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My selection is on the 'over' between Mallorca and Real Madrid at 4 pm et on Monday.

We were involved in Mallorca's most recent match, cashing with Celta Vigo in a 4-3 thriller (thanks to a last minute penalty). Here, I'll switch gears and back the 'over' as Mallorca hosts Real Madrid, which is off a thrilling victory over Paris-Saint Germain in Champions League action last week. Mallorca is in tough right now, with limited options other than a struggling Sergio Rico at keeper due to injuries and suspensions. Not only that but Mallorca's back line of defense is struggling mightily and will now have to face a Real Madrid squad that is brimming with confidence after Karim Benzema's second half hat trick against PSG. Note that this will be Mallorca's first shot at Real Madrid at home since back in 2019, when it pulled off a 1-0 stunner. Since then, Real has had its way in two meetings in this series, winning 2-0 and 6-1 in the host role. Given its vulnerabilities at the back-end, I'm sure Mallorca is well aware that it will need to find a goal (or two) to have any chance at coming away with a much needed point at least in this match. Sitting just two points clear of relegation, gaining something productive from this match is critical for Mallorca. While Real Madrid could elect to sit back and play for a 1-0 or 2-0 victory here, I think we see a different story unfold. Note that five of the last seven matches between these two squads have produced 'over' 2.5 goals. Take the over (6*).

My selection is on the 'over' between Lyon and Stade Rennes at 12:05 pm et on Sunday.

Lyon is fresh off a stunning 1-0 'away' win over Porto in Europa League action earlier this week. It had to hang on for that critical victory as it was peppered throughout the match but ultimately escaped with a clean sheet. I'm not convinced it will be so fortunate to keep Stade Rennes off the scoreboard on Sunday. Note that Rennes took the most recent meeting between these two sides by a 4-1 score. I certainly expect a revenge-minded Lyon squad to put forth a much better effort here, likely improving on that one-goal performance. But can it keep the Rennes offense at bay? The visitors have put up an impressive 10 goals across their last three Ligue 1 matches, most recently kept silent back on February 11th against mighty PSG. We've seen a couple of interesting trends in this particular series with Rennes going three consecutive matches against Lyon without posting a clean sheet but also managing to be 'first to score' in four of the last five meetings. I'm anticipating plenty of fireworks in this one. Take the over (8*).