England beat Croatia 4-2 but twice had to come from level - Adrian Dane gives his honest verdict on what it means for the outright market. Spain stutter against a debutant, Messi hits a hat-trick, and Europe's big names wobble across the board. Plus this week's banker, value bet and outsider. 18+, gamble responsibly.

In this episode:

• The Ledger: Adrian marks his week-one calls — what landed, what stuttered, and one happy miss
• Scotland top Group C after beating Haiti — and why Friday's game against Morocco is the swing match of their tournament
• Brazil held by Morocco, Spain held by Cape Verde — the European wobble explained
• England 4-2 Croatia: Kane levels Lineker, Bellingham turns the game, but the defence has questions to answer
• The outright board after round one — France in, Argentina alive, England firmed but tempered
• The week-ahead card: banker, value bet and outsider (plus the Stat of the Week)

Chapters:

• 00:00 Cold open: England 4-2 Croatia

• 01:20 Where we are: the opening round

• 02:23 The Ledger: marking last week's calls

• 04:55 Scotland top the group

• 06:31 Group C heats up: Brazil 1-1 Morocco

• 07:54 Spain stutter

• 09:29 The European wobble (plus Wobble of theWeek)

• 11:41 England reaction: 4-2 v Croatia

• 14:06 The outright board moves

• 15:43 Week-ahead best bets (plus Stat of theweek)

• 18:25 Offers update

• 19:35 Safer gambling

• 20:21 Sign-off and what's next

Odds-On is the betting podcast from BestBettingSites.co.uk - football, racing and darts, every week. Adrian Dane is a Best Betting Sites content writer and founder of Whatchan (whatchan.co.uk); Roy Brindley joins on later episodes for the racing and darts.

All prices were correct at the time of recording and will move - always check the live price before betting. Odds-On is produced by Best Betting Sites and may earn a commission from bookmaker sign-ups via our links; that never changes our verdicts.

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