The FIFA Club World Cup continues on Monday with six more teams in action.
The latest: Chelsea starts its tournament against Los Angeles FC in a match where the London club is heavily favoured. Later on, Benfica and Boca Juniors clash to close out the first round of Group C games.
Check out the best FIFA Club World Cup prop picks for Monday’s group-stage matches.
FIFA Club World Cup prop picks
Best bet: Nicolas Jackson to score or give an assist (-106)
Chelsea had a pretty good season, finishing fourth in the Premier League.
To open the FIFA CWC, the English side will take a step down in competition to face Los Angeles FC.
The fifth-place team in the MLS Western Conference has been lacklustre this season with seven wins, five losses and four draws.
That’s not the ideal form to be in when welcoming a top EPL side. I expect Chelsea to dominate, and a standard starting 11 should be deployed.
That means Jackson should be up front.
- The 23-year-old started 28 games in the EPL this season and scored 10 goals while adding six assists.
- In Chelsea’s last match on May 28 in the UEFA Conference League, Jackson scored a goal in a 4-1 win.
That result was over Real Betis, who by all accounts should’ve been a tougher opponent than Los Angeles FC will prove to be.
That’s due to the fact that Real Betis plays in La Liga in Spain, one of the top leagues in the world.
But from top to bottom, the Premier League remains the best, and this is another opportunity for Chelsea to prove that.
Key stat: LAFC is conceding 1.4 goals per match in the MLS through 16 games.
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Boca Juniors vs. Benfica best bet
Vangelis Pavlidis to score or give an assist (+105): Benfica isn’t on the same level as Chelsea, but the Portuguese side is a staple in the Champions League.
Greek attacker Pavlidis leads the way and is the target man of every attack Benfica puts forward.
- The 26-year-old scored 29 goals and added 12 assists in 53 appearances across all competitions this season.
- That includes seven goals and three assists in 13 Champions League matches.
Benfica’s first opponent at the FIFA CWC, Boca Juniors, is a good squad for the Argentinian Primera Division (currently second place). But it is definitely far behind in terms of talent.
The Portuguese side is -132 to score over 1.5 goals, and I’d be a fool not to assume Pavlidis will be involved, especially if Benfica scores multiple times.
FIFA Club World Cup prop picks made at 2:45 p.m. on 06/15/2025.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.