Saturday's Best World Cup Bets
Argentina (-136) vs. Germany (+128, 2.5)
The two highest-scoring teams in this year’s World Cup go toe to toe in a match most are expected to be interesting, to say the least.
The two sides don’t like each other and don’t make an effort to hide it.
"We have to concentrate on our own game. [Argentina] are temperamental, we'll see how they deal with defeat on Saturday," German captain Philipp Lahm told AP reporters. "They are impulsive, temperamental and they don't know how to lose."
We haven’t seen Argentina trail yet at the finals, thanks to a prolific offensive attack. But Diego Maradona’s central defenders – Martin Demichelis in particular - have looked shaky when tested.
Germany will concede possession and take their chances on counter attacks, much like they did successfully against England.
Pick: Germany
Spain (-440) vs. Paraguay (+400, 2)
Spain take on the roll as top favorite to hoist the World Cup trophy now that Brazil has been sent home. A modest scoring Paraguayan side stand in their way of advancing to the semifinals.
What Paraguay lack in offense, they make up for in defensive responsibility. No team has scored against Paraguay since their first match in group play, and they still only surrendered one goal in that contest.
The Red Fury’s inability to take advantage of their chances has frustrated their supporters. David Villa appears to be the only forward capable of testing opposing goalkeepers.
Spain has shown a tendency at the World Cup to dominate possession, but rarely pressure opponents in the final 30 yards.
Pick: Under