PORTUGAL VS NORTH KOREA PREDICTIONS AND WORLD CUP BETTING TIPS PART ONE

Portugal are the big favourites going into today's contest with North Korea, but the way that things have been going over the past few days- you know that being a favourite has pretty much no bearing as to whether you're going to win the match or not. 

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portuguese side are trading at a 1.33 price to beat North Korea- a team that pushed Brazil about as far as you can go. Kim Jong-Il's boys are priced at 10.0 to win the match and that's significantly shorter than the 25.0 price they traded at to beat Brazil. 
The draw is available at 4.6 and that may not be a bad bet, but this is the type of match where you should save the draw bet for an in-play wager. In a lot of cases, you get nearly the same price on a draw pre-match as you would at half-time. 
The favoured correct score outcome is 2-0 to Portugal at a 5.5 price tag while a 1-0 result is trading at 6.0. A 2-1 victory is listed at a 9.0 price while a 3-0 result trades at 8.0. A 3-1 result pays out at 13.0. 
If the North Koreans pull off a famous victory, you're looking at a 15.0 payday for a 1-0 victory and 34.0 for a 2-1 win. An unlikely 2-0 victory rewards at 51.0. 
The bookmakers don't favour a huge amount of goals here with the over/under on goals set at 2.5. You'll find the under favoured at 1.66 while the over is priced at 2.1. Over 3.5 goals pays out at 3.5 while the under is available at 1.28.
Stay tuned for the 2nd half of this article coming up shortly!