World Cup Quarterfinal Odds: France Still Clear Favorite

⚽ A Well-Earned Day Off

First, thank you to everyone who took advantage of our Fourth of July subscription offer.

A special thanks also to VSiN’s subscription team—Marc and Karina—who processed every order by hand.

I also enjoyed hearing from longtime subscribers.

My favorite note came from David F., who politely declined:

“I’m over 80 years old and no longer even buy green bananas. I can’t extend for two years when there’s no guarantee I’ll get there. One year at a time now.”

I wrote back: “Here’s to many more one-year deals.”

For the first time in nearly a month, there isn’t a World Cup match today.

Maybe we all needed the breather.

The Round of 16 ended with two thrillers.

Messi and Argentina rallied from two goals down after the 79th minute to win 3-2 in stoppage time, then Switzerland eliminated Colombia on penalty kicks to claim the final quarterfinal berth.

Quarterfinal schedule (Circa odds to advance):

Thursday
France (-405) vs. Morocco (+330)

Friday
Spain (-320) vs. Belgium (+265)

Saturday
England (-210) vs. Norway (+185)

Argentina (-290) vs. Switzerland (+245)

France is the tournament favorite at +165, followed by Spain (+375) and Argentina (+375).

Nigel Seeley and Alex Blowers will have Thursday’s Best Bets later today.

👉 World Cup Hub →

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⚾ Greg Backs Milwaukee

Greg Peterson likes the Brewers behind Kyle Harrison, whose 2.82 ERA is backed by elite strikeout numbers.

Greg also believes Milwaukee owns the edge with the stronger lineup and bullpen against a Cardinals club that could be due for some regression.

Greg’s Best Bet
Brewers Moneyline (-126)

Greg’s projection: Brewers -148.

👉 Greg’s Wednesday Best Bets →

👉 More MLB betting analysis (Burke, Appelbaum, Cohen) →

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🎾 Wimbledon Hits The Home Stretch

Novak Djokovic earned the second TV in the VSiN office Tuesday with his five-hour marathon victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Djokovic advances to a semifinal showdown with Jannik Sinner.

Zach Cohen has today’s betting preview, while the VSiN Pro picks page has every recommended play from our tennis analysts.

👉 Zach’s Wimbledon Best Bets →

👉 VSiN Pro tennis picks →

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