World Cup 2022 Argentina vs. Netherlands start time, odds, lines: Expert picks, FIFA predictions, best bets When the Netherlands and Argen...

 World Cup 2022 Argentina vs. Netherlands start time, odds, lines: Expert picks, FIFA predictions, best bets

When the Netherlands and Argentina play again in the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Al Daayen, Qatar, it will be a "win or go home" game. The last time these two teams played each other was in the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup. The game ended 0-0 after extra time, and Argentina went on to win on penalties. After winning his first big trophy with the national team at the Copa America in 2021, Lionel Messi wants to end his international career with the ultimate honor. Argentina won Group C and beat Australia 2-1 on Saturday. The Netherlands won Group A and beat the USMNT. Argentina have won the World Cup twice (1978 and 1986) and lost in the final twice, including a 1-0 loss to Germany in 2014. The Dutch didn't make it to the World Cup in 2018, but they were third in 2014 and second for the third time in 2010.

The game will start at 2 p.m. ET. On the 90-minute money line, Argentina is a +116 favorite at Caesars Sportsbook. This means that if you bet $100, you could win $116. The Netherlands are +255 underdogs, a tie is worth +215, and the total number of goals scored can go over or under 2.5. Before you make any picks for Argentina vs. Netherlands or predictions for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, make sure you read SportsLine soccer insider Brandt Sutton's best bets and analysis.

Sutton has been SportsLine's top soccer editor for more than five years. He used to play soccer in college. He has been paying close attention to soccer for a long time. When making decisions, he takes into account the manager's strategy, the projected lineup, and how the team did in the past. This helps him make the best decisions possible and keep his finger on the pulse of the game all over the world.

Sutton has also been on a major roll with his best bets. Over his last 292 soccer picks in 2022, he has gone 164-126-2, giving $100 bettors more than $2,200.

Now, Sutton has looked at the Argentina vs. Netherlands game from every angle and just locked in his picks and predictions for the 2022 World Cup. You can see Sutton's picks right now on SportsLine. Here are the odds and trends for the match between Netherlands and Argentina:

Reasons to support Argentina

La Albiceleste will be dangerous as long as Messi is on the team. He is the No. 2 all-time scorer in the sport, and he is still very good. Against Australia, he scored his third goal of the tournament, giving him 13 goals in his last eight games for the national team. Messi's only goal is to finally win the World Cup, which he has never done despite being Argentina's all-time leader in appearances (169) and goals (94). In 13 games with PSG this season, the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner has scored seven goals and set up ten more.

In five of their last six World Cup games, Argentina has scored at least twice. The only game they didn't win was the first game in their group, a 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia. They had the ball for 70% of the game and took 15 more shots than the other team. They have the most shots on goal in the World Cup with 27. They also have the ball 66% of the time. Julian Alvarez scored the goal that beat the Socceroos, and Lautaro Martinez is also a dangerous attacker. In Argentina's last 13 games, they have kept nine clean sheets.

Why you should vote for the Netherlands

In their last five games against Argentina, the Dutch are 2-2-1, with their only loss coming on penalties in the 2014 semifinal. They haven't lost in regulation time in any of their last 18 World Cup games (14-2-2). They lost the 2010 final to Spain 1-0 in extra time. The Netherlands haven't lost any kind of match since June 2021, when they were 14-5-0. Cody Gakpo, a young attacker, has been on fire in Qatar. He has scored in three of the four games. The 23-year-old came in after scoring 12 goals in 19 games for PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Memphis Depay and Denzel Dumfries found huge holes in the USMNT defense and finished them off well. The fact that Depay seems to be healthy is good news for the Dutch offense, and Frenkie de Jong is very important for setting the pace for the team. The Dutch defense is very strong, with big Liverpool star Virgil Van Dijk, Nathan Ake of Manchester City, and Jurrien Timber of Ajax.