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Spain vs Russia EURO 2008 UEFA Semifinal Betting Odds: this semifinals fixture between David vs Goliath is scheduled to kick off Thursday June 26th 2008 from Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria at 2:30 pm ET on ESPN. Spain comes in looking very strong as the favorites to advance. Meanwhile, Russia will continue to play spoiler, and slay another football EURO 2008 giant. SBGglobal.com has the best Spain vs Russia EURO 2008 UEFA Semifinal Betting Odds. The Spaniards, there are no injuries to report. Cesc Fabregas and Xavi are being looked at closely, as they compete with one another for the role of playmaker.  Fabregas, was very impressive off the bench in the quarterfinals against Italy, as he was also responsible for scoring the decisive penalty kick in the shootout. In Spain vs Russia EURO 2008 UEFA Semifinal Betting Odds, Spain is a -105 betting odds favorite to beat Russia (+235). Spain will look to have a full roster to choose from in their quarterfinals fixture with the Russians, as they are the betting odds favorite to move on and face the winner of Germany vs. Turkey. In this year’s EURO 2008 Cup during group play, Spain dismantled Russia by a final score of 4-1. For the underdog Russians, Defender Denis Kolodin and attacking midfielder Dmitry Torbinski are both missing through suspension. In addition, Russia has minor injury worries regarding Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Ivan Saenko and Alexander Anyukov. In Spain vs Russia EURO 2008 UEFA Semifinal Betting the odds of a Draw are +235. However, all three should be fit to play in Thursday’s match with Spain. Bilyaletdinov and Anyukov were restricted to light running this week at training, while Saenko did not complete the full practice session. They will also miss a good defender in Kolodin and also attacking midfielder Torbinski (who scored their second goal against the Netherlands). In their head-to-head match up history, Span vs Russia Spain and Russia have met each other on nine previous occasions. Spain currently holds the edge on those meetings by a winning mark of 5-1-3. The only loss the Spaniards have suffered came in the European Championship qualifier in 1971, when they were defeated 2-1. SBGglobal.com has posted the following Spain vs Russia EURO 2008 UEFA Semifinal Odds: Spain: -½ (-105); OV 2 (-155); or -105. Russia: +½ (-125); UN 2 (+125); or +235.
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