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World Cup brief

World Cup group stage: where the value still lives going into the round of 16

The group stage is in the final round and the markets have already moved on the obvious stories. South Africa play Korea Republic on 25 June at 03:00 SAST. The Korea moneyline opened at 2.26 and is now 1.54. That price reflects the result of the first two rounds, not the matchup. We are not chasing it.

The desk pick still on the board:

  • Scotland vs Brazil, 24 June. Scotland moneyline at 7.00. Long shot, single unit. Brazil have rested key players in their final group game and Scotland still need a result to progress.

The price quoted is the best European price we found at the time of writing. We will update if Hollywoodbets, Betway or Easybet list the same line.

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Our tips are generated algorithmically from live odds data. We compare bookmaker prices against fair-value probabilities to identify positive expected value bets. The Tip of the Day is always the highest-EV value bet available.

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