The United States Women’s National Team battles the New Zealand Women’s National Team Tuesday. Kickoff from Wellington Regional Stadium is set for 10:05 p.m. ET (HBO Max). Below, we preview Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the New Zealand vs. USA odds, and make our best USWNT bets, picks and predictions.
The USWNT will have 2 tune-up matches at New Zealand to prepare for the SheBelieves Cup, which kicks off on Feb. 16 with the USWNT against Canada. The USWNT is No. 1 in FIFA’s women’s world rankings. They haven’t lost or drawn in 11 matches, dating back to a 0-0 draw with the Czech Republic on Feb. 17, 2022.
New Zealand ranks 24th in the world. After these 2 matches, they’ll face Portugal and Argentina twice in the coming month and a half. The last New Zealand national team win was against South Korea on Nov. 30, 2021, albeit they have only played 3 other matches since then. They drew the Czech Republic in the SheBelieve Cup last year.
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New Zealand vs. USA odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:07 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: New Zealand +3000 (bet $100 to win $3,000) | USA -2500 (bet $2,500 to win $100) | Draw +950
- Over/Under: 3.5 (O: -175 | U: +120)
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New Zealand vs. USA picks and predictions
Prediction
USA 3, New Zealand 0
Moneyline (ML)
PASS.
Unless it is against a top-5 opponent, almost every USWNT game will get a pass on the moneyline as the odds present no value either way. They have simply been too dominant to bet against, but at (-2500), that just isn’t even close to enough return to bet on the USWNT.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET UNDER 3.5 (+120).
The value is here to bet against goals, and the reasoning is mainly due to what happened last time these teams met and then what the United States should be looking to accomplish.
For starters, USWNT won 5-0 on Feb. 20, 2022. That isn’t a shocker, but they had just 4 shots on goal and 5 fouls while only having 59% possession. They weren’t playing at their top game with 3 of those 5 goals being own goals by Glasgow City D Meikayla Moore.
Those mistakes are unlikely to repeat themselves, and otherwise, the USWNT didn’t showcase much attacking dominance. Similarly, the USWNT likely will be playing different combinations to try to figure things out.
The USWNT has gone Under this total in 7 of 12 games last year and in 4 of its last 5 matches. New Zealand has gone Under this total in 2 of 3 matches last year. With the USWNT trying to figure things out and the trends from last year, back the UNDER 3.5 (+120).
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