Czech Republic will look for a morale-boosting victory ahead of their European Championships 2016 qualifying campaign when they tackle Jurgen Klinsmann’s USA side in an international friendly in Prague on Wednesday night (2:15 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network).
Pavel Vrba’s men, who failed to qualify for World Cup 2014, have reached each of the last five European Championships and will be determined to qualify for their sixth successive finals despite a tricky draw in Group A.
The Czechs will face Netherlands on home turf next Tuesday, and the match against Team USA is the final warm-up match for the hosts ahead of that crunch clash.
Vrba’s side can be backed at -110 with the LVH SuperBook to get the better of Klinsmann’s side in Prague, while the visitors are chalked up at +310 with the same sports book to claim victory in the Czech capital. Draw backers may be tempted by the LVH's +250 quote that the match ends in stalemate.
The U.S. can also be bet at plus a half-goal for -110.
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Goals have certainly not proved hard to come by for Czech Republic in recent outings, with Wednesday’s hosts having found the net in no fewer than 10 of their last 11 fixtures.
For Team USA, the match represents an opportunity to build on an impressive showing in Brazil, and Klinsmann’s men will be confident of laying down another marker when they face the Czechs in Prague.
USA have found the net at least twice in six of their last eight matches and, with Vrba’s men having kept just two clean sheets in their last nine fixtures, the visitors may well find themselves on the score sheet again here.
The +120 odds on OVER 2.5 goals carries appeal here, while the -110 price found outside of Las Vegas for both teams to find the net looks to be a solid selection.
However, with the hosts looking vulnerable, better value may lie in backing Klinsmann’s men to score two or more goals in Prague at a chunky +240 (that prop can also be found outside of Nevada) and, indeed, it is this selection that is the recommended play for bettors here.
Goal.com value bet: USA to score OVER 1.5 goals for +240.
This story has been edited since its original version on Goal.com to reflect the odds posted in Las Vegas.
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