In Summer Olympics Men’s Soccer Group D action Thursday, Brazil and Germany play in a 7:30 a.m. ET kickoff at International Stadium in Yokohama. Below, we preview the Brazil vs. Germany odds and lines, and make our best soccer bets, picks and predictions.
We get a gold medal rematch from the 2016 Rio Olympics, and Brazil hopes lightning can strike twice. It pushed past Germany on penalty kicks for the gold in 2016, but Neymar isn’t in Japan, while MF Douglas Luiz and F Richarlison are both present. The 20-year-old sensation F Gabriel Martinelli will need to do some early heavy lifting.
Germany pounded Brazil 7-1 during the 2014 World Cup, but it’s looking for revenge after settling for silver in Rio. MF Nadiem Amiri is a future star who could break out in these Olympics, while F Max Kruse and GK Florian Muller provide a steadying veteran presence.
Brazil vs. Germany: Odds, picks and predictions
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- Money line: Brazil +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Germany +270 (bet $100 to win $270) | Draw +220
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: +105 | U: -145)
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Prediction
Brazil 1, Germany 0
Money line (ML)
BRAZIL (+100) at even-money is a nice wager in this battle of the titans in Group D. Olympic soccer fires right out of the gate with some attractive matchups. Alves and the rest of Brazil will be able to get it done.
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Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 2.5 (-145) is the best play on the board in this one, and I’d even roll the dice on the alternate line of UNDER 1.5 (+195) for a chance to nearly double up.
Once both sides are at full strength, I wouldn’t roll the dice on that wager. But these teams will be acclimating, getting their sea legs, and I expect sloppy, slow play out of the gate in the first days of the tourney.
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