The Portugal national football team is unbeaten in its last 15 competitive matches boasting a 12-3-0 record over that stretch. Cristiano Ronaldo hopes to lead his nation to another favorable result this Wednesday when Portugal faces Morocco.
Portugal vs. Morocco odds 2018: Ronaldo and company betting favorites for World Cup matchup
Portugal will try to stay hot this Wednesday when it takes on Morocco in Group B World Cup action, with the sportsbooks giving them the clear edge on the betting lines.
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Portugal is a -180 betting favorite to defeat Morocco at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Morocco would pay +550 on an outright upset and +285 if it is able to play Portugal to a draw.
Group B: Portugal vs. Morocco
When: Wednesday, June 20, 8:00 a.m. ET
Where: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia
Betting Line / Total: Portugal -180 / 2.5 Goals
Cristiano Ronaldo played a match for the ages last Friday, scoring go-ahead goals to make the score 1-0 and 2-1 Portugal in the first half and saving his best for last in a brilliant free kick goal to give him his third tally of the game and Portugal a valuable point with a 3-3 draw.
Ronaldo’s hat trick catapulted the superstar striker to the top of the betting list on the World Cup top goal scorer odds, up from +1200 to win the Golden Boot before the tournament began to +225 now. With remaining games in the group against Morocco and Iran and an incentive to score as many goals as possible to top Spain on the table if both teams win out as expected, Ronaldo may have the Golden Boot wrapped up before the knockout stage even begins.
Portugal is going off as a -1 favorite at +116 against Morocco (+1 at -131). Eight of Portugal’s last nine wins have been by a margin of two goals or more.
Morocco conceded only one goal through eight qualifying matches to advance into the World Cup and did not concede a single goal in its last seven matches heading into its first game against Iran. That scoreless streak came to a heartbreaking end in the form of an own goal in the 95th minute against Iran which broke a 0-0 draw and sent the Moroccans off the pitch without a single point.
This match is now a must-win for Morocco if it hopes to keep its slim hopes of advancing into the knockout stage alive.
Wednesday’s total is set at 2.5 goals. Eight of Morocco’s last 10 games have gone UNDER that total. For Morocco to have any chance at an upset, the defending will have to be brilliant, especially against the inevitable chances that are sure to come from Cristiano Ronaldo.
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