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eagleseye13
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Posted Results (non props)

Saudi Arabia +1 +119.........L
Saudi Arabia ML +847 .........L
morocco/iran o2 +128..........L
spain/portugal o2 -126.........W
France/Australia o2.5 -119....W

2-3-0 -100$




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2-4-0

Egypt +0.5 -115...L

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hey penalty kick...what do ya know..

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It looks like The Pharaohs went back to their pyramids prematurely! lol. I took a hit there.

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Russia

I mean watching this team play for 4-5 months they looked awful..maybe it was they just needed to play in the WC bc they didnt care? IDK but this team looks vastly different than their efforts prior.

I will pay very close attention to Uruguay/Russia though, thats for sure.




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eagleseye, being about 5 yrs older then Egypts goalie, I was pulling for fellow middle ager as well, but Russia was not about to play Michael Moorer to George Foreman for Mr. El-Shenawy. Plus , home teams tend to get a boost and that clearly is case here as I obviously misjudged badly.

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Mon/Tue results

record - non-scores. These are small beer money risks.

Mon
Sweden ML - W

Tues
Egypt - L
Colombia - L
Poland/Senegal - BTTS - W
Poland/Senegal O2 - W

3-2 +0.75 units

PS - I still don't think much of Russia. I found out that the match Thurs with KSA was on the last day of Ramadan. The KSA team could not drink and hydrate during the game. An obvious fix by Russia and Putin as far as I am concerned. Looking forward to Uruguay rolling them.

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Houstonfan,
Chicanery by Mr.Putin, now that is a surprise(tongue firmly in cheek)

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Portugal vs. Morocco, Group B
8 a.m. ET

Public bettors have absolutely no faith in Morocco getting a result here as they’re receiving just 7% of tickets to win (+557) and 5% to draw (+280).

Portugal is attracting a whopping 88% of bets but the line has come down from -186 to -153, indicating a bit of sharp money on Morocco/Draw.

Tuesday’s results were great for contrarian bettors as Japan (11%), Senegal (19%) and Russia (41%) were all victorious, and they’ll hope to continue the run Wednesday. Many of the favorites have struggled so far this tournament but bettors still believe in them since there’s so much at stake in the second round of group matches.

Morocco has also been receiving just 11% of spread bets (both +0.5 goals and +1 goals), so that’s another contrarian option to wager on.

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Uruguay vs. Saudi Arabia, Group A
11 a.m. ET

Uruguay (-530) are on track to be the biggest favorites in the group stage and 67% of bettors think they’ll roll over Saudi Arabia just like Russia did. If you think there’s a shocking upset in the cards, a Saudi Arabia win pays out 20-1 and a draw +640.

Public bettors are actually leaning on the under but the total has moved from 2.5 to 3, so the over looks to be the bet here.

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Iran vs. Spain, Group B
2 p.m. ET

Iran are alone at the top of Group B but they find themselves with just about the same odds to beat Spain as Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay. Just under 30% of bets are taking a chance on the longshot at 19-1, but those odds may be even higher by game time if Portugal beats Morocco early in the day.

Goals are expected in this one as well, and the juice has trended toward the over on a few separate occasions. It currently sits at 2.5 (o-123) but possibly may reach 3.

This may be a timely opportunity to parlay Uruguay and Spain together at -225 odds.

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WC Wed

These all look like no brainers, but considering what has happened the last few days, and the juice involved I decided on different plays. Here goes:

Morocco - Double Chance - Draw or Win +130
Uruguay /KSA - O3 +105
Looking to get a Spain + O 2.5. Waiting for it to be available at the books I use.

Goal plays risking beer money:

Portugal/Morocco - 2-1 +850
Uruguay / KSA - 3-0 +500




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already bet

Uruguay o2.5
Spain o2.5

bet both today prior to juice on 3...

future plays posted...

Belgium/Tunisia o2.5 -130
Argentina/Croatia o2
Japan/Senegal over 2/2/5
Poland/Columbia over 2/2.5




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Bet to Watch:
Both teams to score +125 (Bookmaker)

It was a day of late goals at the World Cup in Russia last Friday, leaving three sides elated and three bemoaning their inability to keep things tight in the dying moments.

Portugal and Morocco fell into the different brackets, with Cristiano Ronaldo’s 88th-minute free-kick goal earning an impressive point against Spain, while an Aziz Bouhaddouz own goal deprived Morocco one of their own in a match that they would have been desperate to win, let alone draw.

As a result, the two teams approach this encounter with a very different mind-set, and while Portugal are strong favorites, they know that a draw would be enough to leave qualification in their own hands ahead of a favorable final game with Iran. Morocco, meanwhile, would see a point as a positive result in different circumstances but would need to beat Spain and hope that Iran get a result against their upcoming opponents on Wednesday in order to reach the knockout stages. Simply put, this is a must-win game for the underdogs.

