CANADA VS NORWAY 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS LATEST BETTING ODDS

Canada are so heavily-favoured to win this match, that bookmakers aren’t even paying out on them. That’s right, if you’re looking to bet in the outright market for this match, you’d better be backing the draw or Norway as Ladbrokes have listed Canada at a straight 1.0 to win the match. The 60 minute draw pays 17.0 while an unlikely Norwegian victory paying out at 26.0.
This is the business-end of the Winter Olympics for most folks and this is also the most widely-watched event in Canada.
Ladbrokes is offering up almost two dozen markets for this match and most of them will be available for live in-play betting.
The over/under for total goals is set at 7.5 with the over paying 1.66 and the under at 2.1. For Canada to score more than 6.5 goals in this match we’ve got a 1.66 price for the over and 2.1 for the under as well. Norway are favoured to score with their 0.5 paying 1.66 for the over and 2.1 for the under. Canada are a slim 1.15 to win the 1st period with the draw at 6.5 and Norway trading at 19.0.

Canada are also trading at 1.09 to score first with Norway listed at 8.0. There is some really interesting period handicap betting with Canada to win the 1st period (-1.5) trading at 1.57 and you can also back Canada (-2.5) in the 1st period at a 2.62 price. That’s my option for people looking to back Canada to run up a big tally. Considering that the 1st period total goals over/under is set at (+1.5) at a slim price of 1.3, you can see why it makes sense to back Canada to get 3 goals in the 1st period.
If you’re feeling especially confident, why not check out the 1st period correct score market? If you think Canada will score 3 exactly without conceding, you’re looking at a very solid 4.7 margin. Canada to win the 1st period 4-0 pays out at 8.5 while a 3-1 1st period margin is sitting at a very solid 17.0.
In terms of the overall match correct score, the lowest-priced option is Canada to win 7-1 which trades as the only single-digit option at 8.0. Canada to win 6-1 pays out at 13.0 while 5-1 is 17.0. There are so many permutations and variables here, you really have to check them out for yourself.
It looks like Canada is set for a heavy victory and punters looking to maximize their payouts on the Canucks will have to get creative. I expect Canada to spend most of the game in 4th gear. Without a formal practice session, this more-or-less counts as a warm-up match and that should factor into your equation when you’re putting your money down. The big question is how hard will Norway play, and how will the crowd affect the Canadian players? I think a GM Place full of screaming Canadian fans could propel their heroes on to a double-digit victory.