We’re a week away from the Fourth of July in America, but just days away from the Knockout Stage of the FIFA World Cup. There are two more group-stage matches on Friday and Saturday. There are also some big series in baseball, the NHL draft on Friday and another strong UFC card, this one from Azerbaijan on Saturday, June 27.
1)The World Cup continues with two more big days of action with six matches on Friday and six on Saturday to end the Group Stage. We’ll end on Sunday with South Africa taking on Canada at 3pmET on Fox to open up the Knockout stage. Canada is a -140 favorite and the total is 2.5. Some of the key matches this weekend including Norway (2-0) and France (2-0) on Friday at 3pmET. France is -185/3.5. Spain (-210/2.5) is back in action on Friday to face 0-2 Uruguay at 7pmET from Mexico.
On Saturday, Croatia (1-0-1) takes on Ghana (1-1) at 5pmET from Philadelphia. Croatia is a -130 favorite and the total is 2.5. Colombia (2-0) could give Portugal (1-1) all they can handle. Portugal is still a slight favorite here at -120. England, coming off a disappointing draw, face 0-0-2 Panama on Saturday at 5pmET from East Rutherford, N.J.
2)In baseball, we have one of the top rivalries with Boston (33-46) taking on the NY Yankees (48-32) from Fenway Park. The Phillies (45-36) also travel to Queens to take on the disappointing NY Mets (34-47) in an NL East battle. An even bigger NL Central battle takes place with Milwaukee (49-29) hosting the Cubs (44-37) over the weekend. The battle of the Beltway moves to Camden Yards with Baltimore (38-44) hosting Washington (41-41) with two roller-coaster teams meeting.
3)The UFC is back from Baku, Azerbaijan. The headliner features Rafael Fiziev vs. Manuel Torres (lightweight) on Paramount+ at 12pmET. Fiziev is -105, while Torres is -115 on the Money Line. (odds from DraftKings).
4)NHL Draft goes Friday. Gavin McKenna is -20o00 to go as the No. 1 pick to Toronto. The first round goes on Friday from Buffalo, starting at 7 pm on ESPN. On Saturday, the NHL Network will cover Rounds 2-7. Ivar Stenberg (-1000) is expected to go second to San Jose. After that, the odds shrink with Caleb Malhotra (-120) the slight fave to go third to Vancouver. After that, it gets a lot less predictable. There should also be several more big trades.
We’ve already had Brady Tkachuk to Florida as Ottawa gets two first-round picks. Chicago also added Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway from Buffalo for the 4th overall pick and D Louis Crevey. Washington made two big deals, adding Jordan Kyrou from St. Louis and Alex Tuch from Buffalo.
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Upcoming Events at ATS:
- The World Cup runs through July 19. Consists of 48 teams and 12 groups in the Group Stage, mainly playing in the United States. It’s the biggest event in the world.
- Wimbledon Tennis Championships (June 29-July 12)
- UFC Fight Night
- UFC FIGHT NIGHT FIZIEV VS TORRES / BAKU, AZERBAIJANSaturday June 27th*Projected +25 units as $250 /u clients expected to win $5,000+
- UFC 329 MCGREGOR VS HOLLOWAY 2 / LAS VEGAS, NVSaturday July 11th*Projected +30 units as $250 /u clients expected to win $7,500+
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