Football at the Paris Olympics begins on Wednesday with the men’s group openers. The women’s group matches begin on Thursday.

In the men’s competition, 16 teams compete in the tournament and are divided into groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout rounds.

With the action starting to kick off, let’s take a look at the best bets for Wednesday’s matches.

Olympic Football Best Bets

France vs. United States, 3:00 PM ET

France First Half Money Line -120

The host nation has assembled a strong squad led by the legendary Thierry Henry. As hosts, France will have the support of the home fans and that is a big deal. They should be on fire against the United States.

Oh, and France are the most talented team in the tournament. According to Transfer Markt, four of the top nine players with the highest transfer values ​​in the tournament are French, and the talent is spread all over the pitch, with four players including two attackers, a midfielder and a defender. There are 18 French players on the list before we even get to the first American, so it’s safe to say France have a slight edge in talent.

France have a handful of top-tier options for their forward line, including Michael Olise, Alexandre Lacazette, Désiré Doué and Jean-Philippe Mateta. It’s a strong group with the ability to overwhelm the Americans’ defense. Olise and Mateta starred for Crystal Palace in the Premier League last season, while Lacazette plays for Lyon in Ligue 1. Doué is a rising talent who currently plays for Rennes in France’s top division.

Olise could be the star of the show and the best player at the Olympics. He made his big move to Bayern Munich this summer after shining in the EPL last season with 16 goals plus assists (10 goals and 6 assists) in just 14 starts.

Lacazette is a proven goalscorer, scoring 46 goals in his last two seasons at Lyon, while Mateta has scored 16 goals and provided five assists in 25 appearances for Palace.

With a significant talent advantage over the U.S. and the motivation of playing at home in front of a loud crowd, France should come out strong in their opening match on Wednesday. I expect them to be ahead at halftime.

Spain vs. Uzbekistan, 7:00 AM ET

Spain Over 2.5 Goals (+116)

If there’s one side in this competition that can challenge France in terms of talent on paper, it’s Spain. In the Transfer Markt player transfer value list mentioned above, five of the top 11 are from Spain — meaning nine of the top 11 in total are French or Spanish.

Villareal’s Álex Baena (attacking midfielder), Atletico Madrid’s Samu Omorodion (winger) and Barcelona’s Pau Cubarsí (centre-back) and Fermín López (midfielder) provide Spain with top-tier players at every level.

Uzbekistan is struggling a lot in this match and there is a reason why Spain won with a huge odds of -460 in 90 minutes.

If you watched Spain in the European Championship, you saw a possession-based team that was strong in defence and could rush the ball forward if there was an advantage in attack. This Spain team should play similarly and they will definitely have a lot of the ball against Uzbekistan.

Scoring over three goals in any match is a huge expectation for any team, but Spain have a huge talent advantage and can upset Uzbekistan on Wednesday.

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