USA VS ALGERIA PREDICTIONS AND LATEST BETTING ODDS
It's do or die time for the Americans, but I really think this is the best type of situation for them, as they tend to perform well under pressure and knowing that a win means they go through to the next round should be more than enough to fire them up.
They are the distinct favourites to beat out Algeria with popular bookmaker Blue Square pricing the United States at a 5/6 margin, an odds-on price, to go through to the round of 16. You'll find Algeria trading at a 3/1 listing for the win while the draw is paying out at a 12/5 margin.
Clint Dempsey is favoured to score for the Americans and he's actually the favoured goalscorer in the match with a 7/4 price to grab a goal at any point in the 90 minutes. He's an enticing 22/1 to score in both halves and he's also priced at 50/1 for a hat-trick.
Jozy Altidore and Landon Donovan are both available at 2/1 prices to get on the scoresheet at any time.
Karim Matmour is priced at 3/1 to score a goal at any time for Algeria.
The over/under on goals is at 2.5 and you'll find the under favoured at 7/10 while the over is priced at an enticing 21/20. Over 3.5 goals is trading at 11/4 while under 3.5 is available at a 1/4 margin.
The United States on a (-1.0) handicap is listed at 12/5 wile Algeria (+1.0) is trading at a 5/6 price.
I think that the United States should be able to break down Algeria as the African side will actually be trying to win this one instead of just not conceding. That's been their method so far but they will need to shift tactics to get a result. I think the Americans determination should see them through to the next round.