subject: World Cup Odds and Picks: Greece vs Argentina [print this page] World Cup Odds and Picks: Greece vs Argentina
While Nigeria vs Korea Republic will be played in Durban, Greece vs Argentina will also be kicking off in Polokwane for a World Cup double-header at 2:30pm EST (20:30) that will decide the final points for the Group B bracket. Online bookmakers have Argentina -181 money line favorites in FIFA World Cup picks vs Greece +475 while a draw would return +280 with the over/under odds total sitting at 2.5 (-117). The Albicelestes sit alone on top of the Group A bracket with 6-points and five goals with South Korea and Greece in contention to qualify if Maradona's squad has a poor performance on Tuesday.
There was speculation to whether or not Lionel Messi would play in Tuesday's game or not but manager Diego Maradona put that rumor to rest today saying that it would be disrespectful not to play him. "If you have a player as good as Leo, who is the best player in the world, I think it would be a sin not to give Messi to the people, to the team," Maradona said on Monday. Another great player to watch for this match will be Gonzalo Higuain, who notched the tournament's first hat trick vs the Korea Republic. Bet Argentina -181 as favorites in FIFA World Cup picks with up to a $250 bonus and play in the $1 million predictor game.
Greece comes into today's final Group B match tied for second place with the Korea Republic after losing their opening round match 0-2 to South Korea and defeating Nigeria 2-1. If the EURO 2004 champions are to see the round of 16, the Galanoleyki will need to find the net while containing Messi and the rest of Argentina's firing squad. "I am aware we are playing against Messi, the best player in the world," said manager Otto Rehhagel this week. "I am not going to tell you how we are going to stop Messi because we don't give secrets away. But wherever he turns up we will try to attack him - but no team has been able to stop him yet."
