Belgium vs New Zealand: Belgium Must Win by Three

New Zealand +2.25 (-117) still pays half on a two-goal loss.

Belgium can win this match and still fail to beat your ticket. That’s the entire pressure point of New Zealand +2.25: it doesn’t ask you to pick an upset, it asks Belgium to stretch the margin beyond the two-goal band and into three.

Do not misread this number as if “down two” is dead. The quarter-line is doing work here, because it splits your exposure across the neighboring handicaps and keeps you paid through results that look one-sided on the scoreboard.

If New Zealand wins, or the match ends in a Draw, or New Zealand loses by exactly one goal, the ticket is a full win; if New Zealand loses by exactly two goals, the ticket is a half-win; if New Zealand loses by three or more goals, the ticket is a full loss in 90 minutes plus stoppage time.

“A 2-0 or 3-1 Belgium result still returns a half-win; Belgium have to win by three or more in 90 minutes plus stoppage time to hand you a clean loss. Compared with +2.0, New Zealand +2.25 upgrades a two-goal loss from a push to a half-win. It does not protect the three-goal band; Belgium by three or more still beats it.

Keep it price-disciplined: play New Zealand +2.25 at -120 or better, pass at -121 or worse.

THE PLAY: New Zealand +2.25 (-117)

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