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- Leinster (+200) is favored to win the Champions Cup after back-to-back finals losses
- French clubs Toulouse (+300) and La Rochelle (+600) have combined to win the last three titles
- Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England will host the European Champions Cup Final on May 25, 2024
The Champions Cup will resume on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Round of 16 fixtures featuring the strongest clubs in Europe and South Africa. La Rochelle seeks its third-straight European club title while Leinster hopes to break through after consecutive losses in the final.
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European Rugby Champions Cup
| Team |  |  |  |
| Leinster | +200 | +200 | +200 |
| Toulouse | +300 | +300 | +300 |
| Bordeaux | +600 | +600 | +600 |
| La Rochelle | +600 | +600 | +600 |
| Bulls | +1400 | +1400 | +1400 |
| Northampton | +2000 | +2000 | +2000 |
| Harlequins | +2500 | +2500 | +2500 |
| Saracens | +2500 | +2500 | +2500 |
| Bath | +2800 | +2800 | +2800 |
| Racing 92 | +2800 | +2800 | +2800 |
| Munster | +3300 | +3300 | +3300 |
| Exeter | +4000 | +4000 | +4000 |
| Stormers | +4000 | +4000 | +4000 |
| Leicester | +8000 | +8000 | +8000 |
| Glasgow | +15000 | +15000 | +15000 |
| Lyon | +15000 | +15000 | +15000 |
Can Leinster finish the job?
Leinster (+200) finished atop Pool 4 with a 4-0 record, including a 16-9 victory over La Rochelle (+600). It was sweet revenge for Ireland’s top club after suffering back-to-back finals losses to the French side in 2022 and 2023 and a semifinals defeat in 2021.
The Lions faceoff against Leicester in the round of 16. They came away with a 27-10 win over the Tigers back in January.
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France’s top clubs
Toulouse (+300) is the top seed after finishing 4-0 in Pool 2 with a +109 goal-differential. The Red and Blacks have the most titles (5) in tournament history with their last triumph coming in 2021. They’re also the reigning French champions after defeating La Rochelle in last season’s Top 14 final.
La Rochelle (+600) got off to an 0-2 start with a season-opening loss to Leinster in their home stadium. The two-time reigning champions reeled off consecutive victories over Leicester and the Sale Sharks to secure a playoff berth and will face the DHL Stormers (+4000) in the last 16. La Rochelle lost a tight 21-20 contest to the South African club in pool play.
Bordeaux in the mix?
Bordeaux Begles (+600) will face Saracens (+2500) in the last 16 after thumping the Premiership winners 55-15 back in January. The French club has never captured a Champions Cup, but this could be their year.
Coming off a 31-28 win over Toulouse in Top 14 play, Bordeaux has the most lethal backline attack in the tournament with Matthieu Jalibert, Yoram Moefana, Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Damian Penaud.
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Lucky Longshot Picks
Vodacom Bulls (+1400) sit in second-place in the United Rugby Championship standings at 9-0-3, just behind 10-0-2 Leinster (+200). The South African side also went 3-1-0 in Champions Cup play with a 46-40 win over Bordeaux (+600). They’ll try to avenge a 29-28 pool-play loss to Lyon (+15000) in the Round of 16.
If the Bulls succeed, they’ll either face two-time European champions Munster (+3300) or Northampton (+2000). The Saints went 4-0 in pool play and are currently atop the English premiership standings with a 9-0-4 record.
Best Bet
After welcoming back star scrum-half Antoine Dupont, Toulouse (+300) could be poised to win its sixth Champions Cup.
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