France vs. United States Men's Soccer: Picks, Predictions, Odds and Player Props

The United States men’s team returns to the Olympic soccer tournament for the first time since 2008, but they face a tough opening test in the form of France, the outright favorites who are managed by Thierry Henry.

France is the +225 favorite to win the Olympic Men’s gold medal after the host nation named a formidable squad in a bid to bolster its medal count in Paris.

France vs. United States betting picks and predictions

France -1 Spread (+110)

Managed by French legend Thierry Henry, Les Bleus have included the likes of Alexandre Lacazette, Jean-Phillipe Mateta, and Michael Olise, all of whom enjoyed stellar seasons at club level and the latter of whom has been impressive enough for Bayern Munich to buy him.

Elsewhere, Rayan Cherki, Enzo Millot, Manu Kone, Loic Bade, and Castello Lukeba could star in front of the home crowd, and they should be able to get their campaign off to a comfortable winning start against the United States.

This is the first Olympics the United States men’s team have qualified for since Beijing 2008, and their squad, which largely consists of MLS players, is leagues below the talents that Thierry Henry has available to him.

The hosts head into this opener having won four and tied two of their last six games. One of these ties was against the United States, but that was back in March when the expected stars of this Olympic Games were not in the team.

France thrashed Dominican Republic 7-0 and Paraguay 4-1 in warm-up friendlies earlier this month, while United States has lost without scoring against Japan and Morocco in the past year, so a comfortable win for Les Bleus - by more than one goal - could be on the cards.

Over 2.5 goals (-150)

France has scored 12 goals in their three warm-up friendlies but, with just one clean sheet in this trio of games, we could be in for a high-scoring affair in Marseille.

Over 2.5 goals has landed in eight of the last 10 France Under-23 fixtures and their warm-up friendlies have produced 4.67 goals per game.  

A March meeting between these two sides ended 2-2, and two of the United States’ last three games have featured at least three goals.

With plenty of attacking talent on both sides of the pitch and the hosts hoping to start their campaign with a statement win, we could see plenty of goals on Wednesday.

Michael Olise to score anytime (+187)

Michael Olise is one of a host of top players in Thierry Henry’s squad and he could be a good bet to get on the scoresheet in this opener.

The 22-year-old earned a reported €60 million move to Bayern Munich this summer after scoring 10 goals in 19 appearances for Crystal Palace last season, and he has warmed up for the Olympics in the perfect way.

He scored twice in Les Bleus’ 7-0 demolition of Dominican Republic Under-23s and then added another to his tally as the team tied with Japan Under-23s.

Olise ended last season with three goals and two assists in his final three games for Crystal Palace, and he can get the summer started with a goal against the United States.

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France vs. United States odds

France	-275
Tie	+375
United States	+450

France vs. United States player props

Anytime Goalscorer

Alexandre Lacazette (France)	+110
Jean-Phillipe Mateta (France)	+110
Arnaud Kalimuendo (France)	+125
Michael Olise (France)	+187
Rayan Cherki (France)	+187
Duncan McGuire (USA)	+400

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