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14-3 IN WORLD CUP PLAYS RATED 3% or HIGHER (+36.35u)

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Profit in 8 of last 9 major tournaments (World Cup, EURO, Copa America, Gold Cup, AFCON, Club World Cup) — +129.37u total

• +44.46u at 2024 EURO (#1 WagerTalk)

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6-0 IN 4% WORLD CUP BEST BETS (+24u)

Pavlos won ANOTHER 4% Best Bet on Saturday with DR CONGO ML and is now a PERFECT 6-0 with 4% World Cup Best Bets (+24u), and also 14-3 in World Cup Plays Rated 3% or Higher (+36.35u). Currently #2 at WagerTalk in World Cup units made (+28.38u) and looking to add a couple more winners. This is a 4% PARLAY for Tuesday's slate, and also available is a 5% MAX BET (TOTAL) for Monday. You can still get on board the World Cup All Access for a discounted price of $129 with INSTANT delivery. Good luck!

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Profit in 8 of last 9 major tournaments (World Cup, EURO, Copa America, Gold Cup, AFCON, Club World Cup) — +129.37u total

• +44.46u at 2024 EURO (#1 WagerTalk)

• +10.39u at 2022 World Cup (#3 WagerTalk)

Summer King — L/3 Summers combined: +277u

• 2025: +63u (#1 Soccer / #3 All Sports)

• 2024: +106u (#1 Soccer / #2 All Sports)

• 2023: +108u (#1 Soccer / #1 All Sports)

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Every play Pavlos releases, from the group stage through the Final

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WCUP

(225529) Congo DR at (225530) England: 1H Total

12:00pm EDT - Jul 1/2026

THE PLAY: 1H Total Under 1.0 (103)

England vs DR Congo
World Cup, Wednesday, 12pm ET

Play: 1H Under 1 Goal
Odds at Time of Release: +103
Line Parameter: Line good to -115

England are -900 to qualify, DR Congo are +700, and I know England are a better team and a fan favourite, but if you're looking for VALUE, that +700 on DR Congo is the VALUE. It's gonna be hard, and it can only come if DR Congo revert to their ultra defensive mind-set.

As for Regulation, England are -350 favourites, the Draw at +460 and DR Congo are +1140 underdogs, with the Spread at 1.5 and the Total at 2.5

Excluding England's first half vs Croatia that had FOUR goals, they kept it tight in their next two matches, with ZERO goals vs Ghana and ZERO vs Panama. And that actually makes sense, as coach Tuchel is a very defensive-minded coach and I expect a tight first half here as well. Going back to their friendlies and looking at 1H Totals: 1 vs Costa Rica, 1 (late) vs New Zealand, 1 vs Japan, 0 vs Uruguay. Going further back to their World Cup Qualifiers in a group with Albania (0 and 1), Serbia (1 and 2), Latvia (1 and 3) and Andorra (1 and 0), but also further back to the Nations League vs Ireland (0 and 2), Greece (1 and 0) and Finland (1 and 0), we will see that in their only 4 of their last 17 competitive matches had 2 or more first half goals, 7 of 17 had zero goals and 6 of them had exactly 1 goal. So, tight. Basically just 23.5% of their competitive matches under coach Tuchel had 2 or more first half goals.

DR Congo are a tight team with not a ton of quality up front, their main attribute is the defense. 1H totals in the World Cup: 1 vs Uzbekistan, 0 vs Colombia, 2 vs Portugal. Friendlies: 0 vs Chile, 0 vs Denmark, 1 (late) vs Bermuda. Going back further to the AFCON: 1 vs Benin, 0 vs Senegal, 2 vs Botswana, 0 vs Algeria in the knockouts. Going back to the previous AFCON (under the same coach): 2 vs Zambia, 1 vs Morocco, 0 vs Tanzania, 2 vs Egypt (late PK), 2 vs Guinea, 0 vs Ivory Coast, 0 vs South Africa.

