Round of 16: Inter vs. Porto Preview and Free Pick

Inter and Porto will face each other in the round of 16 of the Champions League in a very even duel between two teams looking to surprise the big favorites.

Inter have not been convincing this season, but at home, they have proven to be very strong and eliminated Barcelona in the group stage.

Porto went from less to more in this tournament, advanced as first in its group, and arrives with a great streak as visitors.

When:

Wednesday, February 22 at 3:00 pm ET at San Siro

Moneyline odds:

Inter -124 

Porto +357

Draw Offs:

+258

Where Can I Watch it? 

Vix+ and Paramount+

Why Bet on Inter?

Inter has an interesting fight in Italy, but not for the title, because that’s practically Napoli’s, but for qualifying for the next Champions League. And it is that between second place (where they are) and sixth place, there are only 5 points away. That is one fight, the other is in the Champions League.

Despite having great players, the team does not play its best football and, above all, it does not know how to close the games, since on many occasions they can score several goals and it does not, ending up suffering despite the victories. Although they have only 1 loss in their last 12 games, only in 2 of those games did they manage to win by a difference of more than 1 goal.

In the Champions League, they lost both games with Bayern München and drew with Barcelona in Spain (3-3). From the rest, they won the other 3, which allowed them to advance second and eliminate the Culés.

Romelu Lukaku returned from Chelsea as one of the great figures but has only scored 2 goals in all season (1 in the league against Lecce and 1 in the Champions League versus Viktoria Plzen), although it is also true that he was injured for a while and is a substitute. He has only played 12 games and in 6 of them, he started. Lautaro Martínez with 15 goals is the team’s top scorer, while Edin Dzeko has 11 of which 3 have been Champions, being the ‘Neroazzurro’ top scorer in this competition.

Why Bet on Porto?

Porto is not the favorite, but they already know what it’s like to be considered an inferior rival and end up winning the Champions League. They advanced as first in the group after losing the first 2 games and winning the next 4, eliminating Bayer Leverkusen and Atlético de Madrid.

The Portuguese are second in their country’s league, 5 points behind Benfica, so it is a fight that will last until the end. They have an undefeated record of 21 games, in which they won 18 times, undoubtedly very good numbers for a team that has excellent players and found a great goalkeeper in the young Diogo Costa, the first choice for his country.

As visitors, they lost in this tournament against Atlético de Madrid (2-1) and beat Bayer Leverkusen (0-3) and Brugge (0-4).

Final Betting Analysis: Inter vs. Porto

A very good match between Inter and Porto, which will feature two teams that have many similarities, regarding defensive solidity and combative midfield. We think it will be a tie.

At MyBookie.ag we find that Inter is the favorite of the match with a Moneyline of -124, while Porto has +357, and the draw is +258.

The last time they met was on November 1, 2005, and Inter won 2-1 with a brace from Julio Cruz, while Hugo Almeida scored for the Portuguese.

Go for a draw in the Moneyline. If you bet $100 on the draw at +258, you will gain $258 for a total payout of $358.