From the gorgeous Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday its everyone’s favorite – The Tico’s of Costa Rica vs. her majesty’s England. England have made wholesale changes for Tuesday’s clash and Frank Lampard will captain the English youth movement.
Japan has failed to win a match on its way to being knocked out in the group stage of the World Cup two prior times, and it looks to be three, unless they can find a way to beat a very tough and talented Colombian side that sits atop the group C table.
Spot in the Group of 16 on the Line For Nigeria – But Argentina Looms
Nigeria put themselves is good position to move on to the knockout stage of World Cup 2014 when they finally got a long-awaited World Cup win against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Standing in their way of a Round-of-16 berth is Argentina who is the class of the Group and will be looking to remain perfect in the tournament so far.
Italy Meets Uruguay With Only One Moving On
The two favorites in Group D meet Tuesday to see which team will join surprise Costa Rica in the Round of 16 – one of these teams will be making an early departure from World Cup 2014. Italy has a little more breathing room than Uruguay – a draw would see the Azzurri through due to their goal-differential advantage.
On the season the White Sox have an Over/Under record of 42-35 and a run-line W/L record of 38-38 and the Pirates have an Over/Under record of 34-39 and a run-line W/L record of 40-35.
The Blue Jays somehow have a complete inability to win in the Bronx (they have lost 15 consecutive ballgames at the Yankees’ home park) but this next series is being played in Toronto, which changes the narrative considerably.
Mexico has every reason to be riding high so far in this year’s tournament, but the third match-up of the group is do-or-die for the Croatians, who will be sent home if they don’t produce.
The MLB season marches on. The teams have begun to show us what they have to offer, but there’s still a long way to go in a season that’s a marathon, not a sprint. With that said, it’s these opinions we formulate that will decide whether this season will be a profitable one for us or not.
One of my favorite tools in preparing for the 2014 NFL season and to enhance your NFL wagering knowledge is to look ahead at each team’s regular-season schedule and evaluate the games they will play. I give you the Houston Texans.
The red-hot Mariners will host the Boston Red Sox and its struggling offense in the opener of a three-game series on Monday in Seattle.
The Nationals maintained their slim lead over Atlanta by splitting their 4 games with the Braves over the weekend.
Like their opponent the Socceroos have lost their first 2 World Cup matches – the difference is that wasn’t much of a surprise.
Two sides that have not faced each other at the World Cup for a decade, will square off on Monday afternoon, as Cameroon plays host-nation Brazil.
The Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds on Monday in the first game of a three-game set at Wrigley Field. These teams will be meeting for the sixth time this season on Monday, with the road side claiming three of the first five meetings.
Netherland and Chile Play for First Place in Group B
The Netherlands and Chile will meet in Sao Paulo in Monday in a seemingly unfathomable match to determine first and second place in Group B. With the shockingly early departure of Group favorite Spain, the Dutch and the Chileans will both move on to the round of 16 but the loser of Monday’s game will likely be matched up against Brazil in their first game of the knockout stage.
The Dolphins remained in the AFC playoff race deep into December last year, but back-to-back losses to Buffalo and the New York Jets in their final two games extended their current postseason drought to five seasons.
