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Soccer Betting Odds to Win 2016-2017 Spanish La Liga
According to soccer betting odds, Lionel Messi will continue to evade defenders like they were tax collectors and lead FC Barcelona to a third consecutive Spanish title in the 2016-2017 season, which will begin on August 19th, 2016. Odds to Win 2016-2017 Spanish La Liga:
Soccer Betting Odds to Win the 2016-2017 France League 1
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is the soccer betting odds-on favorite to win the 2016-2017 France Ligue 1 – which would be the fifth straight championship win and seventh overall. Counter-intuitively, people who bet on soccer continue to favor PSG even though they will undertake the defense of their title without their top goalscorer – in Ligue 1 in particular and official competitions in general – Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
San Jose Can Win With Nine, How About 11?
While the MLS doesn’t have as large a fan base as other soccer leagues around the world, MLS betting has no shortage of fans. One match sportsbook users might want to keep an eye out for is the matchup between the San Jose Earthquakes and the Real Salt Lake. The game is scheduled to take place on Friday the 22nd of July. The match will kickoff at 11:00 pm EST (4:00 pm BST) with Real Salt Lake hosting at Rio Tinto Stadium. While many fans considered these teams to be evenly matched the odds tell a different story. Let’s check in on the sportsbooks and see what they have to say for Friday’s matchup.
Soccer Betting Odds Don’t Favor New England Head Coach
Former Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has all but officially been appointed the new head coach for England national soccer team – and has he got his work cut out for him. Allardyce will take over from Roy Hodgson, who quit after the latest in a long, looong string of major tournament upsets dating back to the 1966 World Cup – which England won in dubious fashion with the help of a tie-breaking ghost goal (the fact that they were the hosts of the tournament probably had nothing with that winkwink). England’s soccer betting odds of winning the 2018 World Cup aren’t as bad as, say, Mali’s or Azerbaijan’s, but they’re still a far cry from the top favorites.
Exciting Soccer Betting as Chile Wins Copa America
With yesterday’s victory, Chile proved to soccer betting fans why they hold the fifth position in the Fifa ranking. For the second time in two consecutive Copa America Tournaments, Chile has won the highest honor. In week 1, Argentina won against Chile 2-1, however they never expected the fierce team they had to play against yesterday.
Copa America Centenario Final: Argentina vs. Chile Odds
Argentina is the favorite of people who bet on soccer to defeat defending champions Chile in the Copa America Centenario Final match and win the tournament for the first time since 1993 – to put in perspective, Kurt Cobain was still alive at the time. Here are the sportsbook online odds:
UEFA Euro 2016 Group B Highlight: England vs. Russia
Fans who bet on soccer will be eager to see England encounter Russia again for the first time since a Euro 2008 qualifier in 2007. On that occasion, the Russian team defeated the England squad 2-1 in Moscow. This may bring English soccer betting fans bad memories; Russia finished second in the group and qualified to the Euro Cup, while England went on lose the last qualifying match to Croatia and fail to qualify to the tournament. England had previously won the home game 3-0 at Wembley including a pair of goals by Michael Owen (fun fact: Michael Owen is currently a breeder and owner of race horses).
Soccer Betting Odds to Win 2016 Copa America Groups
Which teams have the better soccer betting odds of winning their respective groups? The Copa America Centenario features 16 teams instead of the traditional 12, and it’s safe to say that the “special” guests will not overstay their welcome, but that still leaves plenty of suspense as to who will make it through to the second round.
UEFA European Cup 2016 kick-off: France versus Romania
The French national team has never lost a competitive match to the Southeast Europeans. Nevertheless, experts who bet on soccer expect this one to a close contest, based on recent encounters. France and Romania have played each other officially on eight occasions; the former have won three of those matches, while the rest have ended in a draw (including four of the last five). The opening match of the Euro 2016 will be held on June 10th at Stade de France, Saint-Denis; t heir only previous game in that venue was a 1-1 draw in a World Cup qualifying game in September 2009. The two squads first met in a EURO 1996 finals game in Newcastle on June 10th, which France won 1-0 with the lone goal scored by Cristophe Dugarry – can soccer betting history repeat itself 20 years to the day? Well, other than the fact that Dugarry has been retired for over a decade.
Bet on Soccer: The Dark Horses of the Copa America 2016
People love dark horses and underdogs. Maybe not so much when they bet on soccer, but then you never know. The Copa America will not be lacking its share of such competitors, Ecuador being one of them. Following the tournament that took place the year before this one, they have won five games, including defeating giants of the region like Argentina and Uruguay. This display of ball footing has landed them in the second place of their World Cup Qualifying group. Felipe Caicedo who formerly plied his trade at Manchester United has scored more goals than anyone else in the qualifying, and goes on the warpath accompanied by Antonio Valencia, Jefferson Montero, and Enner Valencia.