Inter Milan vs Atalanta Prediction, 3/8/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/4/2021

Game: Inter Milan vs Atalanta

Date: Monday, March 8, 2021

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Inter Milan (+107) Atalanta (+279)

Romelu Lukaku and Inter Milan (17-5-2, 1st in Serie A) play Atalanta (14-7-4, 3rd in Serie A) at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Monday. The starting goalies are Samir Handanovic for Inter Milan and Pierluigi Gollini for Atalanta. The Goddess are at at +279 while Inter Milan are at +107. The O/U opens at 2.75.

Inter Milan took the field against Genoa in their last match and went home with a win by a final score of 3-0. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 91.2% passes received percentage by connecting on 507 out of their 556 pass attempts in their last match. Inter Milan tried 10 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 7 of those tries for a rate of 70.0%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Inter Milan finished at a 50.0% clip by putting 12 shots on target of 24 total shots. Inter Milan is averaging 2.33 goals per 90 (56 total goals) and are sitting with 43 assists in all competitions for the year.

Romelu Lukaku is a guy who should impact this matchup for Inter Milan. He has 56 assists while earning 29 yellow cards so far in his career. Lukaku has been given a starting assignment in 318 matches so far in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.58 G/90. The forward hailing from Belgium has totaled 186 goals in 28,828 mins played. One more player who should impact this match is Lautaro Martinez, the forward representing Argentina. He has assisted on a goal 14 times during his career while he has scored 55 total goals. Martinez has totaled 8,542 minutes in 97 starts and has been handed 24 yellow card cautions. He sports an average of 0.58 goals per 90 during his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Inter Milan is Samir Handanovic. Handanović (255-141-143 record during his career) has recorded 190 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 35.2% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from Slovenia has faced 2,224 shots attempted at him in 540 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.11 (599 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 73.7. Handanović has seen the field for 48,443 mins and has accumulated 1,643 saves so far in his career.

In their last game, Atalanta went home victorious with a score of 5-1 against Crotone. They finished the contest by converting 567 of the 661 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 85.8%. Atalanta finished with a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 10 out of the 20 dribbles they pursued. Atalanta had 11 shots on target out of the team's 21 shots attempted giving them a 52.4% clip when they last took the field. Having accumulated 59 goals and 41 assists in all competitions, Atalanta sports an average of 2.36 goals and 1.64 assists per 90 min.

Luis Muriel should provide solid play for Atalanta. He has an average of 0.52 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 169 games so far in his career. The forward from Colombia has played 15,664 mins while scoring 90 goals. He has collected 28 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 33 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Robin Gosens, the defender representing Germany. He has accumulated 28 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 22 times. Gosens has been given 24 yellow cards in 15,442 professional minutes (175 starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.16.

Pierluigi Gollini will reside in front of the goal for Atalanta. During his pro soccer career, Gollini has conceded 152 goals while tallying 321 saves in 127 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.21 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 54-43-31. He has earned a save percentage of 69.5 and his clean sheet rate is currently 23.6%. Gollini has recorded 30 shutouts while seeing 463 shots tried against him in 11,336 minutes throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atalanta (+279)

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