subject: Bet on Chile vs Spain: World Cup 2010 Odds [print this page] Bet on Chile vs Spain: World Cup 2010 Odds
The final opening round matches of the 2010 finals will be played on Friday at 2:30pm EST (20:30) with Chile vs Spain in Tshwane and Switzerland vs Honduras in Mangaung from the Group H bracket. Portugal vs Brazil and Korea DPR vs Ivory Coast will close the Group G bracket at 10:00am EST (16:00). Online bookmakers have Spain -220 money line favorites in World Cup picks vs Chile +550 while a draw would return +330. Spain -1 goal (-140) are also point spread favorites in FIFA World Cup odds vs Chile +1 (+110) with bookmakers holding the over/under total sitting at 2.5 UNDER (-120). Chile sit on top of the Group H bracket with 6-points and 2 goals, followed by Spain (3-points and 2 goals), Switzerland (3-points and 1 goal) and Honduras (0-points and 0 goals).
Although Chile are Group H leaders, there is only one option for La Roja to secure their seat to the second stage and that is to win. The problem is that Chile has lost to La Furia Roja (the furious red) six times and drew once in their seven previous meetings. Chile started their 2010 campaign with a 1-0 win over Honduras and followed it up with a 1-0 over Switzerland... the same team that stunned Spain 1-0 in World Cup predictions. Chile could go through with a draw vs Spain but nothing is for certain and coach Marcelo Bielsa isn't taking any chances. "A draw is not good enough," Bielsa said this week. "Playing for a draw is more complicated for me than trying to win."
France and Italy have already been sent home; will Spain be another tournament favorite in World Cup betting odds to leave South Africa early? The fluid one-touch passes of coach Vicente del Bosque's squad will need to be a bit more crisp if they are to beat a pressuring Chile with a healthy Humberto Suazo. Spain isn't accustomed to playing in "must-win" situation to start finals and know that they cannot afford anything less. "The important thing is to move on to the knockout stage," said Sergio Ramos this week. "They [Chile] have fast players on the counter. They will close spaces and won't make it easy for us."
