win to start the competition. 

Burns' Prediction: 2-0 Zagreb.

(#209981) San Diego FC | GOAL SPREAD | . 

There's lots on the line this weekend including in this game. San Diego has its spot secured in the final bracket. However, seeding is still up in the air and a win could potentially shoot SD above Vancouver if the Whitecaps were to lose. A point is all Portland needs to avoid the 8-9 matchup playoff.

That being said, I'm expecting tons of fireworks in this game on Saturday. Being played in Portland, there's no question that the Timbers fans will be up and loud for this one. Having said that, San Diego has been the better side all season and boasts an incredible 11-1-4 record on the road this season (much better than the home record.) I expect SD to win this game, but I'll gladly take the goal spread and have a draw if a tie occurs. 

Burns' Prediction: 4-2 San Diego.

(#234045) Shakhtar Donetsk | GOAL SPREAD | . 

It's been a pretty awful start for the side from Scotland this season. As a matter of fact, Aberdeen is 0-1-5 this season (five losses) and hasn't scored a single goal in those six matches inside the Premiership. Now, I don't expect that to continue throughout the season because that would simply be the worst season of all time by any team. But, it's hard not to take that into consideration. 

On the other hand, Shakhtar Donetsk is sitting atop the Ukrainian Premier League through seven games with five wins and no defeats. While it had to battle to stay in a European contest after losing Europa League qualifiers in PK's, Shakhtar is among the favorites to win this whole competition. Considering how bad its opponents been and the goal scoring ability early on in the season so far, I believe that Shakhtar should be able to win on Thursday without much trouble and cover the goal spread. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-0 Shakhtar .

(#200138) Tottenham Hotspur | GOAL SPREAD | . 

Even though Wolverhampton has been competitive and has done well in the Carabao Cup so far, there's no denying the failure that the first five games of the Premier League season have been. With their 0-0-5 record, I don't believe that Wolves will stay winless forever. However, the win, or even draw will have to wait for another weekend because this most definitely isn't the right matchup for them, on the road. 

Tottenham, on the other hand, has been playing great football (european) so far this year. Yes, Spurs faltered a bit in the last home game in the EPL against Bournemouth. However, they've since recovered and have won three of their past four matches in all competitions while drawing one of them. 

Playing at home in London, this is a really difficult spot for winless Wolverhampton. Wolves lost a lot of their top talent from last season and it appears as though they will be fighting just to stay alive in the top flight at the end of the campaign. Give me Spurs on Saturday. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-0 Tottenham.

(#201230) Juventus // GOAL SPREAD //. 

While some of the top flight leagues in European Football (soccer,) began last weekend, the Serie A kicks off this weekend and I absolutely love some of the matchups, especially this one. Parma is coming off a forgettable season, winning only seven games while drawing 15 and losing 16. Now, Parma did find success against Juventus, winning one of the matches while drawing the other. Don't expect that to happen this season. 

Juve is revamped and looking as good as ever for this upcoming season. Notably, it signed Francisco Conceição, who should provide brilliance from the right or left wing this season. Jonathan David also comes in up top, a striker who has been at LOSC Lille and has scored double digit goals in each of the past five seasons. 

At home in the first game of the season, Juventus needs to start this campaign strong. There's lots of talent throughout the Serie A this season and there's no doubt in my mind that Juventus can compete for the league title come the end of the season. This is a must win though to gain the confidence and I expect it to happen without any trouble whatsoever. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-0 Juventus.

(#203069) Borussia Dortmund // GOAL SPREAD //. 

The DFB-Pokal continues on Monday and I'm expecting an absolute destruction in this matchup. Despite the recent defeat to Juventus, Dortmund has been ruthless in preseason, not worrying about opponent feelings. As a matter of fact, Dortmund beat Sportfreunde Siegen 8-1 in a friendly match a little over two weeks ago now. Having said that, I don't think it should have any problem running up the score on Monday against a team two divisions below it. 

