Uruguay-Germany Pick

The Consolation Game of the 2010 World Cup features
Uruguay taking on
Germany today at 2:30PM ET.
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Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made Germany the favorites to win the consolation game with a betting line of -135 while Uruguay comes in at +350. A regulation draw has a line of +275.
Germany seemed unstoppable prior to losing to
Spain in the semifinals. The Germans had scored four goals in back-to-back games, but struggled against the
Spain defense. The key in this game will be the motivation level of
Germany, as it may not be able to get up emotionally for this contest despite being the better team on paper.
Uruguay was the ugly duckling of the Final Four as it seemed the least likely to have gotten there. It never really wowed anyone aside from its 3-0 win over
South Africa in group play.
Uruguay should still be excited to take part in this game as it hasn’t been in the world spotlight for soccer much in recent history.
This game is all about motivation and we expect
Uruguay to come out with a lot of it while
Germany will be flat. A consolation game really means nothing in the spectrum of the World Cup, but a win over
Germany is a big deal to
Uruguay. Look for it to win and get the upset against
Germany.
Our World Cup Free Pick for this matchup is:
URUGUAY +350 and UNDER 3
World Cup Match Results
URUGUAY
Draw with
France, 0-0 on June 11
Win over
South Africa, 3-0 on June 16
Win over
Mexico, 1-0 on June 22
Win over
South Korea, 2-1 on June 26
Win over
Ghana, 1-1 (won on penalty kicks 4-2) on July 2
Loss to
Holland, 3-2 on July 6
GERMANY
Win over
Australia, 4-0 on June 13
Loss to
Serbia, 1-0 on June 18
Win over
Ghana, 1-0 on June 23
Win over
England, 4-1 on June 27
Win over
Argentina, 4-0 on July 3
Loss to
Spain, 1-0 on July 7
World Cup Player Stats
URUGUAY
Diego Forlan – 4 goals
Luis Suarez – 3 goals
Alvaro Pereira – 1 goal
Maximiliano Pereira – 1 goal
GERMANY
Miroslav Klose – 4 goals
Thomas Muller – 4 goals
Lukas Podolski – 2 goals
Arne Friedrich – 1 goal
Mesut Ozil – 1 goal
Cacau – 1 goal
World Cup Odds
Uruguay +350 Over 3
Germany -135 Under 3
Draw +275
*If game is tied after regulation Draw pays out. Team payouts must be on regulation victory
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Posted: 7/10/10 11:00AM ET