After a heated clash at the 4 Nations Face-Off last weekend, Canada and the U.S. – two long-standing rivals – enter the most anticipated hockey game of the year with neither country clearly favoured to win on PlayNow.
Both Canada (1.90) and the United States (1.90) share the same odds on PlayNow to win tomorrow’s championship in Boston, despite the fact the U.S. clinched its spot in the final with a 3-1 win over Canada last Saturday in a contest that featured three fights in the first nine seconds of play. A successful $20 wager on either team will pay out a total of $38.
On PlayNow, bettors are showing they still believe this is Canada’s game – with 75 per cent of bets and 87 per cent of money wagered on the red and white to win. Betting interest in the game is expected to be in line with what is usually wagered when the Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs or during a Stanley Cup Final – and the game is anticipated to be PlayNow’s most bet-on hockey game of 2025.
If Canada has any chance to win, they’ll likely need one of their “big three” to make an impact on the scoresheet: Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby are Canada’s three scoring leaders and have all made their presence felt at different stages of the tournament. The trio are among the favourites to score at least one goal tomorrow (McDavid and MacKinnon at 2.90, Crosby at 4.50).
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