Are Oddsmakers Overlooking Inter Milan’s Ability To Win Serie A?

• Juventus leads the Serie A title odds with -225 odds, sitting one-point up in the standings.
• With around a dozen games for every team left, Inter Milan could see their odds grow shorter.
• Inter Milan (+1400 odds) is the third favorite to win Serie A but must surpass a nine-point deficit.

MILAN, Italy - Serie A soccer returns to action on Saturday and many are already noticing the discrepancy with the futures odds to win the league.

Juventus (63 points) leads the pack, per usual, but is only up in the standings by a single point. With Lazio (-1) on their heels, other teams such as Inter (-9) and Atalanta (-15) have much ground to make up.

However, the route for Inter may be easier than the numbers suggest. Currently one round back in the schedule, oddsmakers seem to have forgotten this extra game in the Serie A betting odds, giving no hope for Inter to make up the 9-point deficit.

A win against 16th ranked Sampdoria (+850) on Sunday puts Inter Milan (-294) within six points of Juventus, en route to their final dozen games.

While Juventus may have the additional few wins compared to Inter, the 24 goals allowed for each team rank second in the league. Meanwhile their scoring efforts – 50 and 49 goals, respectively – are safely in the top-5 of the league.

Juventus has proven their worth all year long but soccer bettors are still wondering just what it takes for Lazio, Inter, Atalanta, or even Roma to win this year’s honors.

Lazio clearly has the easiest route to take away the points lead. With a one-point differential, any slip up from Juventus – a team looking to win their ninth straight Italian football championship – would have Lazio cruise their way to their third title and first since 1999-2000.

However, from a sports betting focus, Inter still grabs the attention in a risk-vs-reward standpoint. At +1400 odds, Inter would have to make a short climb to reward bettors with an excellent futures payout.

How Can Inter Milan Win The 2020 Serie A Title?

Inter plays seven of their last 13 games in their home stadium, and though home-field advantage is somewhat removed with no fans in the stands, the comfort of playing on your own field cannot be overstated.

Still, other soccer leagues have shown that road games mean much less to soccer teams, and victories on the road have come more frequently, opening up the live soccer betting opportunities.

A breakdown into those home games, though, will prove the point that Inter is clearly still in this race. Without having to play Juventus or Lazio, Inter will see a schedule quite favorable both on the road and at home.

In Milan’s Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Inter will face off against (#16) Sampdoria, (#20) Brescia, (#10) Bologna, (#15) Torino, and (#13) Fiorentina, before playing their last home game against (#6) Napoli.

Inter may be able to seriously increase their position, as their road schedule isn’t anything to lose sleep over either. While they are facing more stern competition, the absence of fans should allow Inter to take a few unexpected victories.

Facing (T-#8) Parma, (T-#8) Verona, (#19) Spal, (#5) AS Roma, (T-#17) Genoa, and (#4) Atalanta on the road, Inter will never have to face two top-9 teams in back-to-back matches until the last two contests.

While the early matches prove to be against inferior competition, a streak of wins may be the confidence boost that Inter needs heading into their final two games to boost their final place in the standings.

At +1400 odds to win Serie A at online sports betting sites, overlooking Inter Milan may be the worst decision a bettor can make this weekend.

Inter begins their quest for the club’s first title since their run in the mid-late 2000s. Finishing Round 25 of Serie A, Inter players their first match back on Sunday at 3:45 p.m. EST.