2018 World Cup Group B Predictions and Expert Betting Advice

by Raphael Esparza - 6/4/2018

The 2018 World Cup kicks off June 14 and I'm counting the days until this tournament starts! Here I preview the first of eight groups that will be traveling to Russia. Group B will showcase not one but two big European nations, and Spain will be one tough out in this group and throughout the tournament. Portugal is the other big European nation in this group, and we all know who will be on the pitch for this squad (Cristiano Ronaldo). Portugal could be a nice plus-money group winner. Morocco and Iran are also in Group B, and Morocco could play a spoiler in some group matches. Down below I have listed Group B betting odds for offshore sports book MyBookie and I also listed the Group B schedule.

Group B Teams & Odds

Spain -250

Portugal +160

Morocco 13-1

Iran 28-1

Group B Schedule:
Morocco vs. Iran: Friday, June 15 11 a.m. ET
Portugal vs. Spain: Friday, June 15 2 p.m. ET
Portugal vs. Morocco: Wednesday, June 20 8 a.m. ET
Iran vs. Spain: Wednesday, June 20 2 p.m. ET
Iran vs. Portugal: Monday, June 25 2 p.m. ET
Spain vs. Morocco: Monday, June 25 2 p.m. ET

Breakdown - Predictions

Group B will be dominated by the European nations, and both Spain and Portugal will be standout favorites in all Group play. Spain will be looking for redemption since they struggled in Brazil four years ago, and I see them playing some tough football in Russia. Portugal comes to Russia as the Euro Champion as they won Euro Cup 2016 in France, but they have never won the World Cup. Morocco qualified for the World Cup without losing a single match but did draw three of their matches. Morocco could give any of these three countries a scare, but I don't see them winning this group or advancing. Iran is also in this group, but at 28-1 to win the group and 400-1 to win it all I just don't see them being a force in this tournament. Keep an eye on the group price of Portugal because if this number climbs upward they might be a nice underdog play for Group B.

Prediction: Spain to Win the Group -250
Portugal also Makes it out of the group.

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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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