Canada and the United States are the two favorites in today's Olympic hockey games, although neither team can afford to look past their competition.
The United States will play a tough Finland squad in the early game today. The U.S. is favored by -190, although the price differs at most sportsbooks. The total on the game is 4.5.
Ryan Miller and Miikka Kiprusoff are both capable of winning the game, which makes laying that type of price with the Americans a bit risky. Sure, I'd love to see the U.S. win, but there is a difference between being a bettor and being a fan, so if the Americans win it will be without me backing them.
Slovakia is the surprise team of the tournament, but they have some firepower with Marian Gaborik and Marian Hossa. The key will be how the defense stacks up against the Canadians to try and take some pressure off Jaroslav Halak.
Canada has looked impressive in its last two games and a result are favored by 2.5 goals. The total on the game is either 6 or 6.5 depending on the sportsbook and even the odds fluctuate greatly. If you like the total be sure to shop, as the differences are fairly significant at some shops.
Today's play is in Olympic hockey up at Free Sports Betting Picks located in the Sports Gambling 101 section of the site.
Photo: Slovakia will need to come up huge to have any chance of upsetting Canada tonight.(Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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