{"id":78575,"date":"2014-06-18T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=78575"},"modified":"2014-06-19T07:41:31","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T14:41:31","slug":"2014-world-cup-free-picks-group-h-russia-vs-belgium-odds-19614","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/soccer\/2014-world-cup-free-picks-group-h-russia-vs-belgium-odds-19614\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 World Cup Free Picks \u2013 Group H Russia vs. Belgium Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belgium vs Russia Prediction – June 22<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Belgium Faces Russia in Crucial Group H Match<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the sexy picks to do some damage in World Cup 2014, Belgium plays their second match of the tournament Sunday in Rio de Janeiro off a comeback win versus Algeria. [ad-1519080]<\/p>\n

Belgium (1-0-0) vs. Russia (0-1-0)<\/strong>
\n Where: Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/strong>
\n When: June 22, 12:00 PM ET<\/strong>
\nBelgium vs. Russia Betting Lines<\/strong>
\nBelgium -\u00bd -102 -102 Ov 2\u00bd +115<\/strong>
\n Russia +\u00bd -118 +265 Un 2\u00bd -135<\/strong>
\n Draw +215<\/strong>
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Their opposition? Russia who was favored to win Group H but settled for a somewhat shocking draw against South Korea in their opener.<\/p>\n

The winner of Group H will be one these two teams – the gravity of each teams second match of the World Cup is huge indeed!<\/p>\n

The task is simple for Belgium – win and all-but-guarantee themselves a spot in the round of 16. The young stars on the team represented themselves quite well in the opener while facing a pesky Algerian side that held the lead and forced their European foe to dig deep and come back to win.<\/p>\n

Substitutes did the damage for Belgium. Dries Mertens and Marouane Fellaini each scored versus Russia and are expected to draw the start against Russia.
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\nBoth are expected to provide Belgium with a quality attack with plenty of pace and plenty of class. Youth, speed and relentless pressure up front should serve Belgium well against Russia’s somewhat conservative game plan.<\/p>\n

If Romelu Lukaku shows up and provides some quality minutes unlike the Algeria game, Belgium will be very, very tough on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Russia looked asleep at the wheel for the majority of their opening match against South Korea. Sure the loss of captain Roman Shirokov with a back injury played a part but Russia’s attack, minus their captain, should still have done a little better against an average South Korean side.<\/p>\n

Alan Dzagoev and Aleksandr Kerzhakov started the opener on the bench – look for them to start Sunday on the field as manager Fabio Capello looks for a spark in this must-win game for Russia.<\/p>\n

One positive for Russia heading into their second game was their defensive play.<\/p>\n

They were stifling and only an ugly gaffe by Russia’s keeper kept the Russians from a tidy clean sheet.<\/p>\n

Belgium brings a totally different test into Match 2 for both sides – it is crucial for Russia’s stout defense to hold up and keep the dangerous Belgians at bay.<\/p>\n

Betting Prediction:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Many question Russian manager Fabio Capello’s tactics so far – he has opted to play a very conservative style at the expense of creating on offense. I think this bites them against a Belgium team that is full of confidence and appears ready to take the next step on the International stage.<\/p>\n

Russia without Roman Shirokov doesn’t look the same.<\/p>\n

Pick: Belgium -102<\/strong><\/p>\n

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