
Germany v Spain 2010 Semi-final World Cup Odds: The July 7th matchup between two European futbol powers will decide who will move on to face the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup odds Finals and who will be watching the finals from a bar stool. With both teams not used being underdogs, the Germans have excepted the role of the underdog in the past couple of matches. Bodog.com has the Germans listed at +165 World Cup odds with a +230 option for the draw.
Germany: This will be the third straight match that the Germans will be listed as an underdog. Good news for the Germans, in the 2010 World Cup betting they are a perfect 2-0 when the sports books list them as an underdog. On June 27th, the Germans were a slight underdog to England despite coming out of their group with more points, more goals and winning their group while the English played well enough to barely get out of the group stage. In the quarter-finals on July 3rd, the Germans were almost a 2:1 underdog to the mighty Argentines and were listed as +230. In those two games, not only did the Germans win, but they outscored and humiliated the favorites 8:1 in those games.
Spain: The Spaniards haven't been listed as an underdog in any meaningful game for over two years. In the 2008 EURO Cup finals against Germany, they were a solid -180 favorite to Germany's +140 with the possibility of a draw listed at +220. Spain is 4-1 as a favorite in the 2010 World Cup and soccer predictions again have them listed at +155. While Germany has been handily defeating there opponents with little threat to their chances of advancing, three out of four of Spain's victories have come by one goal (2:0 v Honduras June 21); all three one goal wins came in Spain's last three games.
Other Key Odds: Soccer odds have David Villa listed as a 5/6 and Miroslav Klose as 7/2 to be the tournaments top goal scorer.