2026 World Cup Best Bets Today: 6 Picks for Monday, June 22

Monday is a favorites' card with one genuine rout on it. These get treated the same way every time: take the plus money, skip the laid juice. France should bury Iraq, so backing the goals makes more sense than a moneyline that pays nothing. Senegal and Norway reads like a goals game, Algeria should edge a low-scoring one, and the marquee fixture, Austria vs Argentina, gets its own full card elsewhere. Here are six bets across the slate. Five of the six pay plus money.

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Iraq vs France Best Bets

Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. ET. - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

France Over 3.5 Team Goals +143

This is the best bet. France are -1100 to win, which is no way to make money, so the play is to back how badly they win. This is projected as a 4-0 type afternoon, and France scoring four or more pays +143. They own arguably the deepest attack in the tournament, Iraq are a heavy underdog who will sit in and get pinned back, and a France side already thinking about goal difference has every reason to keep pouring it on. Plus money on a four-goal French haul lines up exactly with the read on this game, and it is the best value on the board.

Michael Olise Anytime Goalscorer +140

When France run up a scoreline, the goals get spread around. That is where the value sits, not on Kylian Mbappe at a short -165. Michael Olise starts, takes set pieces, and finds scoring positions constantly, and in a game France should dominate from the first whistle he will get his looks. At +140 he is a far better number than the headline name. In a 4-0 he is well worth backing to get on the scoresheet.

Senegal vs Norway Best Bets

Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. ET. - MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Senegal Over 1.5 Team Goals +180

This projects as a goals game. The lean is Senegal winning 2-1 or drawing 2-2, which means they need to score at least twice. Nicolas Jackson and Sadio Mane give Senegal enough to break down a Norway side that is not built to defend a lead, and +180 on two or more is a generous number for a team expected to spend the night on the front foot. The bet backs the read without forcing a call on the exact result.

Erling Haaland Anytime Goalscorer +130

The flip side of a both-score game is Erling Haaland. He is Norway's entire attack and one of the best finishers alive, and he needs only a chance or two. Senegal will hand those over while chasing the game themselves. At +130 for the most reliable goal threat on the pitch, this is plus money on a player expected to score whatever the final read, and it pairs naturally with the Senegal goals on the other end.

Algeria vs Jordan Best Bets

Kickoff: 11:00 p.m. ET. - Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Jordan Under 0.5 Team Goals (Algeria Clean Sheet) +112

Neither side is fully trusted here, but the lean is Algeria winning a tight one, and a 1-0 sits squarely in the expected range of outcomes. Jordan offer very little going forward, so backing Algeria to keep them off the board pays +112, plus money on the lower-scoring version of this read. A 2-1 sinks it, so this one stays modest. A clean Algerian win is the way the night is trending.

Austria vs Argentina Best Bets

Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET. - AT&T Stadium, Arlington

Lionel Messi Anytime Goalscorer +120

Austria vs Argentina gets its own full card in the Austria vs Argentina best bets standalone, so just one plus-money leg gets flagged here. With Argentina projected for a comfortable 2-0 win, Lionel Messi is the heartbeat of everything they do, on penalties, on free kicks, and drifting into the box at will. At +120 to score in a game Argentina should control, he is plus money on the best player on the pitch. The full breakdown, result and margin included, lives in the standalone.

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