The smart money isn't only on the favourites. Norway (25/1) come in off eight wins from eight and a +32 goal difference; Uruguay and Senegal carry knockout pedigree. Their stars are cheaper and lower-owned than the France/Spain core — the place to find ceiling without paying for it.
Norway are the headline: the Haaland–Ødegaard double-up is the most direct dark-horse stack on the board, and their qualifying numbers — best goal difference in Europe — were not a fluke. Sørloth adds a cheap third route into the same attack for managers who want to triple up.
Uruguay (Spain's Group H foil) and Senegal, drawn in France's Group I, give you knockout-grade players at group-stage prices and ownership. The blueprint: build the spine with chalk, then win the mini-league with one or two of these.
Favourites keep you level. Dark horses win you the season — if you're brave a week early.
The same names anchor our wider favourites-and-dark-horses shortlist.
Sources: European Gaming — winner odds · ESPN — title odds · RotoWire — group-stage rankings.