By the way, the gap between France and the other two competitors is not so great:
France 6.00
Germany 6.50
England 6.75
Spain 9.00
Portugal 11.00
Italy 12.00
Belgium 14.00
Netherlands 15.00
In general, this is probably a fair assessment, the only thing that is clearly out of place is Spain - it seems to me that they showed dull football at the World Cup and it is unlikely that anything will change in two years. I don’t understand why they are better than the Netherlands or Italy.
Don't want to say anything offensive, but the odds look batshit crazy to me. Hardly any difference between France and Germany? Germany ahead of England? Seriously? And then Portugal ahead of Italy. IMO, France should be well ahead of all the other teams and England should be in second position. I checked the odds in a few sportsbooks that I use, and Germany is being given very favorable odds in all of them. I don't understand this. Germany is a dying team and they performed very poorly during Qatar 2022. I agree that they will be having the home advantage. But how much that is going to help them?
There are a couple of odds that seem to be off. I think England should at least be equal to Germany, but rather ahead as you say. And Spain can never be that far behind either. I don't know if they overvalue the home advantage that much? The last time that a national team won the European Championship in their own country was in 1984 in France. It can't be the home advantage that the bookies value so high. Even Belgium is underrated in my opinion. These are some weird odds and France should be a clear favorite.
Straight up, I'm with you on France being the clear-cut faves. They got a sick squad that knows how to bring it in big matches. But don't go sleeping on the other teams either.
Germany might not be at their peak, but they still pack a punch. And England's got some legit potential, especially if they can get their act together after their meh performance in Qatar.
As for Belgium, I think they still got a shot at making some noise in the tourney. Yeah, they might not be at their best anymore, but they still got some serious talent. And you know what they say about sports, anything can happen. Upsets and surprises are what make the game tight! Overall, I'm feeling pretty optimistic about the upcoming tourney. There are some strong teams out there, but I think it's gonna be a dope showcase of pure talent and skill.