Copa America 2024 Argentina vs. Canada: Picks, Predictions, and Odds

Copa America 2024 kicks off today, June 20th, with a matchup between Argentina (1st in the FIFA rankings) and Canada (48th).
What should we expect from this matchup?
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Copa America 2024 Argentina vs. Canada: Picks, Predictions, and Odds
Argentina vs. Canada Odds
- Argentina to Win: -360
- Canada to Win: +1100
- Draw: +470
- Over 2.5 Goal Odds: -138
- Under 2.5 Goal Odds: +112
Argentina vs. Canada Analysis
Tournament favorites Argentina (+175 odds to win Copa America 2024) face Canada to start this Copa America tournament.
Ángel Di María is set to retire after the tournament, which is Argentina's 44th overall appearance in the tournament.
The squad has won five straight matches and has allowed only two goals across those five.
Canada, playing in their first Copa America, is a big underdog (+1100). They enter at +9000 to win they tourney, ranking them 12th among 16 teams in win odds.
Canada enters off of a scoreless draw with France despite ceding 13 shot attempts (4 on target) and going 0-for-7 on their own attempts.
Argentina vs. Canada Prediction
MasseyRatings pits Argentina second globally in their rankings and views them as 67% likely to beat Canada.
Opta's model is higher yet on Argentina (74.3%).
Expectations couldn't be much higher for Argentina. Canada would surely love netting a draw (+470) against the defending champions.
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