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Betting line for today's match:
Russia -256
Saudi Arabia +750
Draw +330
O/U 2
over -145
under +120
Given a host nation has never lost the opener, I sort of get it, but KSA is ranked 67th and RUS is ranked 70th. I'm going with a contrarian pick here and saying it will be a draw. I would also lean under 2 goals, as of course, 2 itself is a push.
+1, even have the FB/Twitter banner showing so .Who is everyone adopting as their team this year? I have settled on England.
Who is everyone adopting as their team this year? I have settled on England.
Start working on some rare disease that would give you exactly 1 month LTD, or would that be short term...hmm.If I could take the entire month off I would. I will have a plan in place for 2026 to do so.
2 being a push I would risk the over, just me though. God I wish it was legal everywhere right now. Sitting across from a casino in Illinois with no sports book.
Who is everyone adopting as their team this year? I have settled on England.
If Iceland moves to the next round they will be a Cinderella team in the NCAAT times a billion. I am rooting for this. Who doesn't like a good story, and they are a decent team.Not sure yet, but they will on the top of the list. They have several players from Tottenham, my EPL team.
Who is everyone adopting as their team this year? I have settled on England.
Father's side came to Iowa from Denmark, so pulling for the Danes. The Roligans (Danish fans) are a lot like Hawkeye fans. Great travelers, big partiers, famous for their good natured rowdiness. Denmark punches above its weight too. They were the smallest country ever to win the European Championship ('92) until Portugal in 2016.
Also, I want CONCACAF to do well, so I will be pulling for Panama (in their first World Cup) and Costa Rica. Lots of MLS players on those two squads.
I've got a bad feeling CONCACAF will struggle this year
Betting line for today's match:
Russia -256
Saudi Arabia +750
Draw +330
O/U 2
over -145
under +120
Given a host nation has never lost the opener, I sort of get it, but KSA is ranked 67th and RUS is ranked 70th. I'm going with a contrarian pick here and saying it will be a draw. I would also lean under 2 goals, as of course, 2 itself is a push.
How much did you lose?Betting line for today's match:
Russia -256
Saudi Arabia +750
Draw +330
O/U 2
over -145
under +120
Given a host nation has never lost the opener, I sort of get it, but KSA is ranked 67th and RUS is ranked 70th. I'm going with a contrarian pick here and saying it will be a draw. I would also lean under 2 goals, as of course, 2 itself is a push.
Saudi is regarded as worst team in WC. Todays result no shock.
Check the FIFA rankings though - they had Saudi 67th, Russia 70th (or at least I read that earlier today)
I think this version of Costa Rica is significantly weaker than the last World Cup. I don't like Panama's chances either. I think Mexico should handle South Korea and Sweden. But will likely match-up with Brazil in the knock-out rounds.I've got a bad feeling CONCACAF will struggle this year
You have to take Russia's FIFA ranking with a grain of salt because it's all a mathematical formula. This is true of any host because they do not get the multipliers applied for each World Cup Qualifying win or draw, they are simply playing friendlies while everyone else plays WCQs. I believe Brazil actually fell out of the top 10 in late 2013 and into 2014, which is obviously ridiculous.
You have to take Russia's FIFA ranking with a grain of salt because it's all a mathematical formula. This is true of any host because they do not get the multipliers applied for each World Cup Qualifying win or draw, they are simply playing friendlies while everyone else plays WCQs. I believe Brazil actually fell out of the top 10 in late 2013 and into 2014, which is obviously ridiculous.
Yeah, FIFA rankings make NCAA FB pre-season polls look scientific.
Poland did the opposite stopped playing friendlies and as a result they ended up seeded. Which is why they are going to change the formula.You have to take Russia's FIFA ranking with a grain of salt because it's all a mathematical formula. This is true of any host because they do not get the multipliers applied for each World Cup Qualifying win or draw, they are simply playing friendlies while everyone else plays WCQs. I believe Brazil actually fell out of the top 10 in late 2013 and into 2014, which is obviously ridiculous.
Advancing is easier when things are fixed to give you the easiest possible group.Yeah, no way is Russia that far down on the world scale. I think it was 2 WC cycles (fairly recently) they were considered a top team. Injuries and inconsistent play have hurt them as of late. Considering their group there is no reason why they don't easily make the KO round.