WORLD CUP: WC 2010 Qualifiers (Europe)
Estonia (-110) vs. Armenia
$220 to win $200
Estonia is simply in better form than Armenia. The Meistriliiga is 10x better than any competition Armenia can offer. It took a bit for Estonia's D to get on the same page in the first one, was wasn't beat much after. Estonia will put up 2 again, but Armenia won't be so lucky away from their own confines.
Estonia 2-1 Armenia
Italy -200 vs. Ireland
$400 to win $200
Once Italy nets one, it's game over. Ireland will be ourpaced upfront, and out classed deep. Italy isn't going to run away with this one, but I highly doubt they concede here. Italy should be on cruise control for most of the game.
Italy 2-0 Ireland
Latvia (-450) vs. Luxembourg
$900 to win $200
Latvia would be one of the better teams in Europe if they could actually play some defense against the powerhouses. Luxembourg can't score versus ANY decent team. Latvia plays through balls about 80% each time they go down, while Luxembourg is forced to play an organized back 4. Luxembourg refuses to let their players go free form due to them wanting to install better fundamentals. Yadda, yadda, yadda... Latvia will be able to score whenever they want.
Latvia 3-0 Luxembourg
WORLD CUP: WC 2010 Qualifiers (North & Central America)
USA (-400) vs. Trinidad and Tobago
$1,200 to win $300
This isn't a homer play on the US. I actually hate our soccer team. Central American soccer is highly overrated, so I put absolutely no stock in quality preformances against them. USA would get WAXXED by a quality Euro squad. With that being said... T&T... what's there to say? They have no form. Once they concede a goal, they basically wave the white flag. I can't really elaborate too much on this, because theres simply not that much to say. Trinidad and Tobago are horrible, and USA faces serious consequences if they don't win this game.
USA 3-0 Trinidad & Tobago
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