UEFA Champions League Picks / 1-19-2026 / Online Sports Betting

What: UEFA Champions League Matchday 7
Who: Juventus vs Benfica
When: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3 p.m. ET
Where: Estadio Bernabeu
Watch: Paramount+/TUDN, 3:00 pm ET

Two of the most legendary sides in UEFA Champions League history will meet in Matchday 7 action. And their legendary status isn't helping either club in this year's League Phase competition.

Italian side Juventus, a two-time winner and nine-time finalist in this competition, is sitting 17th in the current table with a 2-1-3 slate. That would leave them as an unseeded team in the knockout phase.

Portuguese giants Benfica (2-4-0), also a two-time winner and a five-time finalist, is 25th in the table. That would mean the club would be eliminated from further competition.

As they clash on Matchday 7, it's the home side, Juventus, that oddsmakers are setting as the -124 favorite in the soccer betting odds.

Let’s look at the latest soccer betting lines for this match. Remember, the odds are always subject to change.

UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 Odds	The Pick
Juventus vs Benfica	Juventus	-124	-124	-124

In this article, OSB will review the match, predict the winner of the matchup, and provide additional notes and information on soccer picks and betting.

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Match Overview: Juventus vs Benfica

Juventus has lost just once through six rounds of UCL League Phase play. The Italian club (2-1-3) is unbeaten in three, with wins over Bodo Glimt (3-2) and Pafos (2-0) in the past two rounds.

Benfica (2-4-0) defeated Ajax 2-0 on Matchday 5 and Napoli by the same score on Matchday 6. The Portuguese club lost its four previous UCL matches to Leverkusen (1-0), Newcastle (3-0), Chelsea (1-0), and, most embarrassing of all, a 3-2 setback against Qarabag FK of Azerbaijan.

Team Spotlight: Juventus

A 1-0 loss to Cagliari on the weekend brought a halt to the seven-match unbeaten run (6-0-1) by Juventus. The Italian giants kept three clean sheets and posted a goal differential of 16-2 during that run.

Juve manager Luciano Spalletti is planning on three changes to his side for the Benfica match. Second-choice goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio will replace Mattia Perin between the sticks. Khephren Thuram will start in midfield, with Teun Koopmeiners dropping to the bench.

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Portuguese winger Francisco Conceicao has recovered from injury. He came on as a sub against Cagliari and will get the nod over Fabio Miretti in this match.

Team Spotlight: Benfica

Benfica boss Joe Mourinho is being linked to the available manager's position with Real Madrid. Fullback Rafa Obrador has left the side and is transferring to Italian club Torino.

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It's been a rough go of late for the traditional Portuguese titans. In the past two weeks, Benfica was knocked out of two domestic cup competitions. They lost 3-1 to Braga in the Taca da Liga semifinals, and 1-0 to Porto in the Taca da Portugal quarter-finals. In league play, though, Benfica is 7-0-2 over the past nine matches.

Best Juventus vs Benfica Prop Bets

If you want to wager on this match ending as a draw, the odds on that play are +270. The total is set at 2.5 goals. Bet the over or the under, and you'll access the same odds of -110.

The soccer betting line is -128 that both teams will score during the match. Juventus to lead at halftime and full-time is given a betting line of +195. Juventus winning by one goal is the +270 favorite in a winning margin soccer props play.

The soccer betting odds are +151 that Juventus will keep a clean sheet, while the odds are +370 that Benfica won't allow a goal during the match. The match ending in a 1-1 draw is the +600 chalk in a correct score prop wager.

Canadian international Jonathan David of Juventus is the +375 favorite to score the first goal of the match. He's also the +120 chalk to be an anytime goal scorer. You'll get a soccer betting line of +6500 on Benfica forward Yangelis Pavlidis netting a hat-trick in this match.

Latest UEFA Champions League Futures

Oddsmakers are giving Juventus a betting line of +10000 to win the UEFA Champions League in soccer futures betting. You can access a soccer betting line of +150000 on Benfica winning the competition this year.

Current English Premier League leaders Arsenal are the chalk in this betting market at odds of +350. Arsenal is 6-0 so far in the League Phase, with a goal differential of 17-1.

German super side Bayern Munich is next in this betting market at odds of +450. Manchester City, UCL winners in 2022-23, are set at +600.

The defending champions from PSG are the +700 fourth betting choice to win the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League title. Spanish La Liga leaders Barcelona, a five-time UCL winner, is given odds of +900 to be the winner of this season's title.

Best Bet To Win On UEFA Champions League Matchday 7

Juventus is unbeaten at home this season, going 8-0-6 in all competitions. That includes a 5-0-1 run over the past six home matches.

Juventus To beat Benfica on UEFA Champions League Matchday 7

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Could Benfica do enough to fashion an away draw? Perhaps. But it seems unlikely. The play is to take Juventus to win at home in the UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 picks.