NEW YORK: Spain opened as the +125 favorites to win the World Cup and stood at +130 as of Thursday morning, but Lionel Messi and defending champions Argentina are seeing more of the betting action, according to BetMGM. Argentina — who opened at +250 at the sportsbook and have since moved to +240 — have received 58 percent of the total bets and 59 percent of the handle at BetMGM. That’s compared to 36 percent of the bets and 38 percent of the handle for Spain.

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