New Zealand and USA will square it off at Singapore National Stadium in the first round of the Svns Singapore. The two players head into this game hoping for a win but New Zealand come in highly favoured. How will this game unfold? Below, I preview this game and offer predictions.

New Zealand

New Zealand played Spain in their last contest in the Svns Hong Kong and won. In a 24-5 contest, New Zealand had a 7-5 lead at halftime before a second half 17-0 dominant win. In the meantime, New Zealand have been amazing in recent matches with just one defeat in their last five against France. In other encounters, New Zealand defeated Uruguay, Australia, and South Africa, ending 29-0, 21-12, and 7-17, respectively.

USA

USA will hope to be at their best after a struggling run of performances in their past tournaments. In his last five matches, USA have failed to win a game. In that run, USA lost to Fiji, Argentina, Ireland, Kenya and Uruguay. In fact, USA have only two wins since the start of the year, coming against Uruguay and Ireland. Ahead of this game, USA have not won a single game against New Zealand in their last four meetings.

Expert Betting Tips

USA do not look ready to compete, and in every tournament, they have struggled. While New Zealand have not been able to dominate this fixture, I feel things will be different this time, considering how solid they have been lately. With no surprising performance expected from USA, I will back New Zealand to win with a god margin, while I expect a one-sided game.

Our first option is handicap W1(-15.5) with odds at 1.62 on 1Xbet

Our second option is under 40.5 with odds at 1.83 on Bet365

Our last option is New Zealand over 28.5 points with odds at 1.77 on Betway