World Cup Semi-Final Betting Odds: Netherlands Favored Big

The Netherlands and Uruguay will play the first semi-final match of the 2010 World Cup later today, and fans from all across the globe will be watching. The winner will move on to the final against either Germany or Spain.

One of the teams playing today has won the World Cup before, and the other has not. A gambler, however, would not guess which is which when looking at the betting odds for the match. The Netherlands, having never won before, is a heavy favorite.

After disposing of Brazil with two second half goals, the Netherlands have become the en vogue pick of gamblers. Brazil was considered to be the pre-tournament favorite, and any team that took out the Brazilian squad was bound to get some love from the bettors. That is exactly what has happened to the Dutch.

The Netherlands have betting odds of -165 to win today in South Africa. Those who believe the Dutch will win by more than one goal, can receive odds of +125. On the other side, Uruguay is a strong underdog play for gamblers who want to take a chance at a high reward payout. Uruguay has odds of +475. The total for the match is two.

Uruguay is led by one of the top players in the tournament to this point, Diego Forlan. While it has been defense that has propelled Uruguay to this level, timely goals from Forlan throughout the tournament have helped the team advance. Uruguay will be without star striker Luis Suarez, who will miss the game after picking up his second yellow card in the quarter-final match versus Ghana.

The Netherlands will be without two of their top players as well this evening. Midfielder Nigel de Jong and defender Gregory van der Wiel both picked up their second yellow cards in the Brazil game. Uruguay is ranked sixteenth in the world, and the Dutch are fourth.

July 6, 2010
Posted By Vincent Tapoglia III
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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