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Equatorial Guinea +185 (To Win in Full Time) over MALAWI

Kamuzu Stadium – Lilongwe, Malawi

Africa – World Cup Qualifiers

12:00 PM ET. We get it — betting an African World Cup Qualifier in the middle of October isn’t exactly prime-time entertainment for most, but sharp money doesn’t care about the spotlight. It cares about mispricing, and this one jumps off the board.

Malawi is being priced as if home-field advantage alone can make up the gulf in quality, which it can’t. The Flames are ranked 126th in the world. Equatorial Guinea? 95th. That’s not a rounding error — that’s a meaningful talent gap, and it’s being completely ignored by the market. The home tag is all that’s propping up Malawi’s number here, and it’s flimsy at best.

Equatorial Guinea has quietly become one of Africa’s most resilient mid-tier sides. This is a group that’s drawn Nigeria in Lagos, beaten Ivory Coast outright, and stood toe-to-toe with Algeria, Tunisia, and Cameroon over the past 18 months. They’re organized, they’re physical, and they don’t wilt away from home. Meanwhile, Malawi is a classic flat-track bully — fine against bottom feeders, invisible against anyone with structure or pace.

The last time these two met, Equatorial Guinea won 1–0, and the balance of play wasn’t close. The Thunder controlled possession, limited Malawi to one shot on target, and never looked threatened. That was in Malabo. This time, the venue flips, and the market overreacts as if that alone erases the quality difference. It doesn’t.

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