Results for Wed 8 July 2026

A frustrating midweek card, three of the five in profit but the maths landing at minus 0.945u — the winners too short to outrun the two full losses. The shape of a thin summer slate, where the favourites that miss cost more than the ones that hit return.

The USL League Two favourites split two from three. Lakeland United and Fort Lauderdale United both won 1-0, settling their minus 0.5 lines for plus 0.53u and plus 0.25u, but Black Rock could only draw 0-0 with FC Boston Bolts, and a minus 0.5 favourite that fails to win is a full loss however tight the game. Three short-priced home favourites, two delivered, one stalled — and at 1.53 and 1.25 the two that won simply do not cover a single 1.67 loss.

The two Brazilian picks went opposite ways. Ponte Preta lost 1-2 to Criciúma, but the single-goal defeat pushed the plus 1.0 leg and won the plus 1.5 leg of the plus 1.25 for a half win of plus 0.275u — the quarter line doing precisely what it exists to do. Athletico Paranaense’s Under-20s were the disappointment, beaten 1-0 by Bragantino, the plus 0.5 broken by the only goal of the game.

Net minus 0.945u. A near-miss of a Wednesday rather than a bad one — two winners, a half, and two favourites that could not find the goal that would have turned the day green. The strike holds; the prices did not.

Settled bets

1. Lakeland United 1-0 Miami FC (USL League Two). AH Lakeland -0.5 Match Odds @ 1.53. WON, +0.530u
2. Fort Lauderdale United 1-0 Weston (USL League Two). AH Fort Lauderdale -0.5 Match Odds @ 1.25. WON, +0.250u
3. Black Rock 0-0 FC Boston Bolts (USL League Two). AH Black Rock -0.5 Match Odds @ 1.67. LOST, -1.000u
4. Athletico Paranaense U20 0-1 Bragantino U20 (Brazil Brasileiro U20). AH Athletico +0.5 Double Chance @ 1.67. LOST, -1.000u
5. Ponte Preta 1-2 Criciúma (Brazil Serie B). AH Ponte Preta +1.25 split @ 1.55. HALF WON, +0.275u

Day net: minus 0.945u. Strike: 2W / 1 half / 2L.