World Cup 2018 Sleepers

  

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When the 2018 World Cup begins play today, it’ll kick off what could be a very good month for the usual suspects of international soccer. Our World Cup probability model, which launched on Wednesday (read more about it here), gives Brazil — the most successful team in World Cup history — the best chance of winning the tournament, at 19 percent. Spain (the winner two World Cups agoNever mind the whole firing-the-coach-on-the-eve-of-the-Cup thing.

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) and Germany (the defending champ) aren’t very far behind. And don’t forget about the classic contenders France and Argentina, who are also in our model’s top seven.

Only eight countries have ever lifted the Cup, so it’s not surprising that we are predicting good things for the world’s perennial soccer powerhouses. (Well, most of them. Sorry you couldn’t make the appointment, Italy and the Netherlands.) But this World Cup could still have its share of surprises, too. Here are the teams our model has as the favorites:

It’s not all historic honchos that have risen to the top of our model. Group G standout Belgium, which has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the worldwide rankings over the past decade, has a 27 percent chance of making the semifinals for just the second time in team history (and the first since 1986). This could very well be the year for fellow Group G side England — which fancies itself a blue bloodIn fairness, it did basically invent modern soccer.

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Over in Group B, Portugal has a good chance to avenge the disappointment of 2014 and advance deep into the tournament — provided it can stave off Morocco (and, as always, that Cristiano Ronaldo can carry over his club-team form to the global stage). In Group D, the veteran Croatians are not only a good pick to advance to the knockout stage but maybe even to make some noise once there. And as the front-runners in Group H, James Rodríguez and Colombia may be poised to advance past the quarterfinals for the very first time in national history.

Further down the list, our model sees a few dark-horse candidates to keep tabs on. If healthy, Mohamed Salah and Egypt have a much better knockout-stage probability than their Soccer Power Index would imply, because they were fortunate to draw the historic cupcake that is Group A. (Speaking of which: Uruguay — a two-time World Cup winner, so they might not quite fit the dark-horse image — and the host country, Russia, also have great odds of getting to the round of 16 out of the same group.) In Group H, meanwhile, Poland boasts essentially a coin flip’s chance to advance to the knockouts — which would be a first since 1986 — as does Denmark in Group C, Switzerland in Group E and Sweden in Group F.

To get there, though, all of these hopeful sides must win (or at least draw) a series of harrowing matchups within their respective groups. Thanks to our model, we can identify the matches that will likely swing the tournament’s odds the most, much like we did for college football’s most crucial games last fall. And perhaps surprisingly, no group-stage match will shape the World Cup more than Morocco’s duel with Spain on June 25.

Here are the tournament’s most important group-stage matches:

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Affected teamSpain winsMorocco winsDraw
Spain+3-11-4
Brazil±<1+2±<1
Germany, England±<1+1+1
Morocco, Argentina, France, Uruguay, Belgium, Croatia, Portugal±<1+1±<1

Because Hakim Ziyech and the talented Moroccans were cruelly slotted into one of the tournament’s deadliest groups (Group B), we give them only a 28 percent chance of making the round of 16. But Morocco is strong enough to potentially play spoiler to the group’s favorites — Spain and Portugal — which also means that if Morocco wins or draws in the group stage, it could have ripple effects for teams across the tournament.

Aside from the few group-stage clashes between titans, such as Spain-Portugal or England-Belgium, there’s a common recipe for the crucial matches listed above: a talented underdog that can’t be overlooked by its contending opponent and that has the potential to break the knockout bracket before it’s even set. But don’t just take my word for it — in our interactive, you can actually tinker with the effect of a given team finishing in a given slot and see how it changes the overall odds.

So with all that said, all that’s left is to enjoy the action on the pitch. Check our model for the latest odds and live, in-game match probabilities, and we’ll be with you throughout the tournament with updates and analysis.

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I Bleed Garnet
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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by I Bleed Garnet on 2/16/21 at 7:10 am to Buckeye Backer
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i was already assuming that they were going to make it this year to have 2 Final Fours.

Hope they don’t

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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by ihometiger on 2/16/21 at 7:13 am to zzgobucky


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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by Winston Cup on 2/16/21 at 8:33 am to Buckeye Backer


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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by Paul Allen on 2/16/21 at 9:21 am to I Bleed Garnet


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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by mizslu314 on 2/16/21 at 9:27 am to McMillan
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They're slowly coming around. All they need to do is avoid another bad loss.

The game @ UD scares me only because of crutcher.

