History is on the line Wednesday afternoon when Bayern Munich takes on Lyon in the 2020 UEFA Champions League semifinals. With a win, Lyon will advance to their first ever Champions League final. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich will be looking to advance to their 11th final appearance in European competition. Bayern Munich is coming off a dominant performance against Barcelona, beating the Spanish side by a final score of 8-2. Lyon, meanwhile, shocked the world and defeated Manchester City 3-1 to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2009-10.
Kick-off for Bayern Munich vs. Lyon is at 3 p.m. ET. The latest Champions League odds from William Hill list Bayern Munich as a massive -450 money-line favorite (risk $450 to win $100), while Lyon is going off at +1000. The draw is +600 and the over-under for total goals scored is 3.5. Before you make any Bayern Munich vs. Lyon picks or Champions League predictions, see what SportsLine's proprietary 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, the algorithm is up an eye-popping 13,800 percent.
The model has made some huge calls in the Champions League knockout stage, correctly predicting Juventus' (-185) victory over Lyon, Barcelona (-165) knocking off Napoli and Bayern Munich (-270) cruising past Chelsea. The model was also all over Bayern's (-104) historic win over Barcelona in the quarterfinals.
Now, the model has set its sights on Wednesday's Champions League semifinal and revealed its picks for Bayern Munich vs. Lyon over at SportsLine.
Top predictions for Bayern Munich vs. Lyon
The model is leaning over 3.5 goals in Wednesday's showdown between Bayern Munich and Lyon. Lyon is known for its explosive offense, with the likes of Memphis Depay and Moussa Dembele. Depay leads Lyon with six Champions League goals this season, while Dembele has scored a team-leading 24 times in all competitions.
However, it's Bayern Munich's offense which has been in sensational form all season long. Bayern Munich has scored a competition-leading 39 goals in the Champions League this season. Bayern's attack is spearheaded by forward Robert Lewandowski, who's scored 50 Champions League goals for Bayern Munich in just 60 appearances.
Lewandowski has scored in eight straight Champions League games and has found the back of the net 54 times in 48 games for Bayern Munich this season. Plus, Bayern has scored 24 goals in their last five games in this competition, one of the main reasons the model is leaning towards the over on Wednesday.
How to make Champions League picks for Bayern Munich vs. Lyon
The model has also locked in a strong money line pick for Bayern Munich vs. Lyon. You absolutely need to see it before you lock in your own Champions League picks.
So who wins Bayern Munich vs. Lyon? And where does all the betting value lie? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Bayern Munich vs. Lyon money line has all the value, all from the proprietary European soccer model that's up an eye-popping 13,800 percent.
