USA vs. Costa Rica: Picks, Predictions, Odds and Player Props

USA entered the CONCACAF Gold Cup under something of a cloud, having lost four games on the spin, but has quickly cast any doubts to one side with a perfect passage through Group D.

Mauricio Pochettino's men won three out of three, scoring eight goals and conceding just one, and their reward is a quarterfinal against Costa Rica.

Los Ticos came through Group A unscathed, winning two and drawing one, finishing second to Mexico only by one goal on goal difference.

These two teams will square off at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT on Sunday with a place in the semifinals at stake.

USA vs. Costa Rica betting picks and predictions

USA to win to nil (+125)

Pochettino was certainly under a lot of pressure coming into the tournament and while that may not fully go away unless he and his men lift the trophy, he has at least got his team on an upward trajectory and they are strong favorites to progress to the last four.

A convincing 5-0 win in the opening game will have settled any nerves while a dominant, if perhaps unspectacular, 1-0 success over Saudi Arabia secured qualification, with Haiti the only side to breach their defense in what was a more one-sided performance than the 2-1 scoreline suggests.

Costa Rica has done what it needed to do to reach the knockout rounds and while a goalless tie with Mexico is impressive on the face of it, the Gold Cup favorites bossed that game in all aspects and the USMNT should expect similar superiority.

Miguel Herrera's men made hard work of beating Suriname 4-3, trailing after 75 minutes and needing a penalty in the 13th minute of stoppage time to snatch the win, and it wasn't much easier when overcoming the Dominican Republic 2-1 after falling behind early with the winner not coming until the 85th minute.

Throw in the fact that the player who has scored half of the team's goals in the tournament so far, Manfred Ugalde, is suspended with other injury concerns, too, and the matchup is looking good for the USA.

Pochettino's side beat Costa Rica 3-0 in January before that four-game losing run ahead of the tournament, while USA have won five of the last six meetings with Los Ticos - four of which were to nil.

The US also triumphed 2-0 the last time they squared off in the Gold Cup in 2017, and they can enjoy a similarly routine passage on Sunday.

Malik Tillman Anytime Goalscorer (+250)

While the co-hosts have multiple players capable of troubling the scoreboard in a game they are expected to dominate, one player stands out at the odds and that is Malik Tillman.

The 23-year-old has got the bit between his teeth in this tournament and appears intent on staking his claim for a permanent place in Pochettino's plans for this tournament and beyond.

The PSV Eindhoven playmaker has netted his first three goals for his country at this tournament to lead his team's goalscoring stats, and odds of +250 appear to underestimate his influence on this side.

Josimar Alcocer over 0.5 shots on target (+240)

While Costa Rica are not expected to progress, there will at some point be a need to attack and one player looks a little overlooked to at least test the goalkeeper.

Ugalde is, of course, a big miss for Los Ticos but others will have to step up and Josimar Alcocer offers good value at +240 to hit the target at least once.

The 20-year-old has only had six efforts in the tournament so far, but half of them have hit the target, and perhaps more crucially, he has scored two goals.

With Ugalde out and the US likely to be leading this knockout game at some point, there will be a greater onus on him to try and get his team back into the contest and odds of +240 look well worth considering.

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USA vs. Costa Rica odds

USA	-182
Tie	+290
Costa Rica	+550

USA vs. Costa Rica player props

Anytime Goalscorer

Brian White (USA)	+137
Patrick Agyemang (USA)	+137
Damion Downs (USA)	+175
Haji Wright (USA)	+175
Brenden Aaronson (USA)	+240
Kenneth Vargas (Costa Rica)	+450

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