As World Cup nears, Brazil gains on Spain at Sportsbooks

Well, the bettors are having their say at the online bookmakers’ these days with regard to the World Cup. At nearly every sportsbook site, odds on every team are fluctuating and are currently well off the mark set months ago. And a little smart shopping might get you longer odds on your team, too.

The team seeing the most action appears to be Brazil, which has jumped from its third-favorite position at some sportsbooks to second-favorite at most. At both Brobury Sports and Ladbrokes, they’re nearly neck-and-neck with consensus favorite Spain: It’s 4/1 to 9/2 and 5/1 to 11/2, respectively.England, together with its somewhat realistic dreams of repeating the glories of 1966 (maybe they’ll settle for a fourth-place finish, like in 1990), has been getting longer odds everywhere, probably due to captain Rio Ferdinand’s knee injury. They’ve moved from 6/1 from 7/1 at Brobury Sports recently and 8/1 at Ladbrokes.Finally, watch out for Holland. These perpetual almost-haves are creeping slowly up the table and will make a good bet for believers. Brobury Sports has them at 9/1, Ladbrokes has them at 11/1.For special offers during the 2010 World Cup, visit Brobury Sports or Ladbrokes. At Brobury, get a 50% signup bonus for up to $500 on World Cup betting or take $25 in free bets from Ladbrokes by anteing up just $5 on the World Cup.

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