- Spain has -340 odds to advance against Belgium.
- There is a 2.5-goal total set for the match.
LOS ANGELES – The World Cup quarterfinals continue on Friday with a Spain and Belgium matchup from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles at 3 p.m. EST.
Spain is a heavy favorite across the board on legal sports betting sites to win in regulation, advance, and at a -1 goal spread as well. Plenty is pointing in the direction of Spain winning convincingly in this one and moving on to the semifinals to face the winner of France and Morocco.
Note: Gamelines on World Cup betting sites only count towards the 90 minutes of regulation time and any extra stoppage time. They do not include the two 15-minute overtime periods or penalty shootouts.
Spain Vs. Belgium Betting Lines
- To Advance: Spain (-340) vs. Belgium (+265)
- Reg. Moneyline: Spain (-157) vs. Belgium (+440), Draw (+300)
- Reg. Spread: Spain -1 (+105)
- Reg. Total: 2.5
Another Spain Clean Sheet?
The writing is on the wall here for Spain to run away with this one in another dominant performance. Since its opening 0-0 “upset” draw against Cape Verde, Spain has completely turned things around with four straight wins and all clean sheets, shutting out every opponent. In total, they have a 9-0 goal margin through five World Cup matches.
Spain has dominated the possession rate at 63% or higher in four of five games to this point, thanks to its tournament-leading defense that has forced 252 turnovers.
As for Belgium, while they’ve been one of the hotter teams over the last three games, scoring 12 goals, their defense has been extremely suspect, having conceded five goals to opponents in just as many games. Additionally, all of its goals across that stretch were scored against teams that had allowed 8+ goals in the tournament, including the United States in the previous round, New Zealand, and Senegal.
Age could also play a role in Spain running with several key players for Belgium, including Romelu Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne, and Jan Vertonghen, all 33 or older. Spain’s average age is 26.2, highlighted by an 18-year-old, Lamine Yamal.
As it’s presented, this is a lean on both the under given Spain’s slow pace and on Spain to win in regulation.