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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by McMillan on 2/16/21 at 2:44 pm to mizslu314
That too, but I’m more concerned about this evening. Yuri is out and this has trap game written all over it.

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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by turnpiketiger on 2/16/21 at 2:54 pm to Buckeye Backer
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VCU (15-4)

Always go with the commonwealth.

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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by mizslu314 on 2/16/21 at 2:57 pm to McMillan
Im not too worried about Lasalle without Yuri. Jgood is more than capable of filling in. but Daytons gaurds are much better than Lasalles

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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by Buckeye Backer on 2/17/21 at 6:14 am to turnpiketiger
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Always go with the commonwealth

I was curious how VCU was this year and if that record was legit. Seems like they're always a dangerous team. Any more talk on VCU and Dayton potentially being a Big East target? I know there was some talk and rumors a few years back, but nothing ever came about it? I'd love to see VCU and Dayton go to the Big East.


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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by mizslu314 on 2/17/21 at 7:37 am to Buckeye Backer
Slu and Dayton are ahead of vcu regarding the BE.

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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by McMillan on 2/17/21 at 11:11 am to mizslu314
Xavier may have something to say about sweater vest U’s chances.
In a perfect world, SLU would be the choice. Top 25 media market with a strong recruiting base and also have established rivalries with DePaul and Marquette.


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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by Buckeye Backer on 2/17/21 at 12:13 pm to McMillan
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Xavier may have something to say about sweater vest U’s chances.
In a perfect world, SLU would be the choice. Top 25 media market with a strong recruiting base and also have established rivalries with DePaul and Marquette.

Disagree 100%...Dayton has basketball pedigree. Dayton has much much more basketball success historically than St Louis. They were going to be a #1 seed in the NCAA Tourney last year. Dayton's basketball following might be the best in the entire state of Ohio. They love their Flyers in Dayton. Dayton has a natural rival with Xavier and Butler as well. St Louis is waaaay to far west to be in the Big East.


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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by McMillan on 2/17/21 at 12:38 pm to Buckeye Backer
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St Louis is waaaay to far west to be in the Big East.

LOL
Know how I know you don’t follow the Big East ?

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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by I Bleed Garnet on 2/17/21 at 12:40 pm to Buckeye Backer
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St Louis is waaaay to far west to be in the Big East.

Like this matters
You got a team in Omaha, which is further west than all them (and I’m using MSG as the reference point)
I also don’t think Xavier really will have any say in Dayton not getting in.
I think the Big East is happy where they are right now and we won’t see an addition for some time

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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by McMillan on 2/17/21 at 12:41 pm to Buckeye Backer
Basketball history is irrelevant when it comes to economics. If it wasn’t, then Mizzou would still be in the Bevo 12 and Rutgers in the AAC. This is all moot because the BE is not going to expand anytime soon.


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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by massilsu on 2/17/21 at 2:32 pm to GEAUX5
:rotflmao: :rotflmao:Belmont nice try! hahahahahahahahahahahaha

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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by mizslu314 on 2/17/21 at 2:47 pm to McMillan
X may try to stop SVU, but SVU checks on the boxes. especially with the renovations. VCU just finished a new gym, that is maxed out at like 5k. And Richmond isnt exactly an exciting market.
SLU brings extra regional games for CU, Depaul, Butler, and X. thats gotta hold some weight. Plus it as one of the best arenas in college basketball.

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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by mizslu314 on 2/17/21 at 2:51 pm to Buckeye Backer
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Dayton has much much more basketball success historically than St Louis.

Not once you break it down. Technically SLU has a national title. While they trail SVU by 8 in apperences, its likely to be just 7 after this year. Not a huge gap.
Dayton was on their way to a 1 seed, true. But until Covid break SLU had, almost every compueter had them a top 3 seed.
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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by VADawg on 2/17/21 at 2:53 pm to Buckeye Backer
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Dayton has a natural rival with Xavier and Butler as well

There is zero love lost between Xavier and Dayton. Those two teams do not like each other at all. In a state with a lot of good college basketball rivalries, that one is easily the most underrated.
It isn't as well known outside of the area because of how nasty the Cincinnati/Xavier rivalry is.


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re: College Basketball Mid Major Sleepers?Posted by Jwho77 on 2/17/21 at 3:01 pm to VADawg
Dayton brings great value as a solid program with a super loyal fan base. They always pack the arena for Flyers games and even the First Four because they love the school and basketball there.
Just guessing but I'd think since most of the members are Catholic schools, they'd lean toward SLU, Loyola-Chicago and Dayton over VCU.

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