The 2024-25 SVNS season is set for its grand finale in Los Angeles. Find out the top SVNS LAX 2025 betting tips as the world’s best rugby sevens sides prepare for the final showdown of the campaign.
All eyes turn to Los Angeles this weekend as the 2024/25 World Rugby SVNS Series reaches its thrilling conclusion at Dignity Health Sports Park. The world’s top eight teams light up the venue on May 3 and 4.
Having secured the regular season title, Argentina now set their sights on closing out the campaign with the ultimate prize. But Los Pumas have not lifted the title in Los Angeles since 2004, and never in this format.
Before getting to our 2025 Los Angeles 7s predictions, don’t forget to have a quick look at the details below.
| ℹ️ Event: | 2024-2025 SVNS season, (LAX) Los Angeles Series 2025 |
| 🧾Format: | 8 teams compete in two pools, followed by knockout & decider games |
| 🏉 Venue: | Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles, USA |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Saturday, May 3 to Sunday, May 4, 2025 |
All six stops in the regular season are already behind us. After Singapore, here’s how the final 2024/25 SVNS table looks:
| Current Standings | Team | Events Played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 6 | 104 |
| 2 | Fiji | 6 | 96 |
| 3 | Spain | 6 | 88 |
| 4 | South Africa | 6 | 70 |
| 5 | France | 6 | 65 |
| 6 | Australia | 6 | 57 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 6 | 56 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 6 | 50 |
| 9 | Kenya | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 6 | 27 |
| 11 | Ireland | 6 | 23 |
| 12 | USA | 6 | 12 |
Argentina’s successive wins in Perth, Vancouver, and Hong Kong fueled their championship run. Rugby SVNS betting companies will consider them solid contenders for success in Los Angeles as well.
Fiji won the title in Singapore, but their poor run of form in Perth, Vancouver, and Hong Kong cost them the title. Osea Kolinisau’s men had won the first series of the season in Dubai and were third in Cape Town.
Spain finished a commendable third in the regular season standings. Surprisingly, they did so without winning a single event. After finishing as runner-ups in Dubai, they finished third in Perth and Vancouver. They were remarkably consistent throughout the season and managed to break into the top four as a reward.
South Africa won in Cape Town and finished second in Vancouver. But, the Blitzboks’ terrible outings in the final two steps forced them to stay content with a fourth-place finish.
France, Australia, New Zealand, and Great Britain make up the top eight. Meanwhile, Kenya, Uruguay, Ireland, and the USA have failed to qualify for the main event in Los Angeles. They will feature in the play-off competition with the top Challengers Series teams to determine their next season status.
The teams for the 2025 USA Rugby Sevens will be split across four pools in the group stage. Here’s how they line up:
The top pair from every group will move on to the semi-finals, which will be played in a knockout style on the last day of the tournament.
France made history last season by clinching their first-ever title in the competition. South Africa, however, remain the most decorated side on US soil with five titles. Meanwhile, New Zealand have proven to be the team to beat in Los Angeles in particular, capturing victory in three of the seven events hosted in the city.
The latest betting odds for the 2025 Los Angeles Rugby Sevens are out, and it’s no surprise to see Argentina leading the pack. Here are the top five favorites according to betting sportsbooks in the United States:
Argentina have been in brilliant form and even though they missed out on the Singapore trophy, the back-to-back regular season champions still look the team to beat.
Fiji have the second shortest 2025 Los Angeles Rugby Sevens odds. They seemed to be back to their best in Singapore last month.
Current LAX title holders have only two silver medal finishes this season. So, backing the Men in Blue will not be one of the riskiest USA Rugby Sevens 2025 predictions to make.
The All Blacks Sevens had a poor season by their standards and posted a single-digit score in Singapore. Still, New Zealand cannot be overlooked because of their incredible record in Los Angeles.
South Africa have won only one of their five US SVNS crowns in Los Angeles, but the 2025 Los Angeles Rugby Sevens odds are labeling them one of the top five contenders as well.
After exploring the odds across top sportsbooks, we have finalized these three 2025 rugby 7s LAX betting tips:
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None of Fiji’s three US SVNS wins came in Los Angeles, but the Flying Fijians did manage to make it to the final twice after the competition returned to LA in 2020. They also finished third in 2023, so a gold medal finish in the City of Angels might not be too far away.
The recent record also speaks in favor of Fiji. They come to Los Angeles only a month after their incredible Singapore campaign. Fiji showed they can cope with pressure after making a brilliant comeback in the final after going 7-0 down against Kenya.
Viwa Naduvalo bagged a brace and Rauto Vakadranu added another, as Fiji clinched a 21-12 win. Earlier, they had seen off hot favorites Argentina to reach the final. Fiji has the form and quality in their squad to get the job done in LA. So, we are picking them as our potential US SVNS champions.
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South Africa had some injury troubles that have affected their performances in recent tournaments. Quewin Nortje, the Blitzboks’ leading try-scorer, returns to the team, joined by two-time World Series winners Ronald Brown and Mfundo Ndhlovu.
So, we expect South Africa to perform much better than what we have seen from them in recent outings. They have enough firepower to win the pool ahead of Argentina as well.
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Spain are an even bigger longshot to win Pool B according to odds, but we believe they represent excellent value. We have seen incredible consistency from Spain this year and know that they are capable of beating any team. For this reason, we feel tempted to root for them as the Pool B winners.
Fiji will draw inspiration from their performance in Singapore to end their nine-year wait for success in the US. South Africa, meanwhile, should be strong enough to win the race for the Pool A top spot after welcoming back multiple top players.
