Trinidad & Tobago vs. Mexico Odds - World Cup Qualifying Soccer Odds

2010 World Cup qualifying for the CONCACAF division continues with 3 matches scheduled for today in soccer odds. At 8:00pm EST; the U.S. plays Costa Rica at 8:00pm EST on ESPN2 with the Americans even money, El Salvador faces Honduras and Trinidad & Tobago plays Mexico with “El Tri” favored 8/13 at online sportsbooks. That means for every $100 bet on Mexico, it would return a payoff of $61.54.

After a horrible start in their search for a World Cup invitation, the Mexican squad defeated El Salvador on Saturday 4-1 to clinch their fifth straight berth to South Africa. El Salvador’s Marvin Gonzalez started the scoring with an own goal in the 25th minute which was followed by goals from MLS star “Temo” Cuauhtemoc Blanco in the 71st, Juan Francisco Palencia in the 86th and Carlos Vela in the 89th minute. “I think that it was (my last official game) because at 40 years old it’s difficult that I’ll play again. The most important thing is that we got the ticket to the World Cup,” said Blanco after the win. “I leave very happy and I’m thankful for the fan support, my family’s, and my friends’. I get goosebumps. Now I have to work hard with my team to make it to the World Cup.”

With the win, Mexico became the first team from the CONCACAF group to clinch a berth in the 2010 World Cup followed by the U.S. with a 3-2 victory in soccer odds over Honduras. The third spot still open, is a fight to the finish between Costa Rica (15 points) and Honduras (13 points). Costa Rica holds a slight advantage in the third spot needing a victory tonight against the Americans in Washington D.C. to send the Ticos to South Africa. Although the Mexicans have secured their qualification to the 2010 World Cup, the players are not comfortable sitting in 2nd place of the CONCACAF hexagonal.

"We have one game left and we always step on the field in search of a win. There's no other way," said Mexican goal keeper Guillermo Ochoa. In order for El Tri to take the 1st place position away from the Americans, they must defeat Trinidad and Tobago at Hasely Crawford Stadium tonight while the U.S. must either draw or lose with Costa Rica. Trinidad & Tobago will be on home turf for the final game of CONCACAF qualification against Mexico at 8:00pm EST after being demolished by Costa Rica 4-0 last Saturday. T&T are 19/4 underdogs against El Tri for tonight’s match-up which means that for every $100 bet on Trinidad, it would return a payoff of $475.

Franklin's Soccer Betting Picks: The Mexican have already qualified for the 2010 World Cup but finishing on top of the CONCACAF leaderboard is a matter of pride for El Tri. My soccer pick for Wednesday's match-up is to take Mexico to the UNDER in a 2-team parlay.