Sportbetting interest is going to be high on Saturday as Argentina hosts Brazil in a World Cup qualifying match. The game sold out quickly with about 7,000 people waiting in line for up to two days for tickets. Argentina is the sports betting online favorite in this match even though Brazil is the superior team.
Sportbetting has Saturday’s match taking place in Rosario, located about 180 miles northwest of Buenos Aires in Argentina. The match is a very important one for Argentina as they try and qualify for next year’s World Cup in South Africa. Sportbetting tells us that Brazil is in much better shape as they lead the South American qualifying group with 27 points. Chile is next with 26 followed by Paraguay with 24 and Argentina with 22. Right there as well is Ecuador with 20, Uruguay with 18 and Colombia and Venezuela with 17 points each as sports betting online stats show.
The top four teams make the World Cup with the fifth place team playing a playoff game against the #4 team from the CONCACAF region. This sportbetting match is huge for Argentina since next week they have to go to Paraguay in what will be a very tough match. They will finish up with sportbetting matches next month at home against Peru and at Uruguay.
Sportbetting tells us that Argentina has played Brazil 93 times in the past and it is virtual dead heat. Brazil has won 35 times, Argentina has won 34 teams and the teams have played to a draw 24 times in sports betting online. In World Cup qualifying, Brazil has only one loss and that was at Paraguay when they lost 2-0. They have 7 wins and 6 draws in their other 13 sportbetting matches.
This is a must sportbetting game for Argentina and that is why they are favored. Sportbetting online has them as a -230 favorite while Brazil is +160. The sportbetting total at the sportsbook on the game is 2.5. There is also a three-way sportbetting line that has the draw option. Argentina is -110 on that sports betting online number with Brazil at +225 and the draw at +215 at the sports book.
Whenever Brazil and Argentina meet there is always a lot of interest at the sportsbook. Even when it is a qualifying match you can pretty much guarantee people will be paying attention.