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Horse Racing What Were The Odds Of That? Favourites Dominate World Cup Quals, France Wins Nations League
It was a weekend of few surprises in World Cup 2022 qualification action with favourites getting the job done right across the world. The biggest upset of the weekend was Tanzania’s 1-0 victory of Benin at odds of 5.75 while Madagascar defeated DR Congo 1-0 at odds of 4.20 and Canada drew with Mexico at odds of 4.0. These were the only three results across the weekend’s World Cup qualification games that were at odds of 4.0 or greater.
In European World Cup qualification betting the biggest surprise was Lithuania’s 3-1 win over Bulgaria at odds of 3.50 with the 3-1 correct score paying odds of 34.0 while Albania defeated Hungary 1-0 at odds of 3.40, Norway drew with Turkey 1-1 at odds of 3.30 and Wales drew with the Czech Republic 2-2 at odds of 3.25.
Short Priced Favourites Dominate World Cup Qualification Betting
It was a weekend where favourites dominated play across the planet. In fact there were 22 nations that began their World Cup qualification matches at average odds of 1.50 or shorter and each of those teams won their games. The advantage for favourites across those 22 matches was an incredible 69 goals to six.
An accumulator combining each nation starting at odds of 1.50 or shorter would have paid at a price of 47.40, paying £470.40 on a £10 investment.
France Wins Nations League
France won their first Nations League title after defeating Spain 2-1 in Milan on Sunday evening. Spain took a 1-0 in the 64th minute when Mikel Oyarzabal scored. But it would be short lived with Karim Benzema equalising for France two minutes later. Kylian Mbappe scored the winner in the 80th minute.
France entered the final at a best price of 2.80 while Spain was available at 2.97. The draw was available 3.25 with the Asian handicap France +0 goals at 1.90.
Top 10 Upsets of the Weekend
Let’s now take a look at the biggest upsets of the weekend’s World Cup qualification action. It was a weekend of few shock results with the biggest upset Tanzania getting a 1-0 win over Benin at odds of 5.75. Of the top 10 upsets, six of the results were draws..
| RANK | DATE | LEAGUE | SELECTION | OPPONENT | SCORE | ODDS | CSCORE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Oct | World Cup Qualification | Tanzania | def | Benin | 1-0 | 5.75 | 10.00 |
| 2 | 10 Oct | World Cup Qualification | Madagascar | def | DR Congo | 1-0 | 4.20 | 8.50 |
| 3 | 8 Oct | World Cup Qualification | Canada | drew | Mexico | 1-1 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
| 4 | 8 Oct | World Cup Qualification | Paraguay | drew | Argentina | 0-0 | 3.60 | 8.00 |
| 5 | 9 Oct | World Cup Qualification | Lithuania | def | Bulgaria | 3-1 | 3.50 | 34.00 |
| 6 | 9 Oct | World Cup Qualification | Guinea | drew | Sudan | 2-2 | 3.50 | 21.00 |
| 7 | 9 Oct | World Cup Qualification | Albania | def | Hungary | 1-0 | 3.40 | 7.50 |
| 8 | 10 Oct | World Cup Qualification | Zambia | drew | Equatorial Guinea | 1-1 | 3.40 | 7.00 |
| 9 | 8 Oct | World Cup Qualification | Norway | drew | Turkey | 1-1 | 3.30 | 6.50 |
| 10 | 8 Oct | World Cup Qualification | Wales | drew | Czech Republic | 2-2 | 3.25 | 19.00 |
bettingexpert Super Tipsters Best Bets Results
It was a great weekend for the bettingexpert Super Tipsters Weekend Best Bets. Combined the ten selections went 7-2-1. At tipped odds, the ten selections returned a yield of +40.9% while at starting prices, the ten selections returned a yield of +38.2%.
| TIPSTER | EVENT | SELECTION | RESULT | TIP ODDS | SP ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DelPiero28 | Germany vs Romania | Over 3.5 goals | LOST | 2.13 | 1.77 |
| GREENS | Liechtenstein vs North Macedonia | Over 3 goals | WON | 2.14 | 1.92 |
| nikolaqq | Forest Green vs Swindon | Forest Green win | LOST | 1.89 | 1.89 |
| martinou | Sweden vs Kosovo | Sweden -1 goals (AH) | WON | 1.53 | 1.63 |
| The_doctorbr | Switzerland vs Northern Ireland | Under 2.5 goals | WON | 1.80 | 1.81 |
| Walimba24 | Moldova vs Denmark | Denmark to win to nil | WON | 1.50 | 1.45 |
| nikolaqq | Real Sociedad B vs Ponferradina | Real Sociedad B DNB | PUSH | 1.90 | 1.90 |
| Intuition | Italy vs Belgium | BTTS – yes | WON | 1.95 | 1.88 |
| Intuition | Spain vs France | BTTS – yes | WON | 1.95 | 1.94 |
| Intuition | Venezuela vs Ecuador | Over 2.25 goals | WON | 2.22 | 2.19 |
| Profit | +4.09 | +3.82 | |||
| ROI% | +40.9% | +38.2% |
- Tip Odds are the odds the tipster took the selection at.
- SP Odds are the best odds available at time of kick off.
