🏆 The Club World Cup Is Here — And We’re All Over It

The FIFA Club World Cup kicks off this week, and it’s bigger, stranger, and more wide open than ever before. With 32 clubs from every corner of the globe, a billion-dollar prize pool, and group-stage chaos incoming, this is no longer just a novelty event, it’s a real opportunity for bettors to find value where the markets aren’t sharp yet. That’s why we just dropped a full-length preview episode, packed with futures, outrights, and prop bets we’re already hitting. If you’re looking to bet the tournament with intent (and maybe have a little fun doing it), this is the best place to start.

🌴 Bright Lights, Tough Nights: Why the Value Is on a Short Miami Run

Inter Miami are the host team, the headline act, and, depending who you ask, maybe even a little bit of a trap. Buckets is fading them hard: he’s on record saying Miami won’t make it out of the group at +300 and highlighting just how tough Palmeiras and Porto will be. IPJ is slightly more optimistic, seeing the value in backing a Last 16 exit at +250. The squad has Messi, Suarez, Busquets, and Alba, sure but the opening match against Al-Ahly won’t be easy but it is as easy as it’s going to get for the BlackPinks. As for Messi props? Buckets loves the Over 2.5 goals at +180, but calls 3.5 (+500) a sprinkle-only zone. Bottom line: it’s a huge spotlight for MLS, but the betting edge might lie in a graceful Miami flameout.

🚨 Jump to the Inter Miami segment in the episode

⚔️ Heavyweights, High Stakes: Bayern & PSG Face Different Pressure

Bayern Munich are favored to win Group C at -200, and the boys are aligned on that outcome even if there’s disagreement on how far they’ll actually go. Buckets, ever the cautious fan, has them falling in the semifinals at +450, citing squad uncertainty and a tough knockout path. IPJ leans toward a quarterfinal exit at +300 but flags the +700 outright number as tempting. Meanwhile, both love Harry Kane’s scoring upside: over 3.5 goals is -125, and IPJ thinks five or more is firmly in play given the group. As for PSG, Buckets is high on their talent (and already on them outright at +500), but both hosts see real value in Atleti winning the group at +150 especially with PSG opening against them so soon after celebrating their first-ever Champions League trophy. A semifinal exit at +550 is where both land, noting that this tournament’s format could punish even the European champs if they don’t start hot.

🚨 Jump to the Bayern Munich segment in the episode

🚨 Jump to the PSG segment in the episode

🇺🇸 MLS at the Club World Cup: One Hopeful, One Hype Job, One in Trouble

It’s a mixed bag for the three MLS entrants. Inter Miami may be the host, but the boys think the odds are inflated. Buckets is flat-out fading them; calling their -105 price to advance “way too generous” given how tough Group A is with Palmeiras and Porto. IPJ sees a possible Last 16 run, but neither is sold on them winning the group (+300). LAFC, on the other hand, is flying under the radar. Buckets believes they could finish second behind Chelsea in Group D, and loves the +400 price on that exact outcome. Despite being tossed into a brutal group with Chelsea and Flamengo, the +120 to win the group isn’t completely dismissed. And then there’s Seattle, who… well, might not score. Buckets has zero faith in the Sounders making any noise, and the market agrees; they’re +600 to finish as the lowest scoring team in the tournament. Bottom line: one team is overhyped, one might be sneaky dangerous, and one should probably enjoy the sightseeing.

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The next month is going to be absolutely unhinged — and we’re built for it. The FIFA Club World Cup is a billion-dollar, goal-soaked, chaos-driven monster of a tournament, and Stoppage Time is your home for every single twist. We’ve got best bets in your inbox daily, Shorts flying, new odds popping, and yes — Buckets will be hosting his first ever live show on June 23. (Pray for him.) And it all starts tomorrow. The first match is Al-Ahly vs Inter Miami, and our Saturday newsletter will hit your inbox at 10am ET with angles, props, and picks for the opener. Let’s go. Let’s cash. Let’s make the next four weeks count.