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Director’s Football Punt of the Week

Weekend of May 18, 2013

Three Team Parlay: 100 units pays a profit of 350 units.

1. Manchester United to win 1.862
2. Bayern Munich to win at 1.629
3. Arsenal to win at 1.541

Manchester United is playing its final match under Sir Alex Ferguson, and even a difficult trip away to West Bromwich Albion does not overshadow United’s desire to send out the boss of all bosses out on top. The computer think there’s value on United until 1.84, so this is hardly an open and shut result, but West Brom isn’t playing for anything. United is.

Bayern Munich is 48.5 percent to win at Monchengladback. Bayern has already set the points record, and every victory adds to their record setting season. Gladbach is not playing for much of anything. There is a small chance that they qualify for the final Europa League spot, but that would require beating Bayern and Frankfurt losing big. That’s just not happening.

Arsenal needs one final victory to seal a Top 4 finish. If Spurs beat Sunderland at White Hart Lane—which they should do easily—the Gunners would be out with a loss or draw at St. James Park. Newcastle, however, is not playing for anything, and Alan Pardew has already publicly stated he could care less about the result against Arsenal. With Olivier Giroud back available and Lucas Podolski firing, Arsenal have enough fire power to collect three points.