Canada vs. Russia 2010 Olympic Hockey Betting Tips
- By A.J. Ryder on February 25, 2010 07:09 GMT
We’re just over an hour way from the puck dropping in one of the most anticipated international hockey games in quite some time.
After a poor start to the competition, host country Canada face a must-win match against Alexander Ovechkin’s team Russian.
Team Canada are trading as the favourites with a price of around 2.15 to win the match in 60 minutes. The Russians are listed at about 2.9 to get the result in their favour. A draw, which would see us head to overtime, can be backed at a 5.0 price.
In terms of the outright money-line for Canada vs. Russia, you’re looking at 1.74 for Canada while Russia are trading at 2.3. This bet includes extra time and penalties. The punters don’t see a huge amount between the two teams in terms of goals scored, so opting for the outright market as opposed to the 60 minute market may prove to be a wise choice.
It’s unlikely we’ll see either team run away with this one early, so it may stay very close into the final minutes.
Canada are trading as the odds-on favourites to score the first goal with a price of 1.82 while Russia can be backed at 2.1. Russia on a (+0.5) handicap are listed at 1.79 while (+1.5) they are at 1.42 and at (+2.5) you’ll be looking at a 1.22 payday.
The over/under for the 1st period is listed at 1.5 with the over paying 1.81 and the under listed at 2.12. This could be one of those matches that takes a while to get going so a scoreless 1st period wouldn’t exactly be a shock, although, on the opposite hand, both teams could come out all-guns-blazing and try to make an early statement.
This one is going to be decided by Canada’s goalscorers. Roberto Luongo can do his job and is expected to have a good game. The Russians have a lot of offensive firepower, and they’ll likely score 2 or 3 goals. Canada simply needs to score more and take their chances properly and I think they’ll be able to get the job done here.
