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2018 World Cup Challenge

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Spreadsheet

Rules:

1. You have 500 swampbucks
2. Odds will be posted for Outright Winner at these stages:
a) at the beginning of tournament (TODAY!)
b) after group stage
c) after Round of 16
d) after Quarters
e) after Semis
3. Odds will be posted for Top Goalscorer at the beginning of the tournament
4. Odds will be posted for Group Winner at the beginning of the tournament
5. Odds for each game (win, lose or draw) will be posted in advance
6. You can make any bets at any stage, post all bets in this thread.
7. Who ever has the most money at the end wins.
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Beginning of Tournament Odds

Outright Winner
Brazil 4/1, Germany 9/2, Spain 6/1, France 13/2, Argentina 9/1, Belgium 11/1, England 16/1, Portugal 25/1
Uruguay 28/1, Croatia 33/1, Colombia 40/1, Russia 40/1, Poland 66/1, Denmark 100/1, Mexico 100/1, Switzerland 125/1
Sweden 150/1, Peru 150/1, Serbia 150/1, Senegal 200/1, Egypt 200/1, Iceland 200/1, Nigeria 200/1, Japan 300/1
Australia 300/1, Morocco 500/1, Iran 500/1, Costa Rica 500/1, Tunisia 750/1, South Korea 750/1, Saudi Arabia 1000/1, Panama 1000/1

Top Goalscorer
Neymar (BRA) 9/1, Messi (ARG) 10/1, Greizmann (FRA) 12/1, Werner (GER) 14/1, Kane (ENG) 16/1, Lukaku (BEL) 16/1, Jesus (BRA) 16/1
Ronaldo (POR) 16/1, Cavani (URU) 20/1, Suarez (URU) 25/1, Costa (ESP) 25/1, Aguero (ARG) 25/1, Mbappe (FRA) 25/1, Lewandoski (POL) 33/1
Muller (GER) 33/1, Isco (ESP) 40/1, Hazard (BEL) 40/1, Giroud (FRA) 40/1, Higuain (ARG) 40/1, Salah (EGY) 50/1, Silva (ESP) 50/1
Falcao (COL) 50/1, Coutinho (BRA) 50/1, Mertens (BEL) 66/1, Mandzukic (CRO) 66/1, Aspas (ESP) 66/1, Rodrigo (ESP) 66/1, Smolov (RUS) 66/1
Firmino (BRA) 66/1, Dybala (ARG) 66/1, Sterling (ENG) 66/1, Rodriguez (COL) 66/1, Asensio (ESP) 66/1
others upon request

Group Winner
Group A: Uruguay 8/11, Russia 2/1, Egypt 11/2, Saudi Arabia 40/1
Group B: Spain 1/2, Portugal 2/1, Morocco 16/1, Iran 33/1
Group C: France 2/7, Denmark 9/2, Peru 10/1, Australia 20/1
Group D: Argentina 8/13, Croatia 9/4, Nigeria 10/1, Iceland 12/1
Group E: Brazil 2/7, Switzerland 6/1, Serbia 8/1, Costa Rica 18/1
Group F: Germany 1/3, Mexico 5/1, Sweden 13/2, South Korea 16/1
Group G: Belgium 5/6, England 6/5, Tunisia 12/1, Panama 40/1
Group H: Colombia 11/8, Poland 7/4, Senegal 9/2, Japan 15/2

Betting on the above three categories will be closed Thursday at 11am Eastern.


Matches
Will accept before kickoff of each match

Match 1 Russia 4/9 Draw 17/5 Saudi Arabia 9/1
Match 2 Egypt 6/1 Draw 11/4 Uruguay 8/13
Match 3 Morocco 13/10 Draw 2/1 Iran 29/10
Match 4 Portugal 15/4 Draw 12/5 Spain 10/11
Match 5 France 1/4 Draw 23/4 Australia 12/1
Match 6 Argentina 1/3 Draw 7/2 Iceland 10/1
Match 7 Peru 23/10 Draw 9/4 Denmark 7/5
Match 8 Croatia 8/11 Draw 27/10 Nigeria 19/4
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I'll start:

20 on Croatia to win tournament
5 on Denmark to win tournament

will add some more later.
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Nice!

I can only assume that the odds will change as the tournament progresses.
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50 on Portugal to win tournament
25 on Lewandowski for top scorer
25 on Silva (ESP) for top scorer
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Pruitt wrote: Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:01 pm Nice!

I can only assume that the odds will change as the tournament progresses.
yes but once the odds are posted here, they don't change.
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degenerasian wrote: Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:05 pm
Pruitt wrote: Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:01 pm Nice!

I can only assume that the odds will change as the tournament progresses.
yes but once the odds are posted here, they don't change.
Ah, so pick the dark horse now and wait until later on the big boys. Got it. This looks like a riot.
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Pruitt wrote: Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:07 pm
degenerasian wrote: Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:05 pm
Pruitt wrote: Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:01 pm Nice!

