La Liga 2021/22 Matchweek 31 best bets, top odds & value picks

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will put the two longest winning streaks in La Liga on the line in Matchweek 31 as Barca visits Levante and Atleti visits Mallorca. Here’s a look at those two games as well as Saturday’s Real Madrid vs Getafe match in this weekend’s La Liga best bets.

Mallorca vs Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid (17-6-7) moved to 9-1-2 over its last 12 games and to a perfect 6-0-0 over its last six games with its 4-1 win over Alaves last Saturday. Joao Felix scored two goals in the win and has now recorded five goals over Atletico’s last four matches. Atletico’s defense has allowed one goal or fewer in each of the club’s last seven games.

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Mallorca (6-8-16) meanwhile is 0-0-7 over its last seven matches and has failed to score a goal in five of its last six matches. Despite how well Atletico Madrid is playing and how poorly Mallorca is playing, Atletico is inexplicably only a -105 road favorite on Saturday. It’s entirely possible that Mallorca’s losing streak and Atletico Madrid’s winning streak both come to an end on the same day, but we wouldn’t bet on it.

Real Madrid vs Getafe

Real Madrid (21-6-3) still holds a comfortable 12-point lead atop the La Liga table despite the recent surges from Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. Madrid bounced back from an ugly 4-0 loss to Barcelona with a 2-1 road win over Celta Viga on Saturday. The club also earned an impressive 3-1 road win over Chelsea in UEFA Champions League play on Wednesday.

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Getafe (7-11-12) picked up a 1-0 win over Mallorca last weekend. This club has been playing competitively in recent months with a 6-8-3 record over its last 17 games including a 1-0 upset win over Real Madrid back in January. Real Madrid likely gets the job done here, but it’s also possible we see less than their best effort coming off of the Chelsea win and looking ahead to next week’s road game at Sevilla. Look for Getafe to lose by only one goal in this spot.

Levante vs Barcelona

Barcelona (16-9-4) handed Real Madrid its first loss since January 2 in a 4-0 blowout in March and followed that up by delivering Sevilla its first loss since November 28 in a 1-0 victory last Sunday. No team in La Liga is playing at as a high a level as Barcelona is right now on both sides of the pitch; the club has outscored its opposition 19-2 over its current six-match winning streak.

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Levante (4-10-16) defeated Villarreal 2-0 on Saturday to snap an 0-1-2 three-match winless streak. The club’s 3-2-2 record over its last seven matches shows clear improvement over the 1-8-14 Levante posted through its first 23 games. Still, even on Levante’s best day, it’s hard to see this group giving Barcelona in its current form much resistance.

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