Copa America 2024 Odds, Picks & Predictions: Sunday (6/23)
The 2024 Copa America rolls on Sunday with two more First Round Group Stage matches at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. In Group C action, the United States battles Bolivia in the Metroplex, with the match beginning at 6 p.m. ET. And, at 9 p.m. ET, Uruguay and Panama lock horns in South Florida. Both matches can be viewed or streamed on FOX.
Let’s build that bankroll for the remainder of the 2024 CONMEBOL Copa America tournament with our best fútbol bets for Sunday, June 23. Here are our top 2024 Copa America picks and predictions for the United States vs. Bolivia and Uruguay vs. Panama.
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United States (-600) vs. Bolivia (+1700) – Draw (+600) | O/U Total 2.5 (-166/+136)
We get our first look at the USMNT since the Nations League, at least in terms of competitive action and not a friendly. It is also the first appearance by USA in Copa America since hosting the event back in 2016. So, there is a lot of interest, and a bit of pressure to claim all three points in the initial outing.
USA is ranked 11th in the FIFA rankings, and it is expected to claim one of the top two spots in Group C to advance to the knockout stages. But, it cannot slip up against a Bolivian side that comes in with rather poor form lately. La Verde has dropped the past three matches it has played.
A lot of casual fans likely missed it, but the USA was hammered 5-1 by Colombia earlier in the month, although it rebuilt confidence with a 1-1 draw against perennial world power Brazil last time out in a tune-up friendly. Still, there is a lot of pressure on manager Gregg Berhalter to take this team to another level, especially as hosts of this tournament.
USMNT has won only two times in the past seven matches in regulation by two or more goals. The most impressive showing was a 3-0 thrashing of an overwhelmed Trinidad & Tobago side which took an early red card, playing with 10 men for most of the match.
Bolivia turns to manager Antonio Carlos Zago to run the ship. The former Brazilian national player was part of a team that won the Copa America tournament in 1999. La Verde isn’t a talented offensive squad, but it is tremendously physical, and it will challenge the USA quite a bit, perhaps with plenty of hard fouls, too. This team likes to gum things up defensively, so it might be a problem for the USA’s talented strikers to get free for a lot of unfettered looks. Fernando Saucedo is a rugged defensive midfielder who will also help the suffocating Adrian Jusino, Diego Medina, and Jose Sagredo in front of keeper Carlos Lampe.
The Bolivians had big plans for 16-year-old phenom Moises Paniagua, but he was unable to attain an entry visa into the United States, as he did not receive full parental authorization. Jairo Quinteros is also nursing an injury, so the team has recalled Gustavo Almada and Adalid Terrazas to the national team for the first time.
Bolivia is ranked 84th in the FIFA rankings, and it isn’t expected to give the USA much trouble in securing three points. It’s too expensive to play the USA straight up, as a bet on the 3-way line means risking six times your potential return. However, as part of an incredibly conservative parlay, including the USA on the 3-way line with the total is perfectly fine. For a straight bet, however, let’s roll with a 2-0 Correct Score for the home side, paying more than 4 1/2 times your return.
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Uruguay (-360) vs. Panama (+1100) – Draw (+450) | O/U Total 2.5 (-136/+112)
Uruguay is ranked 14th in the current FIFA rankings, while Panama checks in 43rd. La Celeste, or Sky Blue, is what Uruguay’s national team is commonly referred to based on their kits. However, Panama might have one of the better nicknames, as Los Canaleros, or “The Canal Men” represents a very important part of that nation’s history. La Marea Roja, or The Red Tide, is pretty damn cool, too.
Panama has made noise on the national stage in the recent past, finishing as the runner-up at the 2023 Gold Cup. Remember, this team topped the United States in San Diego in the Gold Cup semifinals on penalties, before falling to Mexico 1-0 at SoFi Stadium on July 16, 2023.
While that is all well and good, it’s been a struggle since that highlight moment in Panamanian soccer history. Los Canaleros were thrashed 3-0 by Mexico in the Nations League semifinals while falling 1-0 to Jamaica in a 3rd-place game. Panama was on the short end of a 1-0 loss at home in an international friendly just six days ago, too, so it doesn’t exactly streak in with momentum. It won 3-1 on June 9 in a World Cup qualification match against Montserrat in Managua, Nicaragua, but allowing a goal to a side like that is a little alarming. It did keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 qualifier against Guyana at home on June 6, which was a better showing.
Uruguay steams in with plenty of confidence after paddling Mexico 4-0 in an international friendly in Denver on June 5. However, it was tripped up 2-1 by Cote d’Ivoire on March 26 in France, coming on the heels of a 1-1 draw against Basque Country in a Non-FIFA sanctioned friendly on March 23 in Bilbao.
Manager Marcelo Bielsa will have his side ready for Panama, but it will be up against some recent bad history. Uruguay hasn’t won their opening group match since 2019 at Copa America.
While Panama has surprised on the international stage, it has struggled mightily in its history against La Celeste. Uruguay has won all five previous meetings across all competitions, hitting the back of the net 15 times, while Panama has just one single goal across all matches.
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