Although I'm not personally a regular gambler, mostly because I don't have money to lose, I'm always interested in odds. While they don't ultimately mean anything (unless you are a gambler), they are in some small way an indication of how teams and players are viewed. The goal of a bookie, after all, is to entice bettors to lay down their cash while leaving themselves open to as little risk as possible.


With that being said, I thought it might be worth a look at some of the odds out for the United States in World Cup and how they compare to others lines.


In the interest of time, all of these odds are based on a basic Google search, which led me to Oddschecker.com.


To Win:

USA: 80/1

Spain: 7/2-4/1 (Favorites)

North Korea & New Zealand 1000/1 (Longest, with New Zealand as high as 3000/1)


Mexico, Paraguay, and Ghana are all about the same odds as the United States, usually around 80/1. If we look at a couple of other sports, there might be some perspective in noting that Nikolay Davydenko is 80/1 to win Wimbledon and the Chicago White Sox are the 80/1 shot to win the World Series. 80/1 also puts the U.S. right in the middle of the pack in the World Cup field.


To Finish Top 4:

USA: 50/1

Spain: 7/2-10/3 (Shortest)

North Korea: 750/1 (Longest)


Mexico, Ghana, and Serbia are all right around the same price.


Top Goalscorer:

Landon Donovan: 100/1-125/1
Jozy Altidore: 125/1-200/1
Clint Dempsey: 150/1-250/1

Donovan, Dempsey, and Altidore were the only two three (oops) Americans on the board (and I missed Dempsey at first).

David Villa: 8/1-9/1 (Shortest)

Messi and Rooney come in just behind Villa.


Not going to bother with the longest odds here, since it's probably someone you've never heard of who might still not make the roster for his country. It's probably safe to say it would be a Kiwi though.


Individual Group Games:

USA v Enland

USA to Win: 5/1-11/2
Draw: 12/5-11/4
ENG to Win: 8/15-1/2

USA v Slovenia

USA to Win: 11/10-6/5
DRAW: 11/5-9/4
SLO to Win: 2/1-12/5

USA v Algeria

USA to Win: 4/5-8/11
DRAW: 5/2-12/5
ALG to Win: 11/4-10/3 (Big range on this)


None of this means anything, but it's fun to look at. At 50/1 to make the semifinals, why not throw $20 on the United States?
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