2010 WorldCup Betting Odds

Now that all thirty-two teams have qualified for the 2010 WorldCup in South Africa it’s time to start looking at what teams have a legitimate shot at winning the event. In past World Cups we have been able to witness some stunning upsets in early rounds and late rounds. This year many people expect the top teams to move forward with ease and not many people have been expecting many upsets, but keep in mind it’s still early.

Most of the online sportsbooks have already posted the odds for the outright winner of the 2010 World Cup. Generally if you bet on big events like this early you’ll be able to receive the best odds possible on the favourite teams. Once money starts coming in on the favourites you’re going to notice that the odds begin to fall. On the other hand, if you’re going to be betting on some underdog teams you might want to wait until closer to the event in 2010 as the odds may move up.

The favourite to win the World Cup at this point is Spain at 9/2 worldcup odds. I have a feeling that these odds will stay where they are for awhile, but if the books start getting lots of action on Spain you might see the odds fall a bit. The next two teams that the bookies have given a good shot at winning the World Cup are Brazil at 5/1 odds and England at 6/1 odds. There is some definite value in these teams at these odds so if you’re thinking about picking one of them I would think about jumping on the current odds while they’re available.

After the initial three heavy favourites to win the 2010 World Cup there are several teams grouped together with some fairly juicy odds if you like underdogs. You can currently bet on Argentina at 9/1, Germany at 12/1, Italy at 14/1, Holland at 14/1 and France at 15/1. With odds like this you can basically find value in any of these teams. As most of you know, anything can happen in the World Cup and I’m sure the outright favourites will have a run for their money with the teams listed above.

If you’re looking to do some serious world cup betting on a huge underdog at the upcoming 2010 World Cup then you have plenty of options. You can bet on your home country to win the event or you can look at some other nations including Portugal at 18/1, Chile at 45/1, USA at 66/1 and Ghana at 66/1. You can bet on whichever team you would like to route for at the World Cup as the sportsbooks have odds posted for all thirty-two teams. There is no doubt that the 2010 World Cup is going to be a very fun filled time with lots of money being thrown around.

Make sure you analyze the match-ups and make smart bets throughout the event so that you can walk out a winner. As the event becomes closer to kicking off you can expect to find a lot more 2010 World Cup betting odds available apart from picking the outright winner.