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BET 1 Soccer Treble at 6/1 Canada WIN 13/20 – Costa Rica WIN 11/10 – Curacao vs Jamaica BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE 21/20 French Guyana vs Canada (AWAY WIN) 13/20 – French Guyana, captained by ex-Chelsea star Florent Malouda, will make their first-ever appearance in the Concacaf Gold Cup after finishing third in the Caribbean Cup. Canada, who won the Gold Cup tournament in 2000, are undefeated in their last three friendlies, having beaten Bermuda 4-2 and Curacao 2-1, in between a 1-1 draw away to Scotland. Canada are favourites in this tie and tipped to win comfortably.
Honduras vs Costa Rica (AWAY WIN) 11/10 – The result of this match will probably determine the winner of Group A. Costa Rica are one of the strongest teams in the tournament, with familiar names like Joel Campbell and Bryan Ruiz on their roster. They are currently in very good shape in world cup qualifying – their only loss has been against Mexico. Honduras are winless in their last five matches, having suffered two defeats. They were thumped 6-0 by the US in California and 3-0 away to Mexico. Costa Rica are tipped to win at 11/10.
Curacao vs Jamaica (BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE) 21/20 – Curacao, making their first appearance in a Gold Cup, will be high on confidence heading into this tie after winning the Caribbean Cup last month, where they coincidentally defeated Jamaica in the final. The island nation will be hoping to replicate that result. Jamaica will be out to avenge the loss and also look to build on their wonderful showing in the 2015 Gold Cup when they finished second. Both sides are prolific in front of goal and we should see goals from both teams at 21/20.
BET 2 Value Bet Martinique vs Nicaragua (DRAW) 2/1 – Both teams are considered minnows at this tournament. Martinique have not won a game since last October, while Nicaragua have lost five of their last seven matches. A win for either side will be crucial to their hopes of reaching the knock-out stages. A tight affair is expected with the sides tipped to cancel each other out at 2/1.
BET 3 HORSERACING/SOCCER DOUBLE @ 5/2 Kenilworth Saturday, July 8 – Race 1 No 2 Bendy Bullet (1-1) – Trained by Vaughan Marshall and ridden by Greg Cheyne. The daughter of Judpot ran on strongly when beaten a head by Lanark over this C&D on debut. She should improve considerably on that run and should be right there.
USA vs Panama (HOME WIN) 15/20 – The United States, winners of the 2013 Gold Cup, are strong favourites to top Group B, but Panama will be their biggest threat. These sides played out a 1-1 draw in a world cup qualifier in March, while Panama beat the US in the previous edition of the Gold Cup – 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. The US are unbeaten in their last six home games with four wins, while Panama have won just once in their last eight travels, suffering five defeats. The hosts are tipped for victory at 15/20.