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After making a healthy profit during the group phase James Eastham looks at the free soccer tips as some of the tournament's biggest names head into knockout action…

Heavyweight rivals difficult lớn split

Nigeria vs Cameroon

Saturday July 6, 17:00 BST

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Nigeria are favourites lớn win this clash of heavyweight sides but have yet to impress at the tournament. This means the smart choice on this match would be to oppose the Super Eagles in some way.

Nigeria finished second in Group B after a shock 2-0 defeat to tournament debutants Madagascar in their final game. The feeling persists that veteran manager Gernot Rohr has no idea how lớn get the best out of his talented squad of players, just as he didn't at the World Cup in Russia this time last year- According to the soccer tip today page!

Cameroon have hardly set the tournament alight. They began with a 2-0 win over rank outsiders Guinea Bissau but failed to win or score in either of their next two matches, drawing 0-0 against both Guinea and Benin. Like Rohr, Cameroon manager Clarence Seedorf is struggling lớn get the most out of a decent squad of players.

Nigeria are hai.66 lớn win, with Cameroon 3.20 and The Draw 3.00. There's no reason lớn make Nigeria favourites, so the smart picks are either The Draw, or Cameroon on the Draw No Bet market. We favour The Draw as there's so little lớn pick between these sides and it's likely to be a cat-and-mouse encounter between two teams hoping to pounce on mistakes rather than take risks of their own to win the match.

Under 1.5 Goals is the other bet lớn consider. Both these sides have scored just twice in three matches lớn date. Four of the six group games involving these teams featured no goals or one goal. Given the stats, plus the fact both teams are likely lớn take a safety-first approach, the 2.40 price on Under 1.5 Goals has plenty of appeal.