Thursday’s Soccer Betting Picks, +1312 Parlay & Bet365 Europa League Odds

Thursday's Soccer Picks
- Anderlecht to beat Hoffenheim (+120 Bet365)
- Lyon to beat Ludogorets Razgrad & under 3.5 goals (+125 Bet365)
- Slavia Prague to beat Malmo (-167 Bet365)
- Both teams to score in Tottenham vs Elfsborg (-110 Bet365)
European football fans are being spoilt this week with the final round of league matches in the Europa League following hot on the heels of the conclusion to the first phase of the Champions League.
We landed our UCL Wednesday parlay at +1055 and have now delved into theBet365 Europa League odds to come up with another parlay, this one paying out at +1312.
There are 18 matches taking place simultaneously at 3pm on Thursday and there's plenty on the line for the majority of teams involved as the race for the knockout spots goes down to the wire.
Only Lazio have booked their place in the round of 16 with 14 other teams fighting it out for a top eight finish, which would give them a bye through the knockout out round to the last 16.
There are also nine spots in the play-off round up for grabs with the likes of Real Sociedad, Roma, Fenerbahce and Porto in danger of embarrassing early exit.
Some of those teams feature towards the top of the Europa League winners market on betting sites, but could be taking a watching brief after Thursday if they don't take care of business.
Europa League Betting Picks for Anderlecht vs Hoffenheim
Anderlecht can lock up a top eight spot with a win here and look a good price on betting apps to get the job done given they are unbeaten at home in eight in European competition, winning five of those games.
Hoffenheim are one of the sides that need to win to have a chance of finishing in the top 24 and reaching the play-off rounds, but they've been out of sorts of late amid signs of unrest coming out of the locker room.
The Germans have only won one road game in the Bundesliga and Europa League all season, while they comfortably lost to Braga and Porto in their last two UEL away matches.
Hoffenheim have conceded 11 goals in the last four games and Anderlecht, fresh from scoring four times in the Belgian Pro League last weekend, look the right side to be on.
Anderlecht vs Hoffenheim Prediction: Anderlecht to win (+120 Bet365)
Europa League Betting Picks for Lyon vs Ludogorets Razgrad
Managerless Lyon could end the league phase as the second seed entering the knockout phase if they can beat Ludogorets and other results go their way on Thursday amid Paulo Fonseca's imminent arrival.
The French outfit have lost just one of their six UEL matches, winning two out of three at the Groupama Stadium and while results since the turn of the year haven't been great resulting in the sacking of Pierre Sage, this is a game they should win.
Ludogorets are one of seven sides already eliminated from the competition, failing to win any of their league phase matches, and soccer betting sites make them big underdogs to upset Lyon.
The Bulgarians have failed to score in all three of their Europa League road assignments and face a Lyon side that's kept three shut outs in the last six games across all competitions, keeping out Fenerbahce on the road last time out in the UEL.
Les Gones have failed to score in two of their last three games so aren't exactly firing on all cylinders going forward. They should have enough to find a way past Ludogorets though in a low-scoring contest.
Lyon vs Ludogorets Razgrad prediction: Lyon to win & under 3.5 goals (+125 Bet365)
Europa League Betting Picks for Slavia Prague vs Malmo
These two teams will be exiting the Europa League after Thursday, but one can feel a little more aggrieved than the other that they weren't at least in the mix for the knockout rounds entering this game.
Slavia Prague have lost their last five UEL games and taken one point from three at home, but the underlying statistics suggest they could have won all three of those home assignments.
Slavia had at least 20 efforts on goal in each of their home games, winning the shot count comfortably every time, while they registered over one expected goal.
This is also Slavia's easiest home game having previously entertained Ajax, Fenerbahce and Anderlecht.
Malmo have won one of their last nine away games in domestic and European competitions and have already lost in Prague on this season, going down to Slavia's rivals Sparta last August.
Slavia Prague vs Malmo prediction: Slavia Prague to win (-167 Bet365)
Europa League Betting Picks for Tottenham vs Elfsborg
The Europa League has provided a bit of solace for a beleaguered Tottenham team and a win at home to Elfsborg will guarantee them a top eight finish.
New betting sites don't foresee too many issues for Spurs securing safe passage to the last 16 at Elfsborg's expense, but it's tough to back Ange Postecoglou's team with much confidence right now.
Spurs are winless in seven in the Premier League, have a long list of injuries and nearly let Hoffenheim back into their UEL match last week, eventually winning 3-2.
Elfsborg are looking to qualify for the knockout stages of a European competition for the first time in their history and a point could be enough to take them through.
They've lost all three of their UEL road games but have scored seven times in those matches and may be able to hurt a shakey Spurs team.
Tottenham vs Elfsborg prediction: Both teams to score (-110 Bet365)
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