World club football odds, predictions, best bets: Bayer Leverkusen's goal total is among expert's parlay picks offering almost 9-1 payout

There's no time for the world's top football sides to worry about congested schedules, with many of them facing key league matchups this weekend. The top matches should be Liverpool at Tottenham in the English Premier League and Bayern Munich at RB Leipzig in Germany's Bundesliga. Both matches begin at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. There also are top-five matchups in Italy's Serie A (Juventus at Atalanta) and Spain's La Liga (Athletic Bilbao at Real Sociedad). And in France's Ligue 1, Brest sits atop the table just ahead of Nice, and the surprising leaders face off Sunday at 9 a.m. ET.

Second-place Liverpool are +122 favorites in the latest Tottenham vs. Liverpool odds, with fourth-place Spurs +185 home underdogs and a draw priced at +290. In Bayern Munich vs. Leipzig, league co-leaders and reigning champs Bayern are -106 favorites, with fourth-place Leipzig at +240 and a draw at +295. () 

The weekend's world football slate offers nearly unlimited opportunities for bettors, and the paydays can be huge if you combine your favorite picks into a parlay. Before you make any soccer picks or parlays, you really have to see what soccer expert Jim Holliman has to say.

Holliman has been a writer and editor for nearly 25 years and grew up with soccer in his blood. He played competitively through high school and has been following the game closely since the 1970's heyday of the North American Soccer League. His interest has expanded worldwide, and his betting approach is centered on crunching the numbers, but he sees the whole field and relies on his instinct.

Since the 2022 World Cup, Holliman has been profitable across multiple leagues, including the Premier League, UEFA Champions League and Bundesliga. He went 21-10 -- bringing a profit of $1,147 for $100 bettors -- on his Champions League predictions last season. He hittwo parlays paying nearly 12-1 in 14 weeks of this article in 2022-23.

Now, Holliman has scoured the soccer schedules for Sept. 30-Oct. 2 and has found value in four best bets. If you combine these picks into a parlay, you could earn a payout of almost 9-1! The first matchup in the parlay doesn't start until Saturday at 9:30 a.m. ET, so there is plenty of time for you to make your soccer picks.

We can tell you that one pick Holliman loves is Bayer Leverkusen Over 1.5 Goals Team Total (-170) in Saturday's matchup at Mainz (9:30 a.m. ET). The visitors have scored at least twice in every match, and Mainz have conceded 14 goals in five games so far. 

Holliman has three other plays in his parlaythat would pay almost 9-1, including a plus-money play on an English Premier League team that's on a roll. If you combine these picks into a four-leg parlay, you can cash in HUGE! You ABSOLUTELY need to see the expert's predictions before you lock in any soccer picks or parlays of your own.

So which teams are MUST-BACKS on this weekend's soccer schedule? And which EPL side should should you be backing at plus-money as part of a parlay that would pay almost 9-1? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which picks you should be all over this weekend, all from the soccer expert who hit two four-leg parlays last season!