Betting Tips for Today: Open affair expected between Cagliari and Torino

Despite sitting in the bottom half of the Serie A standings, Cagliari have an respectable home record.

Monday's hosts are yet to lose at the Sardegna Arena this season, winning each of their previous two outings against Bologna and Chievo.

888Sport make them underdogs here though, priced at 19/10 (2.90). Torino are three points better off in the table than the home side and they too have some solid recent form in the book.

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Yet to taste defeat on their travels this term, the visitors have put in some solid displays including last time out with a 4-1 win at Sampdoria.

Currently Torino have the fourth best away record in the division and it's 29/20 (2.45) that they come out on top in this one while a draw is available at 43/20 (3.15) with 888Sport.

Instead of the match odds though, the value here looks to be with backing goals at the current prices.

Both teams to score has paid out in four of Cagliari's last five games and each of Torino's in that same time frame. It's 3/4 (1.75) in this game and looks worthy of consideration.

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This game usually produces goals galore. The last six head-to-head clashes have yielded 23 goals with only one of those seeing one team draw a blank and going further back, eight of the last 10 meetings have seen at least three goals scored.

With that in mind, the best bet on Monday night is over 2.5 goals at 21/20 (2.05) with 888Sport. While the teams aren't the most prolific in Italy, their defensive lapses mean an open game looks likely and both have enough firepower to contribute to the modest score line that’s required here.

Given most of Torino's best form this season has come on the road, backing them to ensure an entertaining game plays out appeals, especially atodds against.

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