World Cup Best Bets: Odds, Picks and Predictions for Thursday, Dec. 1

The World Cup group stage is winding down. Belgium and Germany are in the last group game. I'm going with some long odds.

Belgium and Croatia are playing a match on Thursday, Dec. 1. Croatia is favored to win. Morocco will advance with a point. Canada are already eliminated. Japan are in a tough spot after losing to Costa Rica. Germany could beat Costa Rican in the other Group E match. Germany is a favorite to advance. They are also a team that has struggled at the World Cup. The odds are against Germany up to the 30th minute. If they score the opener, the bet is to bet on Japan to have more second-half corners. It's a lot of money to take bets on Germany.

Croatia will beat Belgium. Canada will win over Morocco. Japan will have more corners than Spain in the second half. First goal scored for Germany and Costa Rica between 21st and 30th minute is worth 400.