Well it was an unfortunate result for Team Canada and those who bet on Team Canada yesterday as they suffered a big 5-1 loss against USA in the World Junior semi finals yesterday. Most online sportsbooks had team Canada as a -1.5 goal favorite and 1.33 on the money line, its fair to say the handicapped this game horribly. Bettors who had the foresight to wager on USA would get three times their money on the winning bet. So for the second time Canada is relegated to play in the Bronze Medal game against Russia, while USA plays Sweden for the World Junior Championship. Odds for both medal games are quite tight with Canada and USA being favored by half a goal in each respective game. Canada played Russia in the round robin and won 4-1, that being said they also beat USA 2-1. Expect Canada to play hard as they would like to redeem themselves in this tournament, USA should have all the confidence in the world heading into the Gold Medal game. Below we have posted the current IIHF World Junior Medal games odds from Bet365 Sportsbook Canada
Bronze Medal Game Canada vs Russia Saturday January 5th 4am EST
Canada Puck Line -0.5 (1.75) Money Line (1.42) Over 6.5 (2.00)
Russia Puck Line +0.5 (2.10) Money Line (2.90) Under 6.5 (1.80)
Gold Medal Game USA vs Sweden Saturday January 5th 7am EST
Sweden Puck Line +0.5 (1.80) Money Line (2.35) Over 6.5 (2.15)
USA Puck Line -0.5 (2.00) Money Line (1.62) Under 6.5 (1.72)
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