Portugal : Porto vs Farense : 1pm
Porto -1.5 @ 1.55 ( 5 units )
Porto -2 @ 1.92 ( 2 units )
Porto -1 1st half @ 2.20 ( 2 units )
Farense are newly promoted from League 2 , where they finished 2nd. Porto finished 2nd in the Super League to arch rival Benfica. Portuguese football has traditionally been a 2 horse race between Benfica and Porto , with a recent surgence from Sporting Lisbon. Porto lost the Super Cup 2 - 0 to Benfica and followed up with a 2 - 1 road win at 2nd Div winner Moriense ( dominated the stat board as well ). Porto are rested and have no other engagements in the near future. Farense lost their home opener 0 - 3 to mid table Casa Pia. They are a minnow in terms of proceeds available , with a huge disparity of $9 mill to Porto's $309 mill. Fairy tales have David beating Goliath , but in the real world , the beasts beat up the skinny kids.