You get the picture. DR Congo cannot outgun England, they will try to keep it tight here for as long as possible and hope to maybe hit on the counter or even send the match to extra time/penalties and hope for the best.

The Play is 1H Under 1 (+103), line good to -105

Several ways to bet this game:

1H Under 1 (+103), I find it hard to see 2+ goals in 1H, Under 1 feels SAFE
1H Draw (+164), if DR Congo are to have a shot at this game, they need to keep it tight
England Win & Under 3.5 Goals (-125) England won 7 of 17 matches by the exact score of 2-0, which is +450

VALUE BETS (longshots, bigger odds, small stakes)

England win by 2-0 (+450)
HT/FT Draw/England (+300)
Draw (+460)

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Date

Sport

Pick

Result

Jun 29

WCUP

REGULATION Both Teams to Score (-110)
(Analysis)

pending

Jun 28

WCUP

Time of First Corner: Corner Before 8:00 (-121)
(Analysis)

Loss

Jun 28

WCUP

1+ Cards for Each Team (-320) & 1H Under 1.5 Goals (-330) final price -143
(Analysis)

Loss

Jun 28

WCUP

1+ Cards for Each Team (-320) & Canada Over 4.5 Corner Kicks (-270) final price -126
(Analysis)

Loss

Jun 28

WCUP

Red Card Awarded +450
(Analysis)

Loss

Jun 27

WCUP

England Win to Nil (-130)
(Analysis)

Win

Jun 27

WCUP

Regulation DR Congo -125
(Analysis)

Win

Jun 27

WCUP

Both Teams to Score (-150)
(Analysis)

Loss

Jun 27

WCUP

Draw +215
(Analysis)

Loss

Jun 26

WCUP

Senegal Team Total Over 1.5 (-351) & Norway/France Over 2.5 Goals (-195) final price -106
(Analysis)

Win

Jun 26

WCUP

Senegal -1.75 (-121)
(Analysis)

Win

Jun 25

WCUP

(225245) USA at (225246) Turkey: Total Over 2.75 (-130)
(Analysis)

Win

Jun 25

WCUP

Ecuador Draw no Bet (+300)
(Analysis)

Win

Jun 25

WCUP

Denzel Dumfries 1+ Assists (+290)
(Analysis)

Loss

Jun 25

WCUP

Denzel Dumfries 2+ Assists (+2500)
(Analysis)

Loss

Jun 25

WCUP

(225233) Sweden at (225234) Japan: Total Total Over 2.5 (-125)
(Analysis)

Loss

Jun 24

WCUP

PARLAY Bosnia & Herzegovina ML (-250) & Morocco Team Total Over 1.5 (-350) final price -125
(Analysis)

Win

Jun 24

WCUP

(225221) South Korea at (225222) South Africa: 1H Total 1H Total Under 1.0 (-141)
(Analysis)

Win

Jun 23

WCUP

Regulation DR Congo +1 (-105)
(Analysis)

Push

Jun 23

WCUP

Penalty Kick Awarded (+200)
(Analysis)

Loss

Consultant Bio

Pavlos betting on European sports when he was in High School, back when most people his age didn't even know how to bet. After acquiring a Bachelor's Degree in International Economic Relationships and development from the Democritus University in Greece, Pavlos took a different path.

Things really took off for him in 2014 when he officially started writing predictions for US-based sites. Things picked up pretty quickly, and he has produced thousands upon thousands of match previous and predictions. He tends to venture off the beaten path, looking for hidden gems in a myriad of games you can bet on.

Single and double bets aside, Pavlos likes to play the odds as well. While some days there are safe single bets, there are other days that provide opportunities for different bets. Bets like Correct Scores, amount of Yellow Cards, Half-Time/Full-Time results, and all kinds of prop bets. Pavlos covers the following leagues: Major League Soccer (MLS), Copa America, EURO Cup, English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, French Ligue 1, Champions League, and Europa League.

The betting systems he created have seen some massive pay-outs over the years. A couple of correct scores paired together can potentially save your entire season. These are small-stake bets that cost a few units but could bring massive returns on your investment.

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