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June 21 - Wednesday's World Cup games saw mixed results for sports bettors and one feels that the sportsbooks came away a little wealthier based on the odds that were on offer.
Portugal 2 - Mexico 1: Betting analysis - Not a great result for punters here as Mexico for some inexplicable reason attracted betting support and their odds for this game shortened from an opening call of +285 all the way in to +225 at some online casinos and sportsbooks.
Portugal had all the breaks in this one. They scored from the spot, saw Mexico reduced to 10 men, and then Mexico missed from the spot in what proved to be the turning point. Portugal also scored a brilliant opener and looked solid. Mexico will be on their way home in the round of 16 as they have no chance against Argentina.
Iran 1 - Angola 1: Betting analysis - Money came for Angola and when they went up 1-0 in the second half it looked like a good investment. But full credit to Iran, they fought back and grabbed a deserved equalizer. The draw was a good result for the sportsbooks.
Serbia & Montenegro 2 - Ivory Coast 3: Betting analysis - This was a big win for bettors as the money poured in for Ivory Coast. They were an amazing +120 to win this game and that was snapped up as they went off solid favorites at -115.
Ivory Coast to win this game was the top World Cup pick by the soccer handicapping experts at Mycapper.com, and this guaranteed winner was right on the money. Mycapper is giving away free picks as well throughout the tournament, but their premium picks are proving well worth the expense.
Ivory Coast came back from 0-2, their typical start in every 2006 World Cup game, but this time their domination led to 3 unanswered goals. They were full value for the win, and football punters rejoiced by and large!
Argentina 0 - Netherlands 0: Betting analysis - The draw was a good result for bettors as the odds for the draw shortened from +235 in to +210. Both teams rested their star players and there was little penetration up front. A fizzler on the pitch with nothing to play for except to avoid losing players for future rounds.
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