We suppose Vincent Kompany could sit some of his Bayern Munich stars like Harry Kane or Michael Olise for this Champs League match at Allianz Arena, but no indication yet that the Bundesliga leaders plan such things, even as Belgian entry Union St.-Gilloise enters as a huge underdog. Perhaps Union's compact style will somewhat negate Bayern Munich's scoring thrusts, but we doubt as much and will simply go with our default "over" recommendation with Bayern Munich, which has been scoring goals for fun in the Bundesliga (71! Well ahead of any European side) and for good measure, 18 in six Champs League matches, which includes battles with heavyweights PSG & Arsenal. As usual, Kompany's side likely clears the over by itself. Play Bayern Munich-USG Over

This hardly seems an ideal scenario for Eintracht Frankfurt, on the big bird to Azerbaijan just a few days after dismissing manager Dino Toppmöller, who committed the atrocity of drawing 3-3 vs. Werder Bremen which prompted his sack after Friday's match. For the time being, under-21 coach Dennis Schmitt and under-19 coach Alexander Meier will be in interim charge until a new coach is named, perhaps as early as the weekend. For what it's worth, Qarabag is still in with a shout at qualifying for the KO phase, three points up on SGE into Wednesday, and earning results vs. the likes of Benfica (a Qarabag win) and Chelsea (a draw) in this competition among its seven points...three more than SGE. Play Qarabag on Asian Line

A trip to Azerbaijan for a match just a few days after dismissing your coach hardly seems an ideal situation for Eintracht Frankfurt, which left on the plane for Baku without manager Dino Toppmöller, sacked after Friday's 3-3 draw vs. Werder Bremen. For the time being, under-21 coach Dennis Schmitt and under-19 coach Alexander Meier will be in interim charge until a new coach is named, perhaps as early as the weekend. On just 4 points thru six Champs League matchdays, SGE has been betrayed by its defense much as throughout the season in the Bundesliga; with 77 combined goals in 18 matches, plus 24 more in six UCL fixtures, SGE scorelines have been the highest in Europe save for Bayern Munich. Play Qarabag-SGE Over

Perhaps an overload of festive fixtures is to blame, but despite pulling seven points clear atop the EPL, Arsenal has nonetheless often looked sluggish lately, such as last weekend's nil-nil at the City Ground vs. Forest. Most of the scoring threats are on extended goal droughts, though defense and goalkeeper David Raya (eleven clean sheets) remain bankable assets. With passage to the UCL's second knockout stage assured, we wonder a bit about Gunners intensity at San Siro despite winning all six previous in these midweek fixtures. Also, host Inter has finally started to click and has pulled clear atop Serie A, and Jann Sommer has three clean sheets in four tries the past two weeks. We'd recommend the draw if we could! Play Inter-Arsenal Under

Is the Champions League all that is saving Thomas Frank at Tottenham? Spurs have shown well in Europe and are in position to even skip the next knockout round and advance straight to the final 16 in this competition, but domestic form, especially at home, has Frank in hot water. The "Dr. Tottenham" moniker looks especially troubling on Wednesday vs. a rollicking BVB side also in sight of advancing straight to the round of 16, and continues to bang home goals for fun (though not as many as Bayern Munich) in the Bundesliga while seeing at least four goals in scorelines of all six previous Champs League matches. All with usually-prolific striker Serhou Guirassy to yet to shift gears. Play Spurs-BVB Over

So, how much has really changed since last February when Real Madrid dominated City over two legs? Plenty, some might say, as the Bernabeu crew seems to be headed into crisis with rumors swirling that Zinedine Zidane might be brought back to replace beleaguered Xabi Alonso behind the bench. Still, not sure how much fundamentally has changed in ten months, as City looked slow as it tried to cope with Real Madrid's speed and Kylian Mbappe in particular; Mbappe (tops in the UCL with nine goals) is iffy on Wednesday, which opens the door for Vinicius, whose pace could prove more of an issue. Even with the distractions at the Bernabeu, matchups still look dicey for City. Play Real Madrid on ML

The first thing Borussia Dortmund did when getting the fixture list for the Champions League was sigh relief at this game vs. Bodo/Glimt taking place at Signal Iduna instead of inside the arctic circle. This might be one of the more entertaining matches on the Wednesday slate as Bodo has been throwing some haymakers since last season in Europe, with four of its five UCL matches featuring at least four goals. With only two draws to show for their efforts, the Norwegians are swimming upstream, but that makes for electricity vs. BVB, which has scored goals for sport in this competition, four times netting four goals in five outings, with Serhou Guirassy on the board twice vs. Villarreal two weeks ago. Play BVB-Bodo/Glimt Over

