With the 2010 World Cup in South Africa set to begin in about 100 days (June 11th 2010), now is the time to start researching the types of bets that you can make. Most of the online sportsbooks have odds posted already for the World Cup so you’re going to want to start shopping around now. Generally you want to try and bet the heavy favourites well before the tournament while the price is still reasonable. As more action starts coming in on the heavy favourites it will drive the odds up on those teams. If you’re the type of handicapper that prefers laying money on underdogs then you might want to wait until the event is closer before you make your wagers since the odds might become even better then they are right now.
Betting on the 2010 WorldCup Champion
* One of the most popular bets being made right now for the 2010 World Cup Betting season is who you think will win the entire World Cup. The odds have been posted around most of the online sportsbooks and it’s clear that the sportsbooks have been favouring the top three teams. Both Brazil and Spain are about even right now and England isn’t far behind in the odds. After the top three teams there are several other teams that might have a shot at winning the World Cup including France, Portugal, Argentina and Germany. You can bet on any of the other teams as well, but unless there are some serious upsets this year I would try focusing my attention on the teams listed above.
Betting on the Winners of the 2010 World Cup Groups
* The groups have already been set for the World Cup in South Africa this June and most sportsbooks are already taking bets on who you think will win each division. This type of wager is very similar to the wager above except your team only needs to win their group and not the entire World Cup, Finding a team to win their group is definitely an easier task then picking the winner of the World Cup and some easy money can be made here. I would advise you to do your own research, but there are a couple teams you should definitely look at this year. Spain, Argentina and England all have an excellent chance of winning their group. There are a total of eight groups with four teams in each so you have quite a few options for betting here.
Betting on the Winners of Single Match at the 2010 World Cup
* There is no doubt that as the World Cup lines gets closer the most popular wager is going to be on single matches. In soccer you can find some great value in teams because the bookies need to weigh in the possibility of a draw. Since teams play their best soccer in the World Cup typically, you’re not going to see that many of the favourites draw to a lower ranked team in the early rounds. Most sportsbooks don’t have anything posted on single matches yet although the entire first round is already scheduled. There is still too much time before the matches to make any decisions anyway, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be researching already.