Spain : LaLiga - Racing Santander vs Deportivo Alaves

Alavés are probably the most interesting big-price form bet on the list. Their opening La Liga record is:

4 games
3 wins
1 draw
0 defeats
10 points
10 goals scored
3 conceded
+7 goal difference

They are averaging 2.50 goals scored and just 0.75 conceded per match.

Results:
3-0 vs Getafe
1-1 away at Rayo Vallecano
1-0 vs Villarreal
5-2 vs Osasuna

So Alavés have beaten Villarreal, kept two clean sheets, remain unbeaten and arrive after scoring five against Osasuna. Lucas Boyé also scored a hat-trick in that 5-2 victory. Racing Santander are 1-1-2 after four matches with a 7-8 goal difference.

Their results:
2-2 vs Villarreal
0-1 vs Getafe
3-2 vs Elche
2-3 vs Rayo Vallecano

Racing have conceded in all 4/4 league matches and have conceded at least two goals in three of the four. Their games are averaging 3.75 total goals. The obvious negative is that Racing remain unbeaten at home at 1-1-0, while Alavés have only played one away league game, drawing 1-1. So Alavés cannot be classified as a safe away win. But at odds around 2.80+, the attraction is the gap between the price and Alavés' current form: unbeaten in four, 3/4 wins, +7 goal difference and only three goals conceded against a Racing defence that has yet to keep a clean sheet. That makes Alavés one of the better higher-variance value plays rather than one of the safest picks of the day.