World Cup Books Profit as USA Falls to Belgium

The defeat proved profitable for sportsbooks, with BetMGM calling it "one of the biggest wins we've had for a soccer game in company history." Throughout the tournament, USA supporters flooded books with bets, setting soccer records at Caesars Sports where 81% of money backed the Americans to qualify. A high roller wagered $750,000 on USA to advance, though that ticket went to the books when the U.S. fell. xsportfeed.life

Player prop bets on Folarin Balogun were popular but unsuccessful, while 97.6% of Both Teams To Score handle landed on Yes after just 31 minutes. "It was a bad result for the U.S. but a good result for the book," said BetMGM trading manager Adair Horne.