La Liga returns on Thursday, Dec. 29, after the long World Cup break. With Spain and Brazil failing to make a deep run at the World Cup, a majority of the players on Real Madrid and Barcelona returned earlier than expected to their clubs for training.
Defending champions Real Madrid are in second place heading into the second half of the season and are also the only remaining La Liga team in the Champions League.
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Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla all failed to qualify out of their group.
Let’s dive into the odds and best bets for the remainder of the La Liga season.
La Liga Winners Odds 2022-2023
Note: All La Liga betting odds are current as of Tuesday, Dec. 20, at BetMGM Sportsbook.
FC Barcelona (-190)
Real Madrid (+150)
Atlético Madrid (+10000)
Athletic Bilbao (+15000)
Real Sociedad (+15000)
Villarreal CF (+25000)
Real Betis (+25000)
CA Osasuna (+50000)
As expected, this season is a two-horse race for the La Liga crown, just as it has been for the majority of the last decade. Atlético Madrid are the only other La Liga champion during that span, winning it twice in 2013-2014 and 2020-2021.
The oddsmakers don’t see any team making a surprising run besides the top two this season, with no one even close, odds-wise, to Real Madrid to win the title.
La Liga Champion Best Bet
Real Madrid (+150)
Wager: 1 Unit
There is a good chance the winner of La Liga will be decided on March 19 when Real Madrid takes on Barcelona at the Camp Nou. It will be their second and last meeting in La Liga this season and could be the tiebreaker.
Grabbing Real Madrid at +150 is too much value right now, even though they are currently two points behind Barcelona in the table. It will be interesting to see how fatigue plays a role with Real Madrid and Barcelona as almost both of their entire squads played at the World Cup.
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With Karim Benzema sitting out of the World Cup due to injury, he will be fit and ready to go for the Madridistas in the second half of this season. The winter transfer window will be interesting to monitor as the two clubs will be looking to make additions to their depth for the stretch run.
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