If any Socceroos happen to check out our website while in Brazil, they will be happy to see that we have them at safe odds to score a goal during the World Cup.
But what they won’t see, and maybe its best they don’t, is that punters think we have completely stuffed this market up.
Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au have priced the Socceroos at $1.22 to score a goal and $4.00 not to – and over 97% of the money bet on the market has been on the $4.00 that they won’t.
“Well, we are on the boys side and have priced them at safe odds to score at least one goal. But it doesn’t look like punters have the same faith, and are betting heavily against them,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Will Australia score a goal at the World Cup?
$1.22 Yes
$4.00 No
Australia v Croatia
$1.68 Croatia
$3.86 Draw
$4.80 Australia
World Cup – Socceroos v Chile
$1.50 Chile
$4.00 Draw
$7.50 Australia
World Cup – Socceroos v Netherlands
$1.36 Netherlands
$4.60 Draw
$10 Australia
World Cup – Socceroos v Spain
$1.22 Spain
$6.00 Draw
$11 Australia
World Cup Winner
$3.90 Brazil
$6.00 Argentina
$6.50 Germany
$7.00 Spain
$20 Belgium
$21 France
$23 England
$26 Uruguay, Italy, Portugal, Colombia, Netherlands
$46 Chile
$71 Russia
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$501 Australia
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