There is a wager worth taking when Lazio visit Sassuolo on Tuesday, and it is not close. Lazio are the pick to win at +120 at LetsBetMD in Sassuolo Vs Lazio, a line that prices them like a live underdog even though they have been one of Serie A's cleanest sides through eight games.
The search interest is obvious because Serie A is in a full midweek round from Tuesday to Thursday, and this is one of the first fixtures on the board. Kickoff is set for Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 1:30 p.m. ET at Mapei Stadium, with standings and stats running through Matchweek 8. Lazio are level with Inter on 22 points after eight games, while Sassuolo sit at 2-2-4 and have conceded 16 goals.
The case for Lazio starts with the numbers that have carried them this far. Their 7-1-0 record and five goals conceded give them the fewest goals allowed in the league, which is a hard profile to ignore when they are being offered at plus money. They have already shown they can handle top-end pressure with a 3-0 win at Juventus, and they followed that with a 2-1 win over Parma. That is not the form of a team that should be treated as a heavy favorite's bargain chip; it is the form of a side that has kept pace with Inter on merit.
Anastasios Douvikas gives Sassuolo a reason to believe there is some fight in the matchup. He has five league goals, and that kind of finishing gives a struggling team a route into games it might otherwise lose early. But Sassuolo are coming off a 2-0 loss at Como on Saturday, and their season line tells the larger story: four defeats in eight matches, plus 16 goals allowed. That is where the market and the table pull in different directions. Lazio are being priced as the clearest value in the match, yet the number still sits at plus money, which makes the offer look generous rather than cautious.
That is the sharpest read on Tuesday's game. If Lazio carry the same defensive edge they have shown all season, they should have enough to leave Mapei Stadium with all three points. Sassuolo have a scorer in Douvikas, but the stronger side, the better record and the tighter back line all point the same way.
