posted June 17, 2008 at 13:21 in Soccer Articles

The Netherlands take on Romania already having secured a position in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008. That means that the Netherlands no doubt won’t have much to lose by simply resting their best players and throwing their second, maybe even third, team at the Romanians.

Romania gets into the quarterfinals with a victory over the Dutch. That appears likely since Romania has felt going into this Euro 2008 that their best chance to steal a win and get themselves into the second-round would be if the Netherlands had secured a spot in the second round after their first two group matches.

In any case, BetUS Sportsbook is offering a lively group of online wagering opportunities on this match.

Here are the BetUS online sportsbook betting odds for this match.

Netherlands pk + 110 + 155 O 2 ½ + 120 O 1 - 125

U 1 - 105

Romania pk - 130 + 135 U 2 ½ - 140 O 1 - 145

U 1 + 115

Draw + 260

This match will come down to one simple fact - - the Netherlands will not risk injury to any of their star players. That gives the Romanians a huge soccer betting advantage.

But before I dump a ton of money on the Euro betting line that has Romania winning this game straight-up, it’s worth noting that the Romanians will start this match without two of their most important players.

Defensive mid-fielder Mirel Radoi is out because of a serious head injury. Central defender Dorin Goian will not play because he is suspended.

That makes things ultra-tough for the Romanians. The problem that they face in this game is that even though the Netherlands won’t push the ball the way they have been during the early matches in this tournament, they have no choice but to let their terrific front-line do what it does best - - take the ball up the field at will and strike.

That means that by the time the Netherlands decides to rest some of their starters up front, they might already have a one or two goal lead in this match.

That could spell the end of the Romanians.

I’ll be making an online wager on the Netherlands to win this game straight-up at + 155. This is the most talented, deepest team, in Euro 2008.

Even without their starters playing, the Netherlands figures to come up big in this match.