The Brazilians are always among the top handful of teams in championship futures odds. 'Brazil was our third-biggest futures liability, so this was a good result in that market,' Lucas said, while noting Team USA is the unsurprising liability leader by a mile, followed by England.īrazil reached the Women's World Cup final in 2007, losing to Germany 2-0, and reached the 1999 semifinals. And after Sweden won, we really needed draw or Jamaica to come through, to break up some parlays to Brazil.'īrazil unexpectedly bailing out also bolstered TwinSpires in the Women’s World Cup championship market.
They were on Brazil moneyline and Brazil -1.5 goals. 'It was the most lopsided game today, in terms of tickets and money. 'For the match, it was a great outcome for us,' Lucas said. Zachary Lucas, director of sportsbook operations for TwinSpires, said that 92% of all bets and 95% of dollars wagered were on the favorite. Despite the heavy price on Brazil, bettors were piling on as if the match had already been played.
