Saint-Etienne - Marseille - France L I

Wager: $222. We continue today with French Soccer, Ligue 1:  Saint-Etienne and Marseille will meet face to face on Wednesday night at 19:00 CET (1:00 p.m. EST, U.S.), at the Stade Geoffroy - Guichard (St. - Etienne). Saint-Etienne is seeking to go top 5 in the table. They are currently 8th with 21 points, and have 2 games unbeaten streak. Marseille are 12th in the table with 17 points. They lost miserably their last 2 road games, allowing 7 goals in a process. There is an interesting proposition offered at Bet365: It is called "Alternative Handicap Result". Handicapping is a simple way to bet more "safely": it's done by awarding one of the teams some points or goals lead: Handicap Line (+1.0) Goal  explained - Team receiving a (+1.0) Goal start - in this case we have the home team St. Etienne (+1.0) Goal:  Win by any score - all bets on this selection are winners; Draw (any score)- all bets on this selection are winners; Loss by 1 Goal and more - all bets on this selection are losers. With that, Saint-Etienne has a "safety net" of (+1.0 Goal) at home to start this match, so I pick the option "Alternative Handicap Result"@Bet365:  St. Etienne (+1.0 Goal, Decimal  odds (1.29) - Click here to learn the Decimal & American odds systems). Unless the amount to bet is specified, as this game, our predictions are made for a $100 wager.

UPDATE November 30, 2016 - FINAL Result: Saint-Etienne  0-0  Marseille. Another derby match finished in a goalless draw. The visitors played better, with 59% ball possession vs. only 41% for the home side. However, St. Etienne plays strong defense, and it is very hard for opponents to score goals against them. Hence, our Handicap Line (+1.0) Goal for St. Etienne was (again) "right on the money", and we won. $222 returned total of $286: $222 Principal + $64 Net Profit. (If we discount the recent 4-team Parlay, which was wagered from the profit of a single wager, our winning streak on free picks (singles) is 5).