Talking about Rot Weiss Essen, it hasn't played a team this good in a very long time. It's drawn both of its games so far this season and finished 8th in the third division, with 14 defeats, five at home a year ago. I expect fireworks, and mostly, if not all, in favor of Dortmund in this one. 

Burns' Prediction: 5-0 Dortmund.

(#210293) Vancouver Whitecaps // GOAL SPREAD //. 

Simply put, the Vancouver Whitecaps keep getting disrespected with these lines. Even though they might not be the most talented squad throughout the entire lineup, this is a team that is capable of doing damage against anyone in the MLS and they've proved it time and time again. I mean, Vancouver is currently the 2nd best team in the Western Conference behind San Diego. 

On the other hand, San Jose isn't even in a playoff spot. Ranked 10th at the moment, the Earthquakes have conceded 11 goals over their past four games. That's almost three per game. With how bad the defense has been playing, I believe that this is a gift for Vancouver, who is coming off a 3-0 win over Sporting KC to finish July off. Even on the road, this is a great spot for Vancouver and therefore, it's my #1 MLS CONF. GAME OF THE YEAR. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-2 Whitecaps.

(#220201) Sporting Lisbon // GOAL SPREAD //. 

Even though Sporting Lisbon is the big time favorite today, I believe that the line isn't heavy enough. Yes, winning by a goal is tough, especially on the road. However, this is a great opening game for the defending champions of Portugal and it should prevail without much trouble. Yes, Gyokeres is gone to the EPL. But, Lisbon bring back a lot of players from last years squad and now have youngster Conrad Harder who's looking to take his place. Looking at its opponent, Casa Pia was close to the middle of the table last year finishing in 9th. Goalscoring was a bit of a problem for it as it only managed to score 39 goals in 34 total games inside league play. That's 49 less goals than Sporting scored. Expect a 2+ goal win from Sporting Lisbon this afternoon. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-0 Lisbon.

(#208242) Flamengo // GOAL SPREAD //. 

Atletico Mg has the name of a very strong club. But, that's Atletico Madrid from Spain. This "Atletico" named squad currently sits in 10th, with a 2-2-4 record on the road this campaign. Don't get me wrong, it's an alright team as well. But, it doesn't have too much goal scoring ability averaging barely over a single goal per match. 

Even though Flamengo will be missing some of its better players for tonight's matchup, I believe that this is the best team in Brazil at this given time. It's got so many Brazilian National Team players a part of it and added Jorginho back in June. There's not doubt in my mind that Flamengo should win this match, it's just a matter of by how much. Hammer the goal spread. 

Burns' Prediction: 2-0 Flamengo.

(#210165) Philadelphia Union // GOAL SPREAD //. 

Being the #1 team in the Eastern Conference right now, Philadelphia sure doesn't get much respect. I mean, being underdogs against a team that isn't even in a playoff position in the opposite conference, that's straight up disrespectful. Yes, Houston is probably better than its record, but even at home, this game should be at least a pick'em in my opinion. 

Looking at the Dynamo, they are really struggling right now. As a matter of fact, I just won against them during the week on the Whitecaps (3-0) who were somehow underdogs against them as well. For Philly, it's off consecutive wins. This is an absolute gift. Hammer Philadelphia and get at least a half win if this game finishes in the draw. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-1 Philadelphia.

(#209941) San Diego FC // GOAL SPREAD //. 

Coming into this game as the top team in the Western Conference, San Diego is definitely the favorite for this match. Even though it's on the road in this game, its ability to score the ball has been too difficult for most teams to stop this year. I mean it's got 38 goals in 19 games so far on the season. 

Looking at FC Dallas, it's way down in 10th in the West. Allowing 32 goals through 19 games, this is a matchup nightmare for the Toros. I believe that San Diego will be able to do similar things as it did to Vancouver mid week (scoring five goals) and win this game quite comfortably on Saturday evening. 

Burns' Prediction: 3-0 San Diego.