Updated
Updated · CBS Sports · Jun 29
Jon Eimer Backs Over 2.5 Goals in Netherlands-Morocco Match as Netherlands Sit at +140
Updated
Updated · CBS Sports · Jun 29

Jon Eimer Backs Over 2.5 Goals in Netherlands-Morocco Match as Netherlands Sit at +140

3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Jun 29

Summary

  • Jon Eimer’s lead pick for Monday’s Netherlands-Morocco knockout match is Over 2.5 goals at +118 after he released two best bets for the 9 p.m. ET game in Guadalupe, Mexico.
  • Netherlands have averaged more than three goals per match while conceding more than one, and Morocco have averaged two goals per game, including a four-goal win over Haiti.
  • FanDuel lists Netherlands at +140 on the 90-minute money line, Morocco at +230 and the draw at +200, with Netherlands -144 to advance against Morocco at +118.
  • The matchup pits closely ranked teams — No. 6 Morocco and No. 7 Netherlands — after the Dutch won Group F 10-4 on aggregate and Morocco finished second in Group C by a 6-3 margin.

Insights

With a 1-1 score matching predictions, can Morocco's defense now defy the model's call for a Dutch penalty shootout victory?
As Dutch-born players star for Morocco, does this match signal a shift in international football's balance of power?