World Cup Predictions: USA Soccer Betting Odds and Props

The USA soccer team will play in the round of 16 on Saturday in the 2010 World Cup against Ghana at 2:30pm EST (16:00) in a game that can be seen on ABC and ESPN television. World cup predictions at online sportsbooks have the USA soccer betting favorites at +135 while Ghana are underdogs at +200 with a draw or tie paying out +210. Besides the normal side, total and draw options available to wager on, sportsbooks also have numerous World cup odds for player and team prop bets. Sportsbooks are offering prop bets on the player to score first, time of first goal and numerous others for the USA vs Ghana match.

Landon Donovan +750 scored the only goal of the match vs Algeria but he is not favored to score first for the USA vs Ghana game, that honor goes to Jozy Altidore +700 with Clint Dempsey +800 as the third choice. Ghana's Asamoah Gyan +550 is favored to score the first goal of the game with Matther Amoah +650 and Prince Tagoe +750 also favored. Soccer betting odds are predicting a goal early in the game with 1-10 minutes favored at +450, 41-50 minutes +700 and 81-90 minutes a longshot at +1400. Handicappers should note that USA soccer has scored in the 82nd and 91st minutes in their last two games. Bet the USA +135 as favorites in World Cup predictions with up to a $250 bonus and play in the $10,000 round of 16 contest.

It wasn't pretty but the USA soccer team prevailed through no calls and bad calls to reach the round of 16 and are favored in World Cup betting odds to reach the quarter-finals. The stars and stripes have scored at least one goal in every game of their opening round matches and are also favored in World cup odds to be the first team to score in Saturday's match. Sportsbooks have the USA -105 vs Ghana +125 in first team to score prop bets while wagering on no goals would return +550. Emotions will be running high so there also might be a few bookings. Online sportsbooks are offering prop bets on how many yellow cards will be issued favoring the UNDER 4.5 (-135). Bet Ghana +200 as underdogs in World Cup predictions vs the USA.