{"id":1846,"date":"2014-06-11T20:33:59","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T20:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getmoresports.com\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2014-06-09T20:38:14","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T20:38:14","slug":"world-cup-betting-matchup-marquee-teams-saturday-espn-italy-takes-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getmoresports.com\/world-cup-betting-matchup-marquee-teams-saturday-espn-italy-takes-england\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Betting \u2013 Matchup of Marquee Teams on Saturday on ESPN as Italy takes on England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World Cup Betting<\/strong>:\u00a0 Two of the marquee teams in soccer will play on Saturday in the World Cup as Italy takes on England in Group D action on ESPN.\u00a0 Group D is expected to be very competitive with Italy, England and Uruguay battling for the top two spots.\u00a0 This match on Saturday looks to be really event with Italy a slight favorite.\u00a0 Here is a look at the match and World Cup predictions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italy<\/strong><strong> +160, England +205, Draw +205, total 2 under<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The money line has Italy at -130 while England is +110.<\/p>\n<p><strong>England<\/strong><strong> Playing for the Win<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on the World Cup betting odds it would be easy to see this match ending in a tie but England coach Roy Hodgson said he is playing for the win. &#8220;I&#8217;d like to win it (the Italy clash),&#8221; said Hodgson, &#8220;When we get the ball we are going to go for it, we are going to attack. We are going to encourage our attacking players to do what we do.\u201d England hasn\u2019t been that impressive in recent friendlies but Hodgson said his team has talented players. \u201cWe\u2019ve got impact players,\u201d said Hodgson. \u201cWe\u2019ve spoken a lot about Raheem Sterling and it\u2019s a pity he can\u2019t play. Ross Barkley is another you could put into that category. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Will Italy Score?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Italian team is going to struggle to score. They are without midfielder Riccardo Montolivo and they have a lot of older players who are not going to play 90 minutes.\u00a0 Andrea Pirlo is good but he can\u2019t play the full game and others could have similar fitness issues in the heat in Brazil.\u00a0 It will come down as it oftentimes does to Mario Balotelli. If he scores they can win but if he is off his game they will lose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>World Cup Predictions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On paper it seems like Group D is a really tough one but I don\u2019t think Italy is that good and England has never done anything.\u00a0 Uruguay should win this group going away.\u00a0 In this match on Saturday I will take Hodgson at his word and believe that England will attack. 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