England vs. Argentina picks: Best prop bets for Lionel Messi at World Cup semifinal

The bitter rivalry between England and Argentina gets a new chapter on Wednesday in Atlanta.In 1986, Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal sent Argentina into the World Cup semifinals at the expense of England.Twelve years later, Argentina got the best of England in penalties at the 1998 World Cup, aided by a red card for David Beckham, who was sent off for kicking Diego Simeone.Beckham and England would get their revenge four years later at South Korea/Japan 2002, defeating Argentina, 1-0, in the group stage.All told, this will be the sixth meeting between England and Argentina, the two adversaries of the Falklands War in 1982, at the World Cup.Each meeting between the Three Lions and La Albiceleste has produced memorable moments and star-turning performances, and there are a couple of players worth backing to write their name into the history books on Wednesday.Nico O’Reilly to score a goal (14/1, DraftKings)England has scored 13 goals in this tournament, but only three players have found the back of the net.Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane have six goals apiece for the Three Lions, and Marcus Rashford has one.You can imagine which players Argentina’s physical defense will be focused on stopping.With Bellingham and Kane attracting so much attention down the middle, there should be plenty of space for Nico O’Reilly to operate on the left flank.The Manchester City star is one of the world’s best scoring fullbacks, with 14 goals in 74 matches over the last two campaigns for the Cityzens.Lionel Messi to record an assist (+330, DraftKings)While most bettors will be happy to lay the wood on Lionel Messi to score a goal, we’ll zag and go with the all-time great to set up one of his teammates.For all of his head-turning goals scored at the World Cup, Messi is also the tournament’s all-time leader in assists with 10, and he currently paces Argentina with two this summer.England will do everything in its power to limit Messi’s time and space on the ball, bu...