In the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Qatar takes on USA Thursday. The match will be held at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the Qatar vs. USA odds and lines, and make our best Gold Cup bets, picks and predictions.
The United States Men’s National Team enters as the favorite despite not bringing its best personnel to the tournament. USA made it to the semifinals following a 1-0 victory over Jamaica Sunday.
As for Qatar, it has been a scoring machine with 3 goals per game through four matches. It’s coming off a high-scoring 3-2 win over El Salvador in the quarterfinals.
The winner of USA-Qatar will take on the winner of Canada-Mexico.
Also see: Mexico vs. Canada odds, picks and prediction
Qatar vs. USA: Odds, picks and predictions
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:10 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Qatar +320 (bet $100 to win $320) | USA -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Draw +230
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: +100 | U: -135)
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Prediction
USA 2, Qatar 1
Money line (ML)
BET on USA (-115) as it’s the deeper and more talented side. While D Walker Zimmerman is not with the team due to a hamstring injury, the USMNT has not been heavily impacted by his absence.
It has given up just one goal so far this tournament. While Jamaica was stronger in the back than up top, it was still a capable opponent the USMNT handled well.
Qatar isn’t at the same level as Jamaica and looked flawed in its match with El Salvador. Despite dominating offense, USA should be able to get the job done.
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Over/Under (O/U)
“LEAN” to the OVER 2.5 (+100) as Qatar should be able to get on the board. Assuming USA still pulls it out in regular time, the Over would hit.
F Almoez Ali, who scored twice against El Salvador, has been terrific in the Gold Cup for Qatar. On the other side, Orlando City F Daryl Dike has played well.
The two teams have combined for 21 goals scored through their eight games in the tournament. As an even-money bet, the Over is the way to go as Qatar should open the game up for it to be a scoring-heavy match.
Qatar hit the Over 2.5 in three of four matches while the USA has hit it once through four games.
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