In any sport, the most popular betting option is on which team wins â or covers the spread, as the case may be â and soccer is no exception. Betting on the total is intriguing but usually not as much as betting on who wins the match.
However, in the Copa América odds market, the total â and alternate total â were indeed popular for Sunday nightâs USA–Bolivia Group C opening match. And at least one bookmaker pocketed quite a bit of that action.
“The 2-0 final score was huge,” BetMGM trading manager Seamus Magee said of Team USAâs shutout victory. “Over 2.5 goals and Over 3.5 goals were in a bunch of bets and parlays.”
Magee provided some post-match insights and delved into how the victory impacted the U.S. menâs national team going forward in Copa…
