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July 2 - World Cup soccer betting has never looked trickier as France take on Portugal and Italy face host nation Germany. The odds suggest that it will be a France vs Germany final, but we'd prefer to rely on the World Cup betting experts at Mycapper.com.
These guys are good. In the last 6 World Cup games, spanning all four quarter-final matches and the last two games in the round of 16, they cashed in no less than 5 times. They missed out on the Brazil game, but didn't every sports gambler?
The bottom line here is that a $500 bet per game would have netted you a profit of $2,200. That's an amazing return, and now they've got semi-final picks lined up. We picked their brains and we're indebted to them for the following free analysis!
Germany vs Italy: Betting Preview
The sportsbooks opened the betting here with Germany at +130, Italy at +245, and the Draw at +205. Money has come for the draw, which is down to +190 at some books. The draw is already the angle a lot of wiseguys and oddsmakers like here. The situation is similar to the game between Germany and Argentina, where the draw cashed in at a good price.
Germany have home-field advantage, which is huge but face a superior team in Italy. That may not matter as Argentina were also superior but they're on their way home. Italy crushed Germany last time they met (4-1), and it was a result that almost cost Klinsmann his job. Since then Germany have changed and play an attacking brand of enthusiastic football. They will need to attack in order to win this one.
Italy for their part have played very well throughout, but flew under the betting radar for a long time. Their wins over Ghana and the Czechs were real quality results. They brushed past Ukraine and only struggled against Australia. They have conceded 1 goal in the tournament, and that was a freak own goal against the USA in a game that was distorted by the ref. They have the best defense in the competition, but Germany have shown an ability to carve apart every defense they have faced and have a lot of momentum coming into this game.
France vs Portugal: Betting Preview
France opened as favorites in the betting at +110 and the money has come for them. Portugal opened at +285 and have drifted out to +340 at some online sportsbooks. The draw has been firm at +210.
The betting public are clearly swayed by an amazing French win over Brazil, and they have every right to feel confident about France's chances. Here they face the best coached team in the tournament, however, and Portugal have also beaten strong teams in Holland and England. It is hard to beat Scolari in the World Cup, and "Big Phil" will have to be a major concern for France.
There is so little to choose between these two teams. Both have phenomenal players in midfield, with Zidane, Viera and Makelele up against Deco, Figo, Maniche, and Ronaldo. Up front France have a huge edge with Henry but then again they are weaker in goal with Barthez.
There are angles for both these games, and Mycapper has them, but they're only for premium clients! Join today - the picks have to win or else you don't pay for the analysis. Seems fair to us, and whichever bets you take get set for two cracking games!
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