ArgentinavsCape Verde

Curator note: Opening board (T-12h). Argentina are a MEGA favourite (~82% de-vig, draw ~12%, Cape Verde ~5%), handicap all the way out at Argentina -2.0/-2.25, total ~2.9-3.0. This is the classic mega-favourite-versus-proven-low-block structure — and Cape Verde are literally the side that held Spain 0-0 in the group stage behind Vozinha's goalkeeping. That structure is BIMODAL: either the block holds and this lands 1-0/2-0 grindy, or quality breaks it open and it becomes a rout — and history says you cannot reliably pick which pole in advance. Angles to watch into the lineup window: Argentina rotation (group already won comfortably), Cape Verde's back-five personnel, and whether the high handicap drifts. Deep handicaps at wide variance are a pass-shaped spot by nature. Watching only, no position yet.

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