With that in mind, you can expect the sort of start that we saw from both of these sides in their opening matches, with Morocco coming out of the blocks quickly and Portugal happy to counter; but if the Atlas Lions fail to make any potential early dominance count, they will be in trouble. Herve Renard’s side seemed to tire after a vibrant start against Iran, and the European champions will be happy to bide their time in this one, so another high-scoring affair seems less likely.

Indeed, anyone expecting Portugal to see the lion’s share of possession may be in for a surprise, with coach Fernando Santos finally settling on a side and a style that gets the best from the attacking players at his disposal. They have been faster and more direct with their passing in recent matches, sitting relatively deep without the ball to prevent teams from exposing the lack of pace at the heart of the defense.

Fortunately for Morocco, they aren’t really a side that looks to play long balls to turn opposition defenders around, instead relying on the creativity and vision of the three behind the striker to pick the lock. In turn this should be an intriguing tactical battle, with the Africans needing to open up at one stage or another.

They will have taken heart from the fact that while main man Cristiano Ronaldo is very much in form, the Portugal rearguard action was still questionable at best against Spain, and while they may not ship another three, this Morocco side are capable of causing problems.

The price on both teams to score is very appealing indeed (+130) and is the best value bet in my mind for Wednesday’s early kickoff.

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Bet to Watch:
Uruguay -2.5 +150

In their opening match, it took Uruguay until stoppage time against a Mo Salah-less Egypt team to finally scrape a goal. They did it the old-fashioned Uruguay way, with a towering header from central defender Jose Gimenez. But that undersells just how well the team created chances. They took 15 shots — eight of them from inside the penalty area — and created three big chances. That’s a paddling, even if it didn’t manifest on the scoreboard until late.

Now, they get to go up against a team that is considerably worse than Egypt. Even more troubling for Saudi Arabia is the fact that they aren’t committed to defending. If anything was going to slow Uruguay down it’s the fact that despite the pre-tournament hype about wanting to play attractively, they simply aren’t a particularly creative squad. They bully you, and they’re one of the best in the world at it.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia just got bullied by Russia. They tried to play a possession based brand of soccer and pass the ball around in midfield in the hopes of working it through the Russian lines of defense. Instead they basically kept passing the ball to Russia, which resulted in the hosts running at a woefully exposed, and very poor Saudi back line.

A defensive Saudi side that sat back, stayed compact and didn’t want the ball might be able to hang with Uruguay the way Egypt did. But this Saudi side is setting up to get battered.

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Bet to Watch:
Spain -2 +113 (Bookmaker)

Group B is one of the most interesting sets in the World Cup. After one round of matches, Iran sits atop the group with three points while Iberian neighbors Spain and Portugal are tied with one point and Morocco — a popular dark-horse pick — are at the foot of the table with 0 points.

Iran’s 1-0 upset of Morocco came on a stoppage-time own goal, so the Lions of Persia are a bit lucky to be in the pole position but they gave a good account of themselves last week, and to say they lucked out is not fair. While Morocco had most of the ball against Iran, the Persians were organized in the middle of the field and didn’t allow many good opportunities.

Spain, meanwhile, can be forgiven for feeling hard done by in their opener. La Furia Roja dominated the game but were undone by three goals by Cristiano Ronaldo — one from the penalty spot, one that was bobbled in by goalkeeper David De Gea (considered the best in the world by many) and another from a very late free kick. The Spanish dictated the tempo for most of the match, and their attacking flair was on full display.

According to the odds, Iran is still an outsider to advance from Group B. At Bookmaker they are +285, behind Spain (-1450) and Portugal (-550), so they’ll most likely need at least a point in their last two games to get through. Iran will do everything in their power to make life difficult on Spain by packing the midfield and getting 10 men behind the ball at all times. Spain have the ability to pick apart a defensive side with their passing, so the task ahead of the Lions of Persia is a steep one.

Spain should have goals in them. Iran’s backline will make life hard on the Spanish attackers, but Diego Costa is not one to be deterred by physicality and should be able to provide enough space for the likes of Isco and David Silva to work their magic atop the 18-yard box.

Iran’s only hope of scoring in this one is from a set piece or a quick counter, but I don’t expect them to find the onion bag, so instead I like Spain to turn this into a bit of a clinic.

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Will update yesterday later.

Portugal tt over 2 +200

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Wed add

Spain + O2.5 -110

beer money play - 3-0 Spain +550




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LPW pick

posted today

1* World Cup Saudi Arabia/Uruguay Under 2.5(+116)

Saudi Arabia losing by 5 has created some value here as they have allowed 2 or fewer goals in 10 of last 15 games and should have cleaned up some issues from Russian game . We like Under 2.5




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