Joe Casey
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Copa America 2024 action continues on Friday, June 28, with another doubleheader of matchups live on FS1. First up, Colombia take on Costa Rica with that game getting underway at 6:00 pm ET. That is followed by Paraguay vs Brazil at 9:00 pm ET in Vegas at Allegiant Stadium. We’ll have our expert soccer predictions throughout Copa America as well as EVERY Euro 2024 game, but for now, let’s dive into our 2024 Copa America best bets for Friday.
Paraguay vs Brazil best bet: Brazil Win in Shutout (+100)
Brazil were frustrated by Costa Rica in their opening Copa America game, being held to a 0-0 tie in California, but there were positive signs regardless of the result and they should earn a comfortable win against Paraguay. The Selecao took 19 shots against Costa Rica, had a goal disallowed, controlled the game by having 74 percent of the possession and built up an impressive 1.33 expected goals while restricting Costa Rica to 0.03 in the same statistic.
On another day, Brazil would have won comfortably, and they will be looking to take out their frustration on Paraguay, who lost their opener 2-1 to Colombia. Brazil’s attacking play against Costa Rica was impressive, as highlighted by their expected goals, but their defensive efforts to allow only one shot is what could really make the difference and is why they should be able to shut Paraguay out on their way to 3 points.
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