Saturday’s Champions League final has already influenced the sports world in a big way, since the word is Real Madrid fan Luka Doncic wanted no part of having to watch his team play for this crown on TV while preparing for a Game 6 of the Western Conference final. A 20-point first quarter ensured Dallas got off to a brilliant start as it never looked back in securing its first NBA Finals appearance since 2011, ensuring that Doncic can swing a trip to London after earning a weekend off.
Will he be happy on Saturday too? My expectation is yes, and we’re looking to deliver a winning same-game parlay here for this championship match you can catch on CBS (3 p.m. ET). We’ll be using DraftKings, but shop around and use the best sports betting promos and bonuses before placing yours.
Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Real Madrid odds
Here are the latest Champions League Final odds from top-rated sportsbooks:
Real Madrid, who Doncic played for on the basketball side as a teenager, is looking for its 15th Champions League/European Cup title, last winning in 2022.
Los Merengues captured that title in France against Premier League side Liverpool by a 1-0 count and is the favorite to raise the trophy again, but Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund will be no pushover and has already pulled upsets against Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain to get this far. It also won the “Group of Death,” which was taxing enough to contribute to a disappointing fifth-place finish in Bundesliga play.
Slipping domestically will all be worth it if Dortmund can capture its first Champions League since 1997 in only its third final, having finished as runner-ups in ‘13 against Bayern Munich in an all-German final. Dortmund eliminated Real Madrid in that season’s semifinals by a 4-3 aggregate count and has gone 1-2-2 against them in five matches since, all in Champions League play.
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Borussia Dortmund vs. Real Madrid Champions League Final SGP
Here’s our Champions League Final SGP from Draftkings:
- Vinicius Junior anytime goal scorer +150
- Jude Bellingham anytime goal scorer +175
- Real Madrid to win -175
- OVER 2.5 goals -140
- SGP odds +575
The last encounter between these clubs came in 2017 in the group stage in a match Real captured 3-2 behind a winner from Lucas Vazquez, who is one of the few holdovers still left seven years later from a group led by Cristiano Ronaldo and long-time captain Sergio Ramos.
Expect a tight match here, too, but back Real, and look for the team’s top players to lead the way. Real Madrid scored a league-best 87 goals over 38 matches in Spain this past season. Its elimination games against Arandina and Atletico Madrid in the Copa Del Rey featured four goals each in regulation, and its Supercopa de Espana wins over Atletico and Barcelona featured a combined 11, five and six, respectively.
Real outscored its opponents 16-7 in Group C play, Leipzig 2-1 in the Round of 16, went 4-4 vs. defending Champions League winners Manchester City in the quarterfinals before advancing on penalty kicks, and got past Bayern Munich 4-3. Simply put, they score in winner-take-all affairs and are led expertly by the most successful coach in Champions League history, Carlo Ancelotti.
We’re looking for a big performance and will expect its two most talented players to come up large in this big match. Back Brazil’s Vinicius Junior (+150) and England’s Jude Bellingham (+175) to score, Real Madrid to win (-175) and more than 2.5 goals to be registered at Wembley. If it all comes together, the payout at DraftKings is +575, and you can be just as thrilled as Doncic will be on the cusp of his first NBA Finals, which begin Thursday night.
