Soccer Betting Lines: Slovakia vs Paraguay Odds

The first Group F match on the FIFA World Cup schedule for Sunday will feature Slovakia vs Paraguay at 7:30am EST (13:30) followed by Italy vs New Zealand at 10:00am EST (16:00) and then Group G action with Brazil vs Côte d'Ivoire at 2:30pm EST (20:30). Online bookmakers have Paraguay +110 favorites in soccer betting lines vs Slovakia +260 while a draw would return +225. Paraguay -1/2 (+110) goal are also favorites in point-spread FIFA World Cup odds vs Slovakia +1/2 (-130) goal with the over/under total sitting at 2 UNDER (-115).

Today's matches will tell a lot for Group F with no clear winner in sight. Paraguay, Italy and New Zealand all have drawn in their first round matches and are tied with 1-point, 1 goal and 1 goal against. "They (Slovakia) also have the obligation to win because they also have a point, and so losing or drawing out there is of little use to the team, as much for them as for us," said Paraguay midfielder Cristian Riveros this week. La Albirroja held tournament favorites Italy to a 1-1 draw in their opening round match paying back +200 in soccer betting lines. Bet Paraguay +110 as favorites in FIFA World Cup odds vs Slovakia with up to a $250 bonus and free team jersey.

New Zealand and Slovakia played to a 1-1 draw in their opening round match-up which paid back +300 in soccer betting lines at online bookmakers. Bojovni Jondovci scored when Robert Vittek touched the net at the 50th minute mark but allowed a late injury time goal to dampen their hopes of sitting on top of Group F but Vladimi Weiss is looking towards the positives. "That was our big debut in the World Cup and we weren’t expecting it to be a walkover," said Weiss. "We were leading 1-0 and I think any side would have settled for that result in their debut match. The fact that we came so close to winning is very encouraging."