ATLANTIC CITY — Looking at the odds and throwing out some staff picks for Sunday’s World Cup final while also suppressing praise for a colleague who was all over Croatia at the beginning of this tournament. He must have gotten a tip from Dario Saric.
Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort opened with France as a 2-1 favorite to win outright, even money to win in regulation. The Borgata was more bullish on Les Bleus. Here’s a look at the opening lines for Sunday’s game (11 a.m., Fox29), which will be the first major sporting event since sports betting was legalized in New Jersey on June 14.