Alaves vs Atletico Madrid
La Liga, Sunday, 12:30pm ET

Play: Atletico Madrid ML 
Odds at Time of Release: -110
Line Parameter: Playable to -120

Atletico Madrid are coming off a painful elimination in the Champions League quarter-finals, as they temporarily held the qualification but conceded two late goals to eventually lose the tie. They must now deal with the frustration and the fatigue of a mid-week match, as they are visiting Alaves on Sunday for the La Liga.

Atletico Madrid are sitting 4th in the La Liga with 61 points, currently in the Champions League spots for next season. They are 3 points above Bilbao with a match in hand, and they are hosting them next week, so if they beat Alaves this Sunday they will be 6 points above Bilbao ahead of next week's clash. If they lose to Alaves and then lose to Bilbao, they will drop to 5th, and coach Simeone will not allow this to happen.

Alaves are sitting 15th with 32 points and are theoretically safe from relegation, being 7 points above with 7 more matches to go. They have a seemingly easy schedule coming up, so they can get the points that they want. They've been in poor form lately (W1 L4), scoring just 1 goal in that span, and have won just 1 match since the start of February (W1 D3 L5).

Atletico Madrid have the quality, the form, and the need to get the win here, despite coming off an elimination mid-week. They have a deep roster and can easily rotate, especially up front, while Lino, one of their most influential wingers, was suspended mid-week and will be fresh to terrorize this Alaves defense.

In seasons past we would never see a -111 on Atletico Madrid ML at Alaves, at this point in the season. While they do struggle on the road, this is the end of the season and it would be catastrophic for them to lose the 4th spot.

Take 3u on Atletico Madrid ML (-111)

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