Men's Olympic Hockey: Canada vs. China Prediction and Odds
The group stage of the Men's Olympic Hockey tournament is all wrapped up, which means it's time to move on to the bracket stage.
The United States, the ROC, and Finland all won their groups, and Sweden finished as the top non-group winning team, which means those four countries have an automatic BYE to the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the rest of the countries will face-off in a qualification playoff.
One of those four matchups is a game between Canada and China. The Canadians fell to the United States in the group stage, which means they'll need to get through the host country if they want to advance to the quarterfinals.
This will serve as a rematch of a group stage game where the Canadians handled the Chinese with ease, beating them 5-0. China lost all three of its group stage games.
Let's take a look at the odds via WynnBET for the rematch. Puck drop is set for 8:10am et on Tuesday.
Men's Olympic Hockey: Canada vs. China Odds and Total
Moneyline:
- Canada -10000
- China +825
Puck line:
- Canada -4.5 (-160)
- China +4.5 (+100)
Total:
- 6.5 (Over -180/Under +110)
Men's Olympic Hockey: Canada vs. China Prediction and Pick
This is the most lopsided matchup of all qualifying play-off games. If you have a spare $10,000 lying around, you can bet it all on Canada to win what would basically be a free $100. I certainly wouldn't recommend anyone to do that, and the only real betting option in this game is the 4.5-goal puckline.
Canada beat them 5-0 in the group stage, so if you think they can win by at least five goals again, you can get -160 odds on that. The alternate -5.5 puck line is also available, and you can get Canada at +120 odds on that.
The Chinese know that they're the worst team in this tournament, and their hopes are all but gone. Canada will steamroll them in this game, and I actually like the +120 odds on the -5.5 puck line.