With the first round of games over and well in to the second set, its time to look at the trends and see if we can find value in any bets.
No team has shone yet. Spain looked great against Portugal but average against Iran. Brazil weren't great, Argentina, Germany and France all looked average. Belgium came good in the end but it was against Panama.
A lot of penalties have been given. VAR is partly to blame but also some stupid decisions by defenders.
There have been a lot of own goals.
1-0 is the most popular scoreline. Seems like teams are happy to score and hang on to their lead.
With this in mind, here are some general tips
Unders a better bet than overs. Can always hedge in running if the game looks open
Underdogs are good to bet on but only the handicap, they still lose but not by a big margin.
Penalty given still is probably overpriced, even though many bookies have slashed their odds
Betting in running is a gold mine.
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