This might be the time to catch Monaco, as the principality side has won just one of five matches across the past month. The win was a doozy over PSG two weekends ago, but Sebastien Pocognoli’s men slumped back to a 1-0 loss against Brest last Friday. Recent inconsistency is best reflected in top scorer Ansu Fati, who hasn't scored a goal in over two months as ASM has dropped to mid-table in Ligue Un. Meanwhile, Gala is cruising on top of the Turkish League, and finally won on the road in the UCL November 5 at Ajax. Familiar names dot Okan Buruk's side, among them ex-Napoli Victor Osimhen, behind only Kylian Mbappe for goals in the Champs League with six. Play Gala on Spread

Sporting Lisbon's appearance in the top eight of the Champions League might be a surprise. Hot on the heels of Porto in the Portuguese Liga, Sporting is also unbeaten its last three Champs League matches, including wins over Marseille and Club Brugge, plus a draw sandwiched in between at Turin vs Juventus .Diminutive Colombian Luis Suarez has emerged as a livewire up front, with seven goals in his last nine. That might allow Sporting to at least chase omnipotent Bayern Munich, currently 3rd in the UCL table, but catching the Bundesliga leaders will be a chore as Harry Kane & Co have banged in 40 goals in league play (only Barcelona has more in Europe), plus another 15 in UCL. Play Bayern Munich-Sporting Lisbon Over

We can't say Xabi Alonso didn't know what he was getting into at Real Madrid; he of all people knew having featured for several years at the Bernabeu. But the demanding support base wants to see more and senses a disconnect between Alsonso and his troops, who had to scramble to a 2-2 draw vs. Elche on the weekend in Liga. One complaint is not using Vinicius enough, but there's also a gnarly Olympiacos to worry about on Wednesday in Athens, especially as the wily Jose Luis Mendilibar has taken points off of Real Madrid before while at Valladolid, Eibar, and Osasuna. This one stay close in Greece. Play Olympiacos on Spread

For the sake of Spurs fans, hoping Thomas Frank decides to do a bit more than on the weekend when Tottenham seemed almost content to hold down the scoreline vs. Arsenal. After a quick start this season, Frank is suddenly running afoul of the support base which can't seem to figure out what style of play Spurs are trying to implement; at least with Ange Postecoglu, Spurs fans knew what they were getting. Not the most promising scenario to head into the Parc des Princes, where holders PSG hold enough built-in advantages even before visiting managers decide it's no use. The pistons are firing for Luis Enrique, with PSG scoring three times in each of tis last two UCL outings. Play PSG on Spread

We know how it's going at Liverpool, in the completely wrong direction, especially in the EPL, where losses in six of seven have pushed Arne Slot's side into the bottom half of the table, and defense of the title now looking off the table. We don't have room to discuss Liverpool's many EPL ills...but those can seem to briefly go away in the Champions League, where the Reds recently saw off Real Madrid and are in a comfy qualifying position for the knockout phase. While not struggling as are fellow Eredivisie Ajax in this competition, PSV isn't tearing up the Champs League as it is at home, either, For one night, a chance for the misfiring Liverpool offense to get well. Play Liverpool on Spread

Arsenal has been rolling in the EPL, but as good as the Gunners have been, Bayern Munich is looking even a bit better, with a goal difference of +33 in the Bundesliga and rolling to four straight Champions League wins, seeing off Chelsea and PSG along the way. Harry Kane also returns to London; a longtime nemesis of Arsenal from days with Spurs, he's notched 15 career goals vs. the Gunners (six of those at the Emirates). Arsenal progressing just as nicely in this competition, but can't pass up this chance to back Bayern Munich, as we're not likely to see a price like this for a while. Looking ahead...will this be a preview of the final in Budapest? Play Bayern Munich on Spread (+0.25)

It's time for Marseille to make a move if L'Om want to make the next phase of the Champs League. Just three points from four matches has Marseille outside of the qualifiers for the KO phase, but Ligue Un form (second place) continues to be good, and romps past Brest and Nice in the last two (8-1 combined score) suggests the pistons are firing. Especially for controversial striker Mason Greenwood, once at Man U and familiar to the Toon but flourishing at the Velodrome and on pace to better his 21 goals last season. Newcastle is faring better in the Champs League than the EPL, and off a rousing win over Man City, but Eddie Howe has been feeling heat. Play Marseille on ML

As we suspect these two could blow by the 2.5 total on Wednesday, we might recommend a bit of shopping in the marketplace to see if any better prices are available on a total of 3. No matter, over is our preference mostly because BVB continues to score goals for fun (3-3 on the weekend vs. Stuttgart in Bundesliga action) and in the Champs League; 24 goals have been scored in tis four matches, and that's with lethal striker Serhou Guirassy barely registering (just one goal). Meanwhile, Villarreal is desperate for a result though its Liga form has been good, as vet Gerard Moreno (goals in two straight in Liga) seems to have relocated his scoring radar. Play BVB-Villarreal Over