Portugal vs. Uruguay Predictions, Game Pick, Prop Bets: All Eyes on Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal vs. Uruguay Predictions, Game Pick, Prop Bets: All Eyes on Cristiano Ronaldo

Today's World Cup Group H clash sees two heavyweights of the soccer world face off in Qatar; Portugal vs. Uruguay.

Portugal knows that a victory against the South Americans will be enough to see them into the last-16 stage, whereas Uruguay desperately needs a result from the game after being held to a goalless draw in their first match vs. South Korea.

There's a lot on the line, and the sportsbooks make it a very close call in the Portugal vs. Uruguay odds market. Portugal is currently the +105 favorites, with Uruguay as big as +320 to win the World Cup match.

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Portugal vs. Uruguay Odds

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Will Cristiano Ronaldo Help or Hinder?

As always, there's been a lot of talk surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo so far at this World Cup. Firstly, it was the controversial interview that ended his Manchester United career, but now it's turned back to Portugal matters, with many Portuguese fans questioning whether he should continue to start for Portugal.

There's no doubt he's one of the best-ever soccer players, and he continues to score goals for Portugal, including a penalty in the opening game vs. Ghana, but is his presence on the pitch stopping Portugal's other attacking players from flourishing? Ronaldo and his teammates face off against one of the toughest defenses in the tournament today, so perhaps we'll get the answer to this question!

Portugal vs. Uruguay Betting

Bettors are certainly not too put off by Ronaldo's likely presence in the Portugal team.

Over the last 24 hours, Portugal has accounted for over 46% of the bets on the winner market, whereas Uruguay has taken 28% of bets. The draw is proving popular in what many see as too tough to split with 25% of bets.

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Portugal vs. Uruguay Popular Prop Bet Predictions

Not only do we analyze the public betting data on the outright winner markets at OddsChecker, but also the popular prop bets bettors are placing on each game. Here are a few of the most popular wagers on the Portugal vs. Uruguay odds markets.

• Portugal vs. Uruguay First Goal Scorer: Eduardo Joao Mario +2000 (with DraftKings Sportsbook) - 20% of bets
• Portugal vs. Uruguay Anytime Goal Scorer: Darwin Nunez +400 (with Bet365 Sportsbook) - 66.67% of bets
• Portugal vs. Uruguay player to be booked: Diego Godin +350 - 33.33% of bets

Portugal vs. Uruguay Predictions

Uruguay is a team made up of experienced, older, and slightly slower players, and that showed when they failed to break down South Korea in their opening game. The team looked out of ideas in the final third, and surely they will base today's tactics around their strength; defense. They know that a draw today will still keep them in the tournament, and stopping Portugal's potent attack will be a priority. Take the under.

Portugal vs. Uruguay Prediction: Under 1.5 goals odds +180 Click Here for odds with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Portugal vs. Uruguay Prediction Prop Bets

As mentioned above, this game could turn into a stalemate, and the first prop bet I would take is a wager on "No Goalscorer" - this could end up 0-0. The odds of +750 are more than fair.

So far in the tournament, the player of the match award has been going to be pretty much the most famous player on the pitch, which is probably why the sportsbooks have priced Cristiano Ronaldo up at +110 to win! However, if the game goes as expected, I can't help but take a chance on the Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet at odds of +3300.

You may need to shop around the books for the best price on this rather obscure Portugal vs. Uruguay prop, but take Jose Gimenez to play more than 50+ passes in the game. You can expect both sets of center-backs to dominate possession with plenty of passes to one another throughout this game, and with Gimenez's eye for a long ball, expect his tally of passes to mount right up as the game goes on.

• Portugal vs. Uruguay Prediction Prop Bet: No Goalscorer +750 (Bet $100 to Collect $850) (odds available with DraftKings Sportsbook)
• Portugal vs. Uruguay Prediction Prop Bet: Sergio Rochet player of the match +3300 (Bet $100 to Collect $3,400) (odds available with Bet365 sportsbook)
• Portugal vs. Uruguay Prediction Prop Bet: Jose Gimenez, attempt 50+ passes, odds +130 (Bet $100 to Collect $230)

Portugal vs Uruguay Team News and Predicted Lineups

Portugal: Costa, Cancelo, Dias, Danilo, Guerreiro, Bernardo, Neves, Carvalho, Fernandes, Ronaldo, Felix Uruguay: Rochet, Caceres, Godin, Gimenez, Olivera, Valverde, Bentancur, Vecino, Pellistri, Suarez, Nunez