Argentina vs. Chile Betting Odds Preview, Copa America Prediction

Chile escaped with a victory on penalties over Argentina in the final of the 2015 Copa America, but sit as +255 underdogs ahead of their rematch at Levi's Stadium on Monday night. Winners in their past four matches, Argentina takes the pitch for their Group D matchup as strong +115 favorites on the Copa America Centenario betting lines at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.

Match Odds: Argentina +115, Chile +255, Draw +220

Chile begins the defense of their Copa America title with a rematch of last year's final, taking on the top team on the FIFA World Rankings, Argentina.

La Roja have endured a difficult stretch since their championship, tallying just one win over their past six games, but have maintained their position in third on the South American rankings. The side suffered losses in a pair of pre-tournament outings, dropping a 1-0 decision to Mexico last week after going down 2-1 to tournament long shot Jamaica.

The club also came up short in recent 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matchups with Argentina and Uruguay, dropping them to fourth place on the Qualifying Tournament table.

Aside from a 4-1 blowout win over Venezuela in a World Cup qualifier earlier this year, goals have been hard to come by for Chile, which has otherwise failed to score more than once in a contest during their current slide.

Chile was unable to protect an early 1-0 lead in a 2-1 loss to Argentina on home turf back in March, extending their historic struggles against La Albiceleste. That stretch has seen them claim just one victory in 90 minutes over their rivals in 14 meetings since 1930.

Argentina will be looking to extend their recent strong play in Monday night's contest, riding a four-game winning streak that has lifted their record to 5-3-1 since their loss in last year's Copa America final.

The club earned a 1-0 win over Honduras on May 28 in their only pre-tournament clash. However, the victory came at considerable cost as Lionel Messi left the game after suffering a back injury and he remains questionable for Argentina's date with Chile, according to the team's official Twitter account (via RotoWire.com).

The Argentine team captain and five-time Ballon d'Or winner scored 26 times for Barcelona in La Liga action this past season, but has been plagued by injuries throughout the campaign. Messi missed 15 of Barca's dates and has found the back of the net just five times in his past 14 games, but he set up eight markers over his past six appearances.

Argentina vs. Chile Prediction: Argentina 2-0

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