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SportsInsights.com Article -- 2010 World Cup
Betting Percentages and Odds (June 2010)
The 2010 World Cup is set to start Friday, and SportsInsights.com is pleased to announce that
we are
collecting betting percentages and live odds for this year's World Cup
Tournament in South Africa. Members should go into
their Account Settings (Sports tab) and add World Cup (under
Soccer) to receive this information.
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2010 World Cup
The World Cup is the most-watched sporting event in the
world. Depending on who makes the final, between 1 and 2
billion people will watch the World Cup Final. Compare
this to the 100-200 million that watch the Super Bowl!
Here are some facts about the format of the tournament:
- 32 teams qualified for the tournament. The
qualification process took almost three years and included
more than 200 national teams. And yes, the U.S.
qualified for this year's tournament.
- The teams are organized into eight (8) groups of four (4)
teams each.
- Each group will play a round-robin from June 11-June
25.
- The top two teams of each group make it to the knockout
portion of the tournament -- the Round of 16 (begins June
26).
- The Final will be played on July 11.
Who are the Favorites?
Spain and Brazil are the co-favorites (at around 4-1 odds),
followed by Argentina, England, and Holland. Germany and
Italy are also potentially dangerous. The U.S. is in the
middle of the pack, with roughly 80-1 odds. Here is a
listing of the top teams, loosely sorted by their chances of
winning the tournament.
- Spain
- Brazil
- Argentina
- England
- Holland
- Germany
- Italy
- France
- Portugal
Disclaimer
We do not guarantee that the trends and biases we’ve found will
continue to exist. It is impossible to predict the future. Any
serious academic research in the field of “market efficiencies”
recognizes that inefficiencies may disappear over time. Once
inefficiencies are discovered, it is only a matter of time
before the market corrects itself. We do not guarantee our data
is error-free. However, we’ve tried our best to make sure every
score and percentage is correct.
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