Cape Verde +1.25 (-119) still pays half on a one-goal loss. 

Cape Verde +1.25 (-119) is a margin bet that lives on the gap between Uruguay winning by one and Uruguay winning by two. The number is doing one job: a one-goal Uruguay win isn’t enough to punish you the way the market often mentally buckets it with bigger wins.

Tunisia +1 (-106) protects you against a narrow Japan win.

Japan may deserve to be favored, but this ticket is not asking Tunisia to be the better team. It is asking Japan to win by enough. With +1, the key scoreline is simple: 1-0 Japan does not beat you — it only refunds the ticket.

Curaçao +2.25 (-112) gives you protection across the one- and two-goal bands.

Ecuador can be better and still not do enough to beat this ticket cleanly. The bet is not asking Curaçao to win the match. It is asking Ecuador to avoid turning a favorite role into a three-goal result.

Do not lump a one-goal loss and a two-goal loss together as “a cover” or “a loss.” This quarter line keeps both bands alive while still letting you cash on the best outcomes.

Ivory Coast +1 (+111) is a bet against Germany winning by margin.

Germany can be the better side and still fail to beat this number. This is not a bet that Ivory Coast are better on paper — it is a bet that Germany may not separate enough to turn superiority into a two-goal result.

Sweden +0.75 (+101) is a bet against Netherlands winning cleanly.

You do not need Sweden to be the better team for this ticket to make sense. You only need Netherlands to fall short of a clean two-goal win. That is the value of +0.75: it keeps the draw and Sweden win fully live, while softening the damage if Netherlands only wins by one.

Do not flatten a one-goal Netherlands win into the same bucket as a two-goal win. With +0.75, Sweden gets part of that margin back: a 1-0 or 2-1 Netherlands result doesn’t grade the same as a 2-0 or 3-1.

Paraguay +0.5 (-117) cashes if Paraguay avoids defeat in 90 minutes plus stoppage time.

You’re not picking a straight winner here—you’re buying a half-goal of protection that turns the decision into “can Paraguay avoid defeat?” rather than “will Paraguay win.”

If Paraguay wins or the match ends in a Draw, the ticket is a full win; if Paraguay loses by any margin, the ticket is a full loss in 90 minutes plus stoppage time.

Haiti +2.5 (+100) keeps the handicap protection in play.

Haiti +2.5 is about buying protection across the one- and two-goal bands instead of pretending all losses are the same. You’re not asking Haiti to “win the match” outright—you’re pricing how much Brazil has to separate to beat your ticket in regulation plus stoppage time.

Scotland +0.75 (+103) keeps the handicap protection in play.

Scotland +0.75 (+103) isn’t about picking the match winner outright—it’s buying margin protection in the one-goal band, where bettors often misprice what a quarter-line actually does.

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

Australia +0.5 (+127) cashes if Australia avoids defeat in 90 minutes plus stoppage time.

Australia +0.5 (+127) is a different bet than picking the outright winner: you’re buying handicap protection, where the Draw is part of the payoff rather than a dead zone.

If Australia wins or the match ends in a Draw, the ticket is a full win; if Australia loses by any margin, the ticket is a full loss in 90 minutes plus stoppage time.

USA must win in 90 minutes plus stoppage time to beat this handicap; a 0-0 or 1-1 cashes Australia +0.5.

South Korea +0.5 (-119) cashes if South Korea avoids defeat in 90 minutes plus stoppage time.

South Korea +0.5 (-119) isn’t a straight winner bet—it’s a margin bet that gets paid if South Korea can simply avoid defeat. That’s the entire job of this number: you’re buying protection against the Draw instead of insisting on an outright win.

If South Korea wins or the match ends in a Draw, the ticket is a full win; if South Korea loses by any margin, the ticket is a full loss in 90 minutes plus stoppage time.