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online sportsbook fans to figure as Austria and Croatia are evenly matched. Both teams bring talent to the pitch on Sunday. Both are coached very well. And both have done well enough on the international stage to merit consideration.

Austria is the co-host in Euro 2008. Hosting teams usually do well. Their coach, Josef Hickersberger, has reached the FIFA World Cup Finals as both a player and a coach. That sort of experience is priceless.

Croatia qualified for Euro 2008 ahead of Russia and England. That means that they are primed to make a nice run in this tournament.

Here are the BetUS online sportsbook betting odds for this match:

Austria + ½ - 105 + 320 O 2 ½ + 115

Croatia - ½ - 115 - 115 U 2 ½ - 135

Draw + 230

Austria + 1 - 210

Croatia - 1 + 170

Austria pk + 250

Croatia pk - 300

There are a lot of ways to go in this match. Austria will come up fired up early in the match, they will be playing in front of their fans, but the truth about Austria is that they aren’t on the same level as Croatia.

Austrian coach Josef Hickersberger is going to have to be an absolute master in order to get his team to compete with the much tougher, much more experience, Croatians. That means that I have to forget all about Austria in an online wager in this game.
The Croatians have a real chance to not just win this match but to win Euro 2008. Since 1996, the Croatians have improved as a world soccer power.

To me, they will have little trouble with the Austrians. Therefore, I’ll take a big online wagering chance on the Croatians to beat the Austrians by at least 2 goals.

I know, I’m asking a lot, but the online betting odds make sense. The odds are Croatia – 1 at + 170.

That’s where I’m going in this match.