USA CLIMBS TO NUMBER FOUR IN WORLD SOCCER RANKINGS ? AMERICAN BETTORS INCREASE ONLINE WAGERING
BetUS.com Sees Up-tick In American Wagering on 2006 World Cup
May 3rd New York? The fact that soccer, or football as its called depending on your geographic location, is the world?s most watched and played sports is not lost on executives at the largest most respected sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com. The site has tracked and mapped fan interest in the sport, and has noticed a significant increase in World Cup wagers coming from the United States.
BetUS.com has always taken a significant amount of wagers on the World Cup from around the world, but with America?s team climbing all the way to the number four spot in the world rankings, it seems there is added fervor and support from the states. The site is experiencing an unusual up-tick in wagers from Americans betting that this is the year their team will hoist the World Cup trophy.
?BetUS.com prides itself on providing intriguing props on all sports and events,? stated BetUS.com analyst Matt Ross. ?This is especially true of soccer and specifically the World Cup. This year Americans are really getting into it and betting on their team to come through. No doubt this has a lot to do with the US reaching the number four spot in the World.?
Executives at BetUS.com posted the following odds on the 2006 World Cup:
Team to win the 2006 World Cup of soccer:
USA: 55/1
Brazil: 2/1
Germany: 11/2
France: 8/1
Italy: 13/2
Argentina: 6/1
Holland: 9/1
Spain: 12/1
England: 9/2
Portugal: 17/1
Paraguay: 150/1
Czech Republlic: 20/1
Mexico: 30/1
Sweden: 28/1
Poland: 90/1
Ecuador: 120/1
Croatia: 40/1
Ukraine: 40/1
Japan: 200/1
Costa Rica: 300/1
Field (Any other team not listed): 5/1
2006 World Cup Matches
United States: 11/5
Czech Republic: 10/11
Draw: 2/1
Odds for more specific World Cup 2006 matches and other sports can be found at: Betus.com
BetUS.com Sees Up-tick In American Wagering on 2006 World Cup
May 3rd New York? The fact that soccer, or football as its called depending on your geographic location, is the world?s most watched and played sports is not lost on executives at the largest most respected sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com. The site has tracked and mapped fan interest in the sport, and has noticed a significant increase in World Cup wagers coming from the United States.
BetUS.com has always taken a significant amount of wagers on the World Cup from around the world, but with America?s team climbing all the way to the number four spot in the world rankings, it seems there is added fervor and support from the states. The site is experiencing an unusual up-tick in wagers from Americans betting that this is the year their team will hoist the World Cup trophy.
?BetUS.com prides itself on providing intriguing props on all sports and events,? stated BetUS.com analyst Matt Ross. ?This is especially true of soccer and specifically the World Cup. This year Americans are really getting into it and betting on their team to come through. No doubt this has a lot to do with the US reaching the number four spot in the World.?
Executives at BetUS.com posted the following odds on the 2006 World Cup:
Team to win the 2006 World Cup of soccer:
USA: 55/1
Brazil: 2/1
Germany: 11/2
France: 8/1
Italy: 13/2
Argentina: 6/1
Holland: 9/1
Spain: 12/1
England: 9/2
Portugal: 17/1
Paraguay: 150/1
Czech Republlic: 20/1
Mexico: 30/1
Sweden: 28/1
Poland: 90/1
Ecuador: 120/1
Croatia: 40/1
Ukraine: 40/1
Japan: 200/1
Costa Rica: 300/1
Field (Any other team not listed): 5/1
2006 World Cup Matches
United States: 11/5
Czech Republic: 10/11
Draw: 2/1
Odds for more specific World Cup 2006 matches and other sports can be found at: Betus.com
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