(Price after #1 prediction is to Win the Group; Price after #2 prediction is To Qualify for Round of 16)
Group A
1. Brazil ($1.18) – CORRECT!
2. Croatia ($2.20 – BEST BET TO QUALIFY)
3. Mexico
4. Cameroon
Group B
1. Spain ($1.75)
2. Chile ($1.89) – CORRECT!
3. The Netherlands
4. Australia
Group C
1. Colombia ($1.70) – CORRECT!
2. Cote d’Ivoire ($2.02)
3. Japan
4. Greece
Group D
1. Italy ($2.65 – BEST BET GROUP WINNER)
2. Uruguay ($1.56) – CORRECT!
3. England
4. Costa Rica
Group E
1. Switzerland ($3.50 – BEST VALUE BET GROUP WINNER)
2. France ($1.22)
3. Honduras
4. Ecuador
Exacta – Switzerland/France ($5.60 – HIGH QUALITY BET OPTION)
Quinella – France/Switzerland ($2.20 – OUTSTANDING VALUE BET) – CORRECT!
Group F
1. Argentina ($1.22) – CORRECT!
2. Bosnia & Herzegovina ($1.84)
3. Nigeria
4. Iran
Group G – GROUP EXACTITUDE!
1. Germany ($1.50) – CORRECT!
2. United States ($4.30 – GREAT VALUE BET) – CORRECT!
3. Portugal
4. Ghana
Quinella – Germany/United States ($6.20 – GREAT VALUE BET) – CORRECT!
Rock Bottom – Ghana ($2.48 – GOOD VALUE BET) – CORRECT!
Group H
1. Belgium ($1.57) – CORRECT!
2. Russia ($1.54)
3. South Korea
4. Algeria
A $1 investment for all price-quoted predictions, an outlay of $18, returns $25.46 for a 41 per cent win.
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(The following are pre-tournament predictions)
Round of 16 (winners in bold)
Brazil vs Chile
Colombia vs Uruguay
Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
Germany vs Russia
Spain vs Croatia
Italy vs Cote d’Ivoire
Argentina vs France
Belgium vs United States
Quarterfinals (winners in bold)
Brazil vs Uruguay
Switzerland vs Germany
Spain vs Italy
France vs Belgium
Semifinals (winners in bold)
Uruguay vs Germany
Italy vs France
Final (winner in bold)
Germany vs France