Euro 2008 Odds: Germany and Spain with best odds to win

Euro 2008 Odds: Germany and Spain with best odds to win Only a few days left until the start of the Euro 2008 Championship and it's time to take a look who has the best betting odds to win outright, before the games start. As it often happens, we have found the best Euro 2008 odds to be offered by the British-licensed online bookmaker Bet 365 (official website), which services the entire EU, as well as Asia and the Americas, except the U.S. At the British bookie Germany and Spain are the favourite teams to win this year's football championship, Germany listed with odds 7/2 to win Euro 2008 outright, while Spain is close behind with odds 11/2 to be the winner. Italy comes third by odds, sitting on 7/1 to win Euro 2008, while Portugal is next at 15/2. The bookies aren't banking on France much this time around, the French squad posted on the fifth overall place with odds 9/1, followed by Holland at 12/1. The ultimate underdog of Euro 2008 is Austria with the long odds 100/1 on a victory. Turkey, Poland and Romania are all listed with odds to win Euro 2008 at 40/1. A funny fact is the odds offered on Switzerland, who entered the groups without qualifying as the host of the Euro, but are listed with equal odds on winning with the 2004 winner Greece and better odds than Russia and Sweden. Here is the complete list of Euro 2008 betting odds as offered by Bet 365 before the start of the championship:

Germany 7/2
Spain 11/2
Italy 7/1
Portugal 15/2
France 9/1
Holland 12/1
Croatia 14/1
Czech Republic 20/1
Switzerland 25/1
Greece 25/1
Russia 28/1
Sweden 33/1
Turkey 40/1
Poland 40/1
Romania 40/1
Austria 100/1

Keep in mind that these odds are just the beginning of the action, naturally the will start changing by the hour as news about the squads (positive and negative) begin to pour in. Right now is the best time to place your bets on the Euro 2008 winner, as even the favourite would triple your money. As the tournament progresses you'd be happy if you find even odds. So lock your bets in with Bet 365, all major currencies accepted, including Euro and Dollar.

Published on 06/02/2008