AC Milan vs. Roma prediction, odds, how to watch, live stream: Jan. 6, 2022 Italian Serie A expert picks

The 2021-22 Serie A season will restart on Thursday after a two-week holiday break and second-place AC Milan will be hosting sixth-place AS Roma in a marquee matchup. AC Milan collected 42 points from its first 19 matches and is four points behind rivals Inter Milan for the Serie A lead, while Roma has 32 points and is currently in a UEFA Europa Conference League position. You can see what happens when you catch all the action live on Paramount+.

Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. ET from San Siro in Milan, Italy. Caesars Sportsbook lists AC Milan as the +135 favorite (risk $100 to win $135) on the 90-minute money line in the latest AC Milan vs. Roma odds. Roma is listed at +195 and a draw would return +260. The over-under for total goals is set at 2.5, with the over juiced to -135. Thursday's match will be streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.

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How to watch AC Milan vs. Roma

Before you tune in to Thursday's match, you need to see the Roma vs. AC Milan picks from European soccer insider Martin Green. After working in the sports betting industry for several years, Green became a professional sports writer and handicapper and has covered the game worldwide. Since then, his European soccer picks have been spot-on. Green has generated over $37,000 for $100 bettors since the 2017-18 season, and he has his finger on the pulse of the game all over the globe.

For AC Milan vs. Roma, Green is picking AC Milan to win on the 90-minute money line. After going unbeaten in its first 12 matches, AC Milan has been a bit up and down the last couple months, but was able to go into the break riding high off a 4-2 win over Empoli on Dec. 22 despite being without Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Rafael Leao and Ante Rebic.

All three will have a chance to be back in the lineup on Thursday and having an assortment of attacking options should help AC Milan recapture its early-season form. Ibrahimovic leads AC Milan with seven league goals this season in just 11 matches, including scoring against Roma in the reverse fixture.

Franck Kessie also scored in that game and had a pair of goals in the win over Empoli, so expect the midfielder to be heavily involved going forward. Meanwhile, Roma has reported it had four unnamed players test positive or COVID-19 since returning to training and could be shorthanded against an AC Milan squad whose sole focus will now be Serie A after being eliminated from European competition.

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