Summer Soccer Tournaments Provide Great Moneymaking Opportunities

by Raphael Esparza - 5/19/2015

This Saturday another season of English Premier League soccer ends, and on Saturday June 6 the UEFA Champions League soccer tournament comes to an end. Don't be too sad, soccer fans, because this summer there are three enormous soccer tournaments that will provide us with some quick summer cash. I have spoken to Las Vegas sportsbooks and offshore sportsbooks and they all agree that betting interest will be high for these summer tournaments.

The Women's World Cup kicks off June 6, and this tournament will be played in six Canadian cities (Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal, and Moncton). It's no secret that the women of the USA are looking for some payback. Last time we saw the Women's World Cup the Japan women's team surprised the books and viewers by stunning the USA team. USA is the favorite in this tournament, and these ladies who played in the World Cup last time still say that they are still upset with the loss by Japan four years ago. I see USA playing like the favorites, and they are the team to beat in the World Cup. Watch out for the Germany squad as they have some youth and speed and can make some noise in this tournament.

FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 - Odds Provided by Bovada
USA 9-4

Germany 7-2

Brazil 6-1

Japan 7-1

Sweden 10-1

Canada 10-1

France 8-1

England 20-1

Norway 25-1

Australia 40-1

China 50-1

Netherlands 50-1
South Korea 66-1
Spain 40-1
Switzerland 66-1
New Zealand 100-1

Mexico 125-1
Nigeria 150-1
Colombia 150-1
Costa Rica 250-1
Ecuador 250-1
Ivory Coast 250-1
Cameroon 300-1
Thailand 400-1

The CONCACAF Gold Cup kicks off July 7, and this tournament will be played here in the States with the Championship game being played in Philadelphia. The United States team is in this tournament, and the men's US squad is the defending champ, winning in 2013 with a 1-0 victory over Panama. CONCACAF is coming off a great showing last year in the World Cup, so this tournament will be tough, and I believe four teams can win the 2015 Gold Cup. Yes, USA is the favorite at 2-1 but don't sleep on Mexico, Costa Rica and Honduras. I really enjoyed watching Costa Rica in the World Cup, and we cashed some great profit with them, and right now they can easily sneak up against USA and Mexico. Really excited to watch this Gold Cup, and I believe we can make some serious cash in this tournament.

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 - Odds Provided by William Hill LV
USA 2-1

Mexico 11-5

Costa Rica 7-2

Honduras 8-1

Panama 12-1

Canada 20-1

Jamaica 25-1

El Salvador 40-1

Guatemala 40-1

Trinidad & Tobago 50-1

Cuba 75-1

Haiti 100-1

Copa America kicks off June 11 in Chile, and talk about some heavyweights in this tournament. It's funny how Mexico in the Gold Cup is 11-5 and in the Copa America they are 14-1. Copa America has Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, and this tournament is wide-open in my eyes as six teams can easily win the tournament. I'm not saying these two countries can win it all, but getting Colombia 11-2 and Uruguay 10-1 are outstanding value as these two countries will cause problems for the favorites. Uruguay is the defending champ, and Brazil has won the Copa America four out of six tournaments. Since this tournament has tougher competitions, we could see some soft numbers because of early line movement, and I'm looking for a huge Copa America tournament.

Copa America 2015 - Odds Provided by Bovada
Argentina 9-4

Brazil 3-1

Chile 9-2

Colombia 11-2

Uruguay 10-1

Mexico 14-1

Ecuador 22-1

Paraguay 40-1

Peru 40-1

Venezuela 40-1

Bolivia 80-1

Jamaica 150-1

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Pick:	CHICAGO BEARS +3
Start:	November 24, 2024 @ 1:00 PM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

Analysis:

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Take #256 Chicago Bears +3 over Minnesota Vikings (1p.m., Sunday, November 24 FOX) We used the Bears as a free play winner last Sunday and easily covered the spread and should have been an underdog outright winner. Now we will ride them for a second straight week against another NFC North rival, the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings are 8-2 on the season, yet are only around a field goal favorite. I still do not trust Sam Donald to win consistently over the course of a 17 game regular season. Minnesota is not as good as their 8-2 record would indicate and playing outdoors in Chicago on Sunday will cause issues for them on both sides of the ball. Chicago has been hit or miss this season, but they will be up to play another divisional rival and we expect them to take this down to the wire as well. Do not miss out on Doc’s Sports Weekend Card featuring top plays in college and NFL football. Read More Read Less

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