Nigeria vs. Argentina World Cup Betting Odds

Written by :

Alistair Prescott

24 June, 2014

Nigeria vs. Argentina World Cup betting odds have Argentina as a 1/2 (-200) favorite. Nigeria was coming in between 8/1 to 9/1 odds. All betting courtesy of Sportsbook.com. Place your 1^st bet, get your 2^nd bet FREE here up to US$100.

56% of those betting this matchup were backing Argentina. The Draw was seeing more action than Nigeria at 25%.

This will be the fourth meeting involving Nigeria and Argentina at a FIFA World Cup; Argentina won the previous three to have taken place.

Nigeria have registered just one win in six previous attempts against Argentina in all competitions (D1 L4).

Nigeria have never won against a South American team at World Cup (L4).

Argentina have won 11 and lost just one of their last 14 World Cup group games (D2), scoring 27 and conceding just five in total in this run.

Lionel Messi has scored eight goals in his last seven appearances for Argentina.

- Alistair Prescott, Gambling911.com

Spain will face off against Cape Verde as a big -1500 favorite. Cape Verde pays out US$3000 for every US$100 bet should they upset Spain here.

Alexander Isak pays US$410 for every US$100 bet to score the first goal in the Sweden vs. Tunisia match late Sunday (early Monday for most of you).

The Netherlands enter as the favorite Sunday, but Japan has developed a reputation for upsetting elite European sides in recent World Cups.

Crysencio Summerville pays out US$850 for every US$100 bet to score the first goal in this World Cup match, Netherlands vs. Japan.