Lionel Messi and Argentina kick off their 2022 World Cup with what they hope will be an easy stroll against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday in Lusail, Qatar. This is Messi's fifth -- and likely final -- appearance at the World Cup, and Argentina advanced from the group stage in the previous four. They lost to Germany in the 2014 final. With a victory Tuesday, Argentina would tie Italy for the longest international unbeaten streak of all time at 37 games. They are 25-11-0 in their past 36 matches in all competitions. Saudi Arabia have been to five World Cups and have reached the knockout stage once.

Kickoff is set for 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday at Lusail Stadium. Argentina are the -675 favorites (risk $675 to win $100) in the latest Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia odds from Caesars Sportsbook, with Saudi Arabia the +1900 underdogs. A draw is priced at +600, and the over/under for total goals is 2.5. (For more soccer coverage, click here.)

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The model knows Argentina has Messi, one of the world's all-time greatest players, and he has plenty of strong support around him. La Albiceleste have won the World Cup twice, most recently in 1986, and Messi won his first major trophy in the summer of 2021 at the Copa America. Lautaro Martinez, who has 59 goals over the past three-plus seasons in Italy's Serie A with Inter Milan, is a solid complement to Messi in the attack.

The model also has considered that the Saudis don't give up a lot of goals, and Argentina don't score a ton in tournament play. La Albiceleste have scored multiple goals in just four of their past 10 competitive matches, and Saudi Arabia are sure to sit back and defend. In recent friendly competitions, they have shut out the USMNT, Honduras and Ecuador, and they had a 34-10 goal edge in two rounds of Cup qualifying.

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