Spain’s moneyline was a sweaty early cash for us on Monday. We’ll look to keep that momentum turning into Tuesday. We’re taking a look at each individual matchup and helping you with every way to play each match. We’ve got the World Cup Best Bets for July 7 – and we’ll have them every day.
This is the last day for round of 16 games before we get a day off and then the quarterfinals. Come check out what we have cooked up for today’s slate of action.
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Daily World Cup Best Bets – July 7th
Argentina vs. Egypt
Kickoff – 12:00 pm EST
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia
Broadcast – FOX
If you’re looking to make a play on the matinee for the final day of the round of 16, don’t overthink it. Argentina has looked like the class of the tournament and they appear to have a likely date with France in the finals. To make matters even better for them, they drew an easy corner of the bracket that includes games with Cape Verde, Egypt and then the winner of Colombia and Switzerland.
While some might be deterred by what happened with Cape Verde, consider the results we saw from the small island throughout the tournament. They drew Spain and Uruguay, and showed some surprising scoring abilities.
And it’s the attack of Egypt that I think won’t hold up. Despite having the likes of Mohamed Salah up front, they’ve been held to one goal in three of their four contests. If they can’t put in multiple goals here, it’s unlikely that this will even be close.
Best Bets for Argentina/Egypt: Argentina -1.5 (+100) and Under 2.5 Goals (+105)
Switzerland vs. Colombia
Kickoff – 4:00 pm EST
BC Place – Vancouver, Canada
Broadcast – FOX
The final round of 16 games is likely to be a lot closer. You’ve got a team in Switzerland who has been excellent at putting up numbers on the board, and a squad in Colombia that has locked down plenty of offenses. The level of competition has been roughly similar for the two, so it really comes down to who we think will be able to enforce their will.
My gut tells me to trust the attack of Switzerland. These knockout games have favored the team that can push the action. Switzerland was certainly that in their 2-0 win over Algeria. Their expected goals show that they were maybe even unlucky in that game to just get two goals. While Colombia might lead this game in possession, I do expect Switzerland to make the better of their chances.
Best Bets for Switzerland/Colombia: Switzerland to Advance (+125) and Over 2.5 Goals (-115)
If you’d like even more info to help make your World Cup bets, check out the World Cup Gambling Podcast. They’re dropping episodes for the whole tournament to make you the smartest guy/gal at the bar with their World Cup picks today.
