USA vs. Belgium odds revealed with Folarin Balogun to miss USMNT World Cup clash due to red card
USA has the inside track to advance over Belgium even without their best player this tournament.Folarin Balogun received a nonsensical red card Wednesday night, forcing the USA to play down a man for part of the second half, where they scored a second goal and beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0.Oddsmakers at DraftKings have the USA as -130 favorites to qualify for the quarterfinals and get past Belgium despite missing a critical piece in Balogun.USA is +150 to win in 90 minutes, while a draw comes in at +250 odds and Belgium sits at +180.The game will go off on July 6 at 8 p.m.ET in Seattle.Losing Balogun is a massive blow for Mauricio Pochettino’s group that has won three games in the World Cup thus far, already making the Argentina-born coach the winningest in USA soccer history.DraftKings’ race and sports operations director, Johnny Avello, tells The Post that the Americans would have been bigger favorites had Balogun not been issued a red card.The odds would have been USA at -150 against Belgium at +128 if Balogun were playing in this game.It’s a slight 20-point change against the USA.
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Belgium would be +200, and a draw would be +260.All things considered, Balogun has been the United States’ best player in this tournament, scoring three goals in three games, although he did not finish Wednesday’s match.The USMNT may be slated for a date with Spain if they beat Belgium, as La Roja are big favorites against Austria on Thursday night and will be the chal...