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Manchester United 2-1 Marseille

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Manchester United vs. Marseille: Champs League odds and picks

Man U beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Cup on Saturday. Olympique Marseille beat Rennes 2-0 away on Friday. The first leg was a scoreless draw in Marseille.

Marseille is the bet here but only if you can take a full goal. What's the best way to get a full goal—or more? Wait.

Wait as long as you can before getting down, as more often than not the public lumps on United as kickoff approaches. If you think I'm crazy, and you want to bet United, at least do yourself the service of getting on the favorite early.

OK, so that's the strategy out of the way, but why Marseille? Well, the team's a little healthier than they were in the first leg. Andre-Pierre Gignac and Mathieu Valbuena are back, but Brandao has been suspended over rape allegations. Marseille is also in form with only one loss in all competitions over the last 10 games. Last, in a spot where the players could have laid down Friday at second-place Rennes, Marseille did the business on the road.

Despite the win over Arsenal, United's form has been very uneven lately, including losses at Chelsea and Liverpool. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson imposed a media blackout after the Liverpool game and a charge of improper conduct by the FA for comments after the Chelsea loss. Man U supporters will take up the slack as the club feels like it's been jobbed two years running at Chelsea, by the same ref no less.

United thought they lost Nani for at least a month to a Jamie Carragher horror tackle in the Liverpool game. Nani did train Monday as did Michael Carrick (calf). Rio Ferdinand remains out until the end of March. Park Ji-Sung and Michael Owen trained separately and will not feature here.

Are United rightfully favored? Sure, but Marseille already canceled them out once and shouldn't lose by more than a goal. Expect another tight game with little space, and watch Man U’s frustration build. Do hang on and see if you can take +1.5 at -145 or better.

The juice on the under is a shade too much. If anybody does score early, it's balls-to-the-wall for the opposition, and the game could fly over.

Pick: Manchester United 0, Olympique Marseille 0. Again.