I can only assume that the odds will change as the tournament progresses.
yes but once the odds are posted here, they don't change.
Ah, so pick the dark horse now and wait until later on the big boys. Got it. This looks like a riot.
i mean from now until the end of the group stage the odds won't change.
there will be a revamped set at that point of the 16 remaining teams, then 8 then 4
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BETBETBETBETBET!!!

TO WIN THE WORLD CUP
Germany - 60
France - 40
England - 20

TOP GOAL SCORER
Kane - 10
Lukaku - 10
Suarez - 10
Mbappe - 10

GROUP WINNERS
Uruguay - 100
Senegal - 10

MATCH 2 - Uruguay - 13
MATCH 8 - Nigeria - 4
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$500 on Spain to win at 6/1.
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$500 on Brazil to win at 4/1.
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Sure I'll put $500 on Deutschland.
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$100 on Germany to win
$100 on Brazil to win
$50 on Brazil to win the group
$25 on England to win the group
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Some more

50 Belgium to win World Cup
20 Lukaku top goalscorer
10 Ronaldo top goalscorer

100 Russia to win Group A
50 Croatia to win group D
100 Belgium to win group G

50 Spain/Portugal DRAW

I will try and set up a google spreadsheet later today
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Change my bets on winning the tournament to: Germany for $100 and France for $50
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I'll pick this one too.

5 on Son Heung Min top goalscorer at 150/1
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100 on Belgium to win the Cup. 100 on Germany to win the Cup.

300 on Russia in match 1.
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sancarlos wrote: Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:24 pm
300 on Russia in match 1.
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Joe K wrote: Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:04 pm 50 on Portugal to win tournament
25 on Lewandowski for top scorer
25 on Silva (ESP) for top scorer
Switch my 25 from Silva to Costa. I’m such a casual soccer fan that I got those two confused. And I’ll add 25 on Russia to win its group.
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Pruitt wrote: Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:44 pm
sancarlos wrote: Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:24 pm
300 on Russia in match 1.
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Brilliantly said.
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20 on Switzerland to win World Cup
20 on Werner to be top goalscorer
60 on Senegal group H winner
50 on match 6 Arg/Ice DRAW
50 on Match 7 Peru
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12 hours to go. Get your picks in!
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To win the WC:
Belgium - 50

Top Goal Scorer:
Neymar - 50
Werner - 30
Lukaku - 20

Group Winners
Poland - 25
Portugal - 25

Matches
Match 1: Russia - 200

I have 100 SBs remaining.
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Sabo wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 7:40 am
Matches
Match 1: Russia - 200
It's a lock!

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Easy money, eh, Sabo?
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Easy money, eh, Sabo?
Easy money!
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Spreadsheet

Please check for errors. sancarlos is the current leader

bets are available for matches until kickoff.
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So money we win on individual matches is available to bet?

I thought we only could wager $500 in total.
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It is.
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Those guys are geniuses!

Match 3 - Iran for $5
Match 4 - Spain for $22
Match 7 - Draw for $10
Match 8 - bump the Nigeria wager to $16
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we'll see if they're geniuses. If Spain wins it all mister d wins $3000 and slept for a month.
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degenerasian wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 4:13 pm Spreadsheet

Please check for errors. sancarlos is the current leader

bets are available for matches until kickoff.
I'm not on there, if that is an error
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Rams Fanny wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 7:06 pm
degenerasian wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 4:13 pm Spreadsheet

Please check for errors. sancarlos is the current leader

bets are available for matches until kickoff.
I'm not on there, if that is an error

Done
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I also had 25 on Russia to win its group, if you can add that one to the spreadsheet. Thanks for keeping track of everything!
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Match 2: $10 on Egypt to win
Match 4: $30 on a draw
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Sorry i missed out on this. I put real money on the following:

Russia match 1: $40
France to win cup: $10
Belgium to win cup: $10
England to win cup: $10
England to win its group: $20

I think France and Brazil are the favorites, but obviously a lot can happen. France have the most talent though, and the most depth, so I went with them. Belgium have longer odds but are also talented, and will score.

I’m actually quietly impressed with Southgate, and think England go into this in a decent place of mind. I also think a number of their players have benefited from the Pep, Klopp, and Poch mentoring. I don’t really think they will win, but liked their odds on winning the group better than those for some of the other big teams.
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Sabo wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:30 pm Match 2: $10 on Egypt to win
Match 4: $30 on a draw
Salah coming for the bench for today’s game?

ABORT BET ON EGYPT.
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Sabo wrote: Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:23 am
Sabo wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:30 pm Match 2: $10 on Egypt to win
Match 4: $30 on a draw
Salah coming for the bench for today’s game?

ABORT BET ON EGYPT.
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