{"id":109649,"date":"2016-06-02T01:03:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T05:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=109649"},"modified":"2016-06-07T22:50:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T02:50:04","slug":"2016-copa-america-centenario-sleeper-picks-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2016-copa-america-centenario-sleeper-picks-and-predictions.html","title":{"rendered":"2016 Copa America Centenario Sleeper Picks and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s\u00a0no surprise who the favorites for the 2016 Copa America Centenario are. The two South American superpowers\u00a0&#8211; Argentina (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/soccer\/2016-copa-america-centenario\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+190<\/strong><\/a>) and Brazil (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/soccer\/2016-copa-america-centenario\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+450<\/strong><\/a>) &#8211;\u00a0are widely expected to leave the United States as champions of the\u00a0centennial tournament. But they are hardly the only contenders capable of claiming the crown.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at three such countries people might be sleeping on to\u00a0spring a surprise and win\u00a0the title.\u00a0And for more 2016 Copa America Centenario coverage, check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2016-copa-america-centenario-predictions-picks-and-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\">complete tournament preview<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2016-copa-america-long-shots-and-best-value-predictions.html\" target=\"_blank\">long shot picks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Cash In on the Best Online Sportsbook Offers Now at TopBet!<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">Special Deposit Bonuses<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">Exclusive Betting Props<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">$250 Welcome Bonus<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">Tiered Deposit Bonuses<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2016 Copa America Centenario Sleeper Picks<\/h2>\n<h3>Colombia<\/h3>\n<p>Colombia\u2019s attacking trio of James Rodriguez, Carlos Bacca and Juan Cuadrado is arguably the most talented threesome\u00a0in the entire tournament outside of Argentina\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/?MyAffiliatesID=NxA1Ko962cHfiwGMXs_PKGNd7ZgqdRLk\/36\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-110647 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/250x130_COPA-AMERICA-CENTENARIO_v2.gif\" alt=\"250x130_COPA-AMERICA-CENTENARIO_v2\" width=\"250\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/p>James, you may remember, starred in the 2014 World Cup with a tournament-leading six goals. He\u2019ll be eager to remove the memory of a very disappointing season with Real Madrid by starring in another international tournament. Meanwhile, Bacca will be in fine form after firing home 18 goals this past season in Serie A for AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Defense remains a concern, and the depth of attacking talent won\u2019t be as impressive as it could\u2019ve been. But with the world-class ability of James leading the charge, it would be very foolish to sleep on <em>Los Cafeteros\u2019<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/soccer\/2016-copa-america-centenario\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+1,000<\/strong><\/a> odds to win a second-ever Copa title.<\/p>\n<h3>Mexico<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/javier-hernandez-mexico.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110021 size-large\" title=\"2016-Copa-America-Sleeper-Picks-and-Predictions\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/javier-hernandez-mexico-600x375.jpg\" alt=\"Javier Hernandez celebrating\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/javier-hernandez-mexico-600x375.jpg 600w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/javier-hernandez-mexico-250x156.jpg 250w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/javier-hernandez-mexico.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even with the absence of the talented Dos Santos brothers and striker Carlos Vela, Mexico\u2019s Copa America Centenario squad remains very formidable. Star striker Javier \u201cChicharito\u201d Hernandez will be a contender for the tournament\u2019s top scorer; veteran captain Rafa Marquez remains a rock at the back; and Hector Herrera is the leader of a very solid midfield.<\/p>\n<p>The Mexicans, who will also have the benefit of \u201chome\u201d support from their US-based countrymen, will have a good shot to top Group D, with their biggest competitor Uruguay still sweating on the health of\u00a0star striker Luis Suarez. Winning the group could see them avoid favorites Argentina until the final, and make their <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/soccer\/2016-copa-america-centenario\" target=\"_blank\">+1,000<\/a><\/strong> odds to win the tournament a bit more palatable.<\/p>\n<h3>Ecuador<\/h3>\n<p>History says Ecuador\u2019s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/soccer\/2016-copa-america-centenario\" target=\"_blank\">+3,300<\/a><\/strong> odds to win the Copa America most likely won\u2019t pay off. <em>La Tricolor<\/em> are one of just two teams never to win the Copa. They haven\u2019t even come close in recent years, crashing out of the group stage in the last six tournaments. Their chances of breaking that poor run this year also weren\u2019t helped by the injury to top striker Felipe Caicedo.<\/p>\n<p>However, they\u2019ve been playing very well in recent outings, and are currently tied for first\u00a0in COMNEBOL\u2019s 2018 World Cup qualifying. They also lucked out by being in a group that includes a lackluster Brazil, Peru and whipping boys Haiti. Meanwhile, they have enough talent and experience with their English Premier League-based stars (Antonio and Enner Valencia, Jefferson Montero) to wreak havoc in the knockout rounds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and in on the Copa America Centenario&#8217;s sizzling summer soccer action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/?MyAffiliatesID=NxA1Ko962cHfiwGMXs_PKGNd7ZgqdRLk\/36\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-110648 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/620x110_COPA-AMERICA-CENTENARIO_v2.gif\" alt=\"620x110_COPA-AMERICA-CENTENARIO_v2\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s\u00a0no surprise who the favorites for the 2016 Copa America Centenario are. The two South American superpowers\u00a0&#8211; Argentina (+190) and Brazil (+450) &#8211;\u00a0are widely expected to leave the United States<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":110072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[393,263],"tags":[14598,14610,14611,14607,14130,14608,14609,14606,1159,1156,1116],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2016 Copa America Centenario Sleeper Picks and Predictions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sleeper picks and predictions for the 2016 Copa America Centenario soccer tournament, courtesy of TopBet online sportsbook.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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