Competition: Euro 2016
Market: Griezmann to score anytime
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France’s in-form forward Antoine Griezmann is expected to start in attack against Portugal in tonight’s Euro 2016 final, and is being tipped to bag himself a goal that could well settle the contest at the Stade de France.

The Atletico Madrid man has been in fantastic form for his country this summer, scoring six goals in as many games, but Griezmann has really come to life in the latter stages of the competition.

The 25-year-old scored both goals in France’s last-16 win over the Republic of Ireland, he notched one against Iceland in a 5-2 win in the quarter-finals, and he scored both goals in a 2-0 win over World champions Germany in the semi-finals.

Antoine Griezmann has …

The Euro 2024 group stage is done and dusted.

Croatia were the biggest name to fail to make the knockouts, as they and Hungary were the two third-placed sides to miss out on the last 16.

Previous finalists Italy and England progressed along with the likes of hosts Germany, France, Spain and Portugal, though some nations were more fortunate to advance than others.

Here, we use Opta data to assess the unlucky losers and the lucky winners from the Euro 2024 group stage, both in terms of individual matches and the first phase of the tournament as a whole.

UNLUCKY LOSERS

Croatia

Let s start with the tournament s biggest expected goals (xG) underperformers so far and the big-name casualty of the group stage.

Luka Modric became the old…

Michael Bradley s brace of goals lifted the United States to a 2-0 victory over Mexico, while Andy Furtado struck twice for Costa Rica in a 2-0 World Cup 2010 qualifying win over Honduras on Wednesday.

El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago played to a 2-2 draw in the remaining match on the slate as the six-nation final phase of qualifying for the North and Central America and Caribbean region got underway.

In Columbus, Bradley opened the scoring in the 43rd minute and added another goal in the 90th after Mexico had been reduced to 10 men with the sending off of Rafael Marquez in the 65th minute.

Bradley gave the hosts the lead late in the first half after a corner kick by DaMarcus Beasley found Landon Donovan at the far post.

Donovan headed the ball back a…

Antonio Conte is back in Italian football and is charged with restoring the glory days to Inter after several years of underachieving.

The former Italy, Juventus and Chelsea coach represents a significant coup for Inter, who ditched Luciano Spalletti at the end of last season.

Inter only just scraped a Champions League spot on the final day of the previous campaign and are now nine years on from their most recent Serie A success.

The squad has been bolstered by some new arrivals, with Nicolo Barella, Stefano Sensi, Valentino Lazaro and Diego Godin among those to join, while Matteo Politano s purchase option was triggered and George Puscas returned from loan in the hope of having a squad role.

Despite the investment – and aside from the potential purchas…

Group F contains the defending World Champions and buyers of Italy s outright index at 29-32pts (winner: 100pts; runner-up: 75pts; losing semi-finalist: 50pts, losing quarter-finalist: 25pts; last 16: 10pts; others: 0pts), will be aware of the team s excellent record in the finals.

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The Azzurri already have four World Cups to their name and have far more experience in big cup competitions that their group rivals. With that in mind the Sporting Index traders have installed the Italians are spread favourites on the Group F Index at 19-20.5 points (25pts to the winner, 10pts to runner-up and 5pts to third-place).

Buyers of their group index will know that the side rely on their defensive strengths, which includes the ever-impressive Gianluigi …

Conor Coady believes England can learn from last year s Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy, just as they did from experiences at the 2018 World Cup.

The Wolves captain only made his England debut in September 2020, but has become a regular face of Gareth Southgate s squads in recent times, and will likely be a part of the Three Lions setup at the World Cup in Qatar later this year.

Coady – who came through the ranks at youth level with Liverpool – now has nine senior England caps, and spoke to Sky Sports ahead of Tuesday s friendly with Ivory Coast at Wembley Stadium.

I think we can learn so much from that, he said when asked about losing on penalties to Italy in July.  That s something this group of players, this squad, this team, have done ever so well at si…

The memory of Liverpool s collapse against Chelsea in the 2013-14 Premier League season continues to motivate Jordan Henderson as he prepares to face the Blues again.

The Merseysiders looked set to end a 24-year wait for a top-flight title when they faced Jose Mourinho s Chelsea five years ago, looking to stay clear of Manchester City at the top of the table.

But Steven Gerrard s slip let Demba Ba in for the opener and Willian netted a late second as Liverpool s title bid faltered and City capitalised.

Jurgen Klopp s men are in a similar situation this year, facing Chelsea with City hot on their heels, and Henderson a member of Brendan Rodgers team is determined to right that wrong.

Yeah, for me, it s just another thing I ve used to keep going, Hende…

The Bears come into this game 3-3 with their new franchise QB, Justin Fields, under center. He’s had a mixed start and will be up against the 49ers defense here, who have struggled with injuries again.

Injuries have been a continued part of the 49ers story over the past two seasons, but those excuses aren’t good enough — they’re five wins off the top spot in the NFC West and need to start winning soon. Don’t miss our NFL picks and predictions for the San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears on Sunday, October 31.

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We welcome back NFL betting with a bang — and a potential Super Bowl preview — when the Buffalo Bills visit the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football in Week 1.

The Bills have high hopes for 2022, climbing to the top of the Super Bowl odds this offseason while also winning over early-bird bettors, who have moved Buffalo from a +1 underdog to a 2.5-point favorite on the road in SoFi Stadium.

The Rams are rare underdogs — especially for a defending champ at home in the season opener — and finished 3-0 ATS as pups last season, owning an all-time 11-8 ATS count as underdogs under Sean McVay. 

The NFL’s food chain gets figured out when these apex predators collide in a non-conference clash. He…

The Indianapolis Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles will kick off their final preseason game of 2023 on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. 

The Colts will be looking to see some final positive signs from Anthony Richardson and the starters before they get a new era started in Indianapolis. The Eagles have several position battles they will be looking to solve with this game. 

I analyze the NFL odds and give my best NFL picks and predictions for Colts vs. Eagles on Thursday, August 24 below. 

Colts vs Eagles odds

Colts vs Eagles predictions

There is no lack of storylines nor bad blood between these two teams recently. Last season, following the Eagles’ victor…