World Cup Betting Thread

Nigeria at 11/2 tonight??? Yes Argentina have to win but not sure they could win a game of rock, paper, scissors if they had to depend on Caballero? Besides the Messi factor they look a shambles and Nigeria will be tough to break down and have pace up top.

I think Caballero will be dropped. I feel like Argentina will pull it out the bag.
 
Giroud to score a header was 7/1 on coral I think, was tempted but didn't know if him or Greiz would start last night.
 
It's really tempting to back Belgium at 3/1 against England. Are the Bookies assuming that both teams will want to lose the game so are offering random odds? I've currently got $30 on Belgium but I'll be keeping an eye on the odds if Germany win their game. If Belgium need to win to top the group than I'm considering putting something substantial on them.
 
It's really tempting to back Belgium at 3/1 against England. Are the Bookies assuming that both teams will want to lose the game so are offering random odds? I've currently got $30 on Belgium but I'll be keeping an eye on the odds if Germany win their game. If Belgium need to win to top the group than I'm considering putting something substantial on them.

Lukaku may not be playing for Belgium as well.
 
Thank feck ive mainly been using free bets this world cup otherwise I would be hella annoyed at how crap the big teams are playing.
 
Should have put a big bet on under 2.5 goals in Den-Fra pre-match. That seems very obvious in hindsight.
 
Should have put a big bet on under 2.5 goals in Den-Fra pre-match. That seems very obvious in hindsight.
Yeah what the heck was i doing putting both teams to score. So obvious that it would be 0-0. :wenger::wenger:
 
France and Denmark are disgraceful playing for a draw like that. Neither looked remotely interested
 
Argentina are 1.5 to win against Nigeria which is ridiculously good IMO
 
Argentina are 1.5 to win against Nigeria which is ridiculously good IMO

It really isn’t, from most persoectives. They can and probably will win, but they have looked awful and have a terrible goalkeeper. Nigeria have energy and guts, just look at yesterday’s results. Argentina should be 1.80 to be interesting
 
Argentina are 1.5 to win against Nigeria which is ridiculously good IMO
Ridiculously good to lay I assume?

This price is just not reflective of the state they are in. They should be close to evens and the only reason they aren’t is their team on paper which counted for nothing during qualifiers and their games in the tournament before today.
 
4/1 the draw looks good to me. Should be good enough for Nigeria unless Iceland win by a couple. Argentina have barely played one good game in years. 1/2 looks awful against a team with Nigeria's talent and confidence.

Going to have a nibble at 18/1 for Nigeria -1 as well. They beat Argentina by 2 in a friendly not long ago and a total Argentina collapse would surprise nobody.
 
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Probably skipping the third round. Teams are looking for draws and checking who they're going to face in the next round.
 
Nigeria-Argentina draw
Nigeria over 1.5 goals
Both teams to score

Edit: How to throw away money 101
 
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I had 15/8 on a penalty to be taken during this game, boosted from 6/4 with Coral.

I also had France to draw and Croatia to win in a double, which *looked* to be winning. Ffs.

The rest went down. But was so close to being an up day. Thankfully looks like most of my To-Qualify/Win Group bets are almost due to fruition so that'll knock me into the green.

EDIT: GET UP CROATIA YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARDS
 
I had 15/8 on a penalty to be taken during this game, boosted from 6/4 with Coral.

I also had France to draw and Croatia to win in a double, which *looked* to be winning. Ffs.

The rest went down. But was so close to being an up day. Thankfully looks like most of my To-Qualify/Win Group bets are almost due to fruition so that'll knock me into the green.

EDIT: GET UP CROATIA YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARDS

In play on Bet 365 penalty to be next goal is usually around 12/1 mark.
 
In play on Bet 365 penalty to be next goal is usually around 12/1 mark.

Might start doing some smaller stakes on them in that case, feel more comfortable doing a bigger stake on pre-match smaller odds anytime for a bit more security.
 
Might start doing some smaller stakes on them in that case, feel more comfortable doing a bigger stake on pre-match smaller odds anytime for a bit more security.

It's worth doing it for this WC.

I like doing it past the 75th minute mark when it's around 20-25/1.

Of course kick still needs to be converted. Aguero missing v Barca a few years back in CL in 85th minute cost me 400 quid. :rolleyes:
 
Feck this world cup right up the arse!

That Messi booking in the last seconds cost me £650
 
It's worth doing it for this WC.

I like doing it past the 75th minute mark when it's around 20-25/1.

Of course kick still needs to be converted. Aguero missing v Barca a few years back in CL in 85th minute cost me 400 quid. :rolleyes:

It had to be Aguero didn't it:lol:
 
Bah, should have cashed out Nga-Arg draw and Ice-Cro under 2.5.

Annoys me that they offer such poor value on cash-outs though. :mad:

Won BTTS and Arg to score 3rd though.
 
Jeez Rojo. I was on the draw. Save your winning goals for the league!
 
Having trouble finding bets for tomorrow. If Mexico rest some players I may go for a draw in that one.
 
Having trouble finding bets for tomorrow. If Mexico rest some players I may go for a draw in that one.

Mexico will in no way rest players, they could actually still very easily go out.

Think tomorrow will play to form with what is at stake. Mexico/Germany/Swiss/Brazil all to win, that must be 10/1 shot at least.
 
Mexico will in no way rest players, they could actually still very easily go out.

Think tomorrow will play to form with what is at stake. Mexico/Germany/Swiss/Brazil all to win, that must be 10/1 shot at least.
That combination is just 7.35 on bet365.
 
I'm convinced France/Denmark is going to be a draw. I'm not saying they're going to fix it, but if they're drawing after 70 mins it's in both teams interest to shut up shop and let the clock tick down.

:smirk:
 
After successfully avoiding betting yesterday, I have succumbed to the temptation today.

What is everyone's thoughts on today's games?

I'm thinking Germany (should easily dispatch of South Korea)

However, I'm wary about the night games as they'll be looking at each other's results and fix the scorelines to avoid Germany in the next round.
 
Given that the world cup has been so predictable I may just not bother with betting...the Mongolian under arm darts however...! :lol:

Oddly, even though it has been a total sh*t show of results in the world cup, the better teams on paper have qualified in all groups so far, even if not the order we may have thought.
 
Lost £400 on that France game because I was stupid enough to think they’d win that game FFS.

Had £20 on Iceland/Croatia over 1.5 and Argentina/Nigeria over 2.5 so have put the £44 on

Switzerland
Germany over 1.5
Mexico/Sweden over 1.5
Serbia/Brazil over 1.5

Return is around £150