UEFA Champions League: Advanced soccer model reveals picks for Leg 1 of the Round of 16

The 2019-20 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 continues Tuesday when Napoli hosts Barcelona and Chelsea welcomes Bayern Munich to Stamford Bridge at 3 p.m. ET. The action extends into Wednesday when Juventus travels to France to face Lyon and Manchester City battles Real Madrid. Before you make your Champions League Round of 16 picks, see what our proprietary European soccer model has to say.

Created by two Norwegians -- professional poker player and sports bettor Jonas Gjelstad, and economics and engineering expert Marius Norheim -- the model analyzes worldwide betting data and exploits market inefficiencies, helping its followers cash in. Over the last three years, their algorithm is up an eye-popping 13,800 percent.

And the model is off to a blistering start this season. It made some huge calls on Matchday 27 of the Premier League, correctly predicting Arsenal's (+118) victory over Everton, Wolverhampton Wanderers (-164) topping Norwich City, Liverpool (-450) defeating West Ham, and Manchester United (-142) cruising past Watford. Anyone who has followed it is up BIG.

Now, the model has set its sights on this week's Champions League fixtures and revealed its picks. We can tell you the model is backing Juventus (-114) on the road against Lyon. The model has also revealed a strong pick for Wednesday's clash between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. You absolutely need to see them before you lock in your own picks.

So who else is the model backing in the Champions League Round of 16? ... Join SportsLine now to see all of the model's Champions League picks, and see who you should back in Wednesday's showdown between Real Madrid and Manchester City, all from the proprietary European soccer model that's up an eye-popping 13,800 percent.