The Joker's Bet of the Day: Spanish banish Portuguese

It's often said that the Portuguese man o' war is a jellyfish.

That would be wrong. In fact it's a collection of individuals.

And that's exactly what the Portuguese football team is too. There's one slightly overbearing individual who dominates them - he gets enough coverage without this column naming names - but tonight's battle over the Iberian peninsula should only go one way. Spain have won 31/34 competitive games since Vicente del Bosque replaced the similarly successful, if slightly more racist, Luis Aragones. Portugal have already lost once at Euro 2012. They lost a couple of times in qualifying too.

Recommended Bet: Back Spain @ 2.021/1 to beat Portugal