World Cup 2022 Brazil vs. Croatia start time, odds, lines: Top expert picks, FIFA predictions, best bets

Brazil and Croatia are playing in the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals on Friday at 10 a.m. ET in Al Raayan, Qatar. Brazil won Group G, edging Switzerland on goal differential. Croatia finished behind Morocco in Group F and came in off a victory against Japan. The over/under for total match goals is 2.5. SportsLine's Mike Eimer is an expert who has covered the English Premier League, Serie A, the FA Cup and World Cups. He made a profit of almost $1,800 on his Premier league picks for Sportsline in 2022.

Eimer has broken down the Croatia vs. Brazil 2022 World Cup match and has made his picks and predictions. The Brazilians have a 7-2 goals advantage in four all-time meetings (3-1-0) against Croatia.

Brazil vs. Croatia is a World Cup 2022 quarterfinal. Brazil has a 7-2 goals advantage in four all-time meetings against Croatia.

The Samba Boys scored four goals in the first half Monday. Neymar scored a penalty. Richarlison scored his third goal of the 2022 World Cup. Vinicius Junior had a goal and an assist. The Sambas have scored 34 goals from 12 matches. They lead the tournament with 32 shots on net. Croatia has four or fewer shots in three of four matches this tournament.

Croatia lost to France in the 2018 World Cup final. Ivan Perisic is third on the nation's all-time scoring list with 33 goals. Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic and Luka Modric are the midfielders. Andrej Kramaric scored twice in a 4-1 victory against Canada. Josko Gvardiol is having an impact in defence.

Eimer is leaning Over on the goal total for Brazil vs. Croatia. He has two confident best bets and shares his full breakdown of the match at SportsLine.