February sees the action really hot up for sports betting fans, with the Champions League entering it's last 16 phase with some excellent matchups.  Also there is Europa League action, the Carabao Cup Final, a big British boxing matchup and Superbowl 53 as well as the ongoing Premier League title and relegation battles.

Champions League Last 16
The big news in February is the return of the Champions League, with some incredible matchups in the last 16 as follows:

Schalke vs Manchester City
Atlético Madrid vs Juventus
Manchester United vs Paris St-Germain
Tottenham vs Borussia Dortmund
Lyon vs Barcelona
Roma vs Porto
Ajax vs Real Madrid
Liverpool vs Bayern Munich

First legs to be played: 12th/13th/19th/20th February
Second legs: 5th/6th/12th/13th March

Man City arguably got the easy draw against Schalke, but the other English clubs got very tough draws. All the matches look really competitive and should be great for betting.
The outright Champions League odds are as follows:

Man City 7/2 (Bet365)
Barcelona 19/4 (Sportingbet)
Juventus 7/1 (Unibet)
PSG 8/1 (Unibet)
Liverpool 9/1 (Ladbrokes)
Real Madrid 12/1 (Betfred)
Bayern Munich 14/1 (Bet365)
Atletico Madrid 22/1 (Betfred)
Borussia Dortmund 25/1 (Bet365)
Man Utd 28/1 (Bet365)
Tottenham 33/1 (Coral)
Ajax 100/1 (Bet365)
Porto 125/1 (Ladbrokes)
Lyon 175/1 (Unibet)
Schalke 250/1 (Bet365)
Please note all odds are correct at time of article publishing.

Man City remain favourites at 7/2 and look guaranteed to be in the last 8 after their easy-ish looking draw to Schalke.  That being said, there are still some huge teams left in this competition - Juventus look solid at 7/1 with Ronaldo in their ranks they look strong this year.

Barcelona are second favourites at 19/4 and are looking strong again this year, with a very winnable tie against Lyon they should also get through to the last 8 without any drama.

 

It's been a quiet start to the year for boxing fans with nothing much to watch, but the bout between James DeGale and Chris Eubank Jnr looks likely to be a pretty enjoyable fight.  DeGale brings his boxing skills and been right to the top level winning world titles, whereas Eubank Jnr has fallen just short so far, but brings hunger and desire plus looks the fresher fighter of the two.  The fight will be shown live on ITV Box Office in the UK on Saturday 23rd february.

The outright odds for the fight are as follows:

James DeGale 13/10 (Sportingbet)

Draw 18/1 (Coral)

Eubank Jnr has been made the slight favourite in the betting, which is perhaps a bit surprising based on the careers of the two fighters, but DeGale is seen as coming to the end of his career so Eubank Jnr definitely has a chance as he will probably outwork DeGale.

It's a real clash of styles and we'll have a full fight preview nearer the time.

Man City made the most of their easy draw against Burton, winning the first leg 9-0 and going through 10-0 on aggregate.  Chelsea had a much trickier proposition, but managed to see off Tottenham on penalties to reach the final.

The odds for the final (90 minutes) are as follows:

Draw 14/5 (Unibet)

Chelsea 15/4 (Bet365)

Man City are the favourites at 4/5, with Chelsea available at a fairly meaty 15/4.

Anything can happen in a final, but City have looked much the better side so far this season, but Chelsea have shown on thier day they can turn it on, so possibly offer some value at that large price.