**** U.S. vs. Guyana ****

Coming in hot with these plays. Take a look:

* United States (minus-3.5/4 ... minus-185) ... 30 units

* Christian Pulisic To Score First (plus-500) ... 5 units

* Christian Pulisic To Score Any Time (plus-125) ... 10 units

* Christian Roldan To Score Any Time (plus-140) ... 5 units

* Total Bookings Total Over .5 cards (United States) ... 5 units

Analysis: This should be an utter trashing of Guyana in the Americans' Gold Cup opener at Allianz Field in Minnesota. Despite the fact the U.S. has beyond struggled in its offensive third for several matches, including a blowout loss against Venezuela, the Americans are playing one of the worst teams they have faced in a long time. Guyana is tied for 177th in the latest FIFA rankings, so that is all you need to know about the minnow.

Expecting a big game from Christian Pulisic in his return and feel like the midfield is going to overun the Guyana defense all night long. I don't trust Gyasi Zardes to get in the scoring mix and have no clue why Jozy Altidore is relegated to the bench. This would have been a perfect opportinity for Altidore to bag a few goals and get ready for that anticipated showdown with Trinidad & Tobago in its next game.

Prediction: United States 6, Guyana 1

BOL.

- The Pan

We have to score first and early. Plain and simple. Get one in the first 10 minutes and floodgates.

BOL.

- The Pan

Zardes is terrible and should not be starting. Misses a sitter in the first half and finally scores because his face got in the way. 

Final score: United States 4, Guyana 0

Analysis: We have got to be better. This scoreline would be fine, but we were beyond mediocre in the first half and must get things fixed to be competitive in the knockout round of this tournament.

Zardes has no business starting matches for us, especially over Jozy Altidore. Tyler Boyd looked great in his first meaningful match, but I really can't get hyped over this game. The biggest concern, though ... Weston McKennie. Looked like a hamstring injury and that would absolutely doom us.

Happy to get a positive ROI on my plays to start.

BOL.

- The Pan