Today brings us two gigantic games in sports. Down south in Brazil, Argentina meets the Netherlands in a semifinal match to determine which team challenges Germany in the World Cup Finals. Then all the way to California, the San Francisco Giants seek to rebound after dropping the first two games of their series against the Oakland Athletics.
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Argentina vs. Netherlands (4:00 PM ET)
Line: Argentina +117 at Netherlands +205, tie +210; total 2.0 – view these lines
[sc:Soccer240banner ]Argentina’s Lionel Messi will once again lead his team on the offensive against the ever-dangerous Dutch team. Messi, although still without a goal in the knockout stages, has been a significant facilitator in the team’s offense. The Oranje have shown how dangerous they can be on offense, highlighted by their 5-1 demolition of Spain.
Netherlands exposes Argentina’s defensive weakness. Take them at +205 to make it an all-European affair in the World Cup Finals.
Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants (10:15 PM ET)
Line: Oakland Athletics (-107) at San Francisco Giants (-103); total 7.0 – view these lines
The Oakland Athletics outscored the San Francisco Giants 11-1 in two games played at home. The A’s have done so through excellent efforts in both pitching and batting. They will start Jason Hammel (8-5, 2.98 ERA) who is coming off to back-to-back wins. No matter how excellent Oakland has been, they have lost eight of their last 10 games at the Giants’ home field. The next game will give them the perfect opportunity to make it 3-0 in the series as the Giants’ star pitcher Matt Cain (1-7, 4.27 ERA) has not won a game since May 15.
The complete preview and analysis for this game can be seen here.
Writer’s Prediction
Oakland (-107) continues its excellent play to take a third-straight win against the San Francisco Giants.
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