Inter Milan vs Juventus Prediction, 1/17/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/12/2021

Game: Inter Milan vs Juventus

Date: Sunday, January 17, 2021

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Inter Milan (+168) Juventus (+187)

Romelu Lukaku and Inter Milan (11-4-2, 2nd in Serie A) play Juventus (9-6-1, 4th in Serie A) at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday. The men protecting the net are Samir Handanovic for Inter Milan and Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus. The Zebras are at at +187 while Inter Milan are at +168. The over/under has been set at 2.75.

Inter Milan played AS Roma in their most recent game and earned a one point draw by a score of 2-2. In the passing game, they earned a 89.3% passes received percentage by completing 482 of the 540 passing attempts in their last outing. Inter Milan attempted 10 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 7 of those tries for a percentage of 70.0%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Inter Milan wrapped this game up at a 35.3% rate by hitting 6 SoT of 17 total shots. Inter Milan averages 2.35 goals per 90 (40 goals in total) and are sitting with 32 assists in all contests for this campaign.

Romelu Lukaku is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Inter Milan. Lukaku has had a starting assignment in 311 matches in his career and he accounts for 0.57 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Belgium has earned 180 goals in 28,211 mins. He has 53 assists while tallying 28 yellow cards during his career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Lautaro Martinez, the forward representing Argentina. Martinez has been on the field for 8,056 mins in 91 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 24 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 12 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 51 total goals. He currently averages 0.57 G/90 for his career.

The guy protecting the net for Inter Milan will be Samir Handanovic. Handanović has seen the field for a total of 47,813 mins and has accumulated 1,621 stops during his soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.13 (598 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .735. The goalkeeper hailing from Slovenia has faced 2,200 shots tried against him in 533 starts. Handanović (249-140-143 record in his career) has accumulated 184 shutouts, which gives him a 34.5% clean sheet rate.

In their last outing, Juventus got the victory with a final of 3-1 against Sassuolo. Juventus had a 61.5% successful dribble percentage by converting 8 of the 13 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by connecting on 608 of the 661 passing attempts for a rate of 92.0%. Juventus converted 8 shots on goal out of 23 shots tried which had them at a 34.8% rate in their last outing. Having accumulated 35 goals and 28 assists for all their games, Juventus is averaging 2.19 goals and 1.75 assists per 90 minutes.

Paulo Dybala should be able to be counted on for Juventus. The forward from Argentina has accumulated 18,008 professional minutes and has scored 91 goals. He has accumulated 19 yellow cards during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 46 times. He sports an average of 0.45 G/90 and has been a starter in 209 contests during his pro soccer career. Be sure to watch out for Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward representing Portugal. He has scored 465 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 146 different times. Ronaldo has been handed 72 yellow card warnings in 47,399 professional minutes played (527 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 0.88.

Wojciech Szczesny will reside in front of the goal for Juventus. Szczesny has totaled 114 clean sheets and has defended 1,235 shots against him in 28,544 career minutes. He holds a save percentage of .741 and his clean sheet rate is currently 35.8%. He has allowed 1.05 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 190-74-53. So far in his pro soccer career, Szczesny has allowed 332 goals and has earned 913 stops in 318 starts.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Juventus (+187)

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