The FIFA Women's World Cup continues today when defending champion Japan takes on Ecuador in one of the first scheduled games of the day. The match is scheduled for a 5:00 p.m. start time and it will be televised live on FOX Sports 1. Currently the odds for the match have Japan as a massive favorite to pick up the win.

Japan vs. Ecuador Odds

Japan has already qualified for the knockout stage, having beaten both Switzerland and Cameroon already in group stages. The defending World Cup champions can end up with six points in a worst-case scenario, if they do fall to Ecuador today, but with Switzerland and Cameroon facing off today as well, both of those countries cannot end up with six points.

With the win of Cameroon, the Japanese became the first team to qualify for the knockouts. Seemed fitting, as the defending champions.

Ecuador has been beaten like a drum this World Cup, surrendering a 6-0 loss to Cameroon and a 10-1 defeat to Switzerland. The -15 goal differential is, and should finish, as the worst of any team in group stages. Ecuador is only making their first appearance in the World Cup, but it's been a bittersweet appearance.

Japan will cruise in this one, but will they really continue to push forward with a knockout stage already wrapped up?

Free Pick: UNDER goals scored

Betting and Winning in the WNBA

According to pro handicapper Steve Fezzik, you don't even need to watch WNBA games to successfully bet the sport. He tells fellow handicapper Teddy Covers that the sportsbooks simply don't spend enough time setting good lines on the sport, so just following injury reports, like the one with top player Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury, will tell you what you need to know. Yes, the betting limits for WNBA are low, but the bright side to that is the wise guys leave WNBA alone, giving smaller stakes bettors more opportunities to succeed.

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