My first 2 plays of the 2012 World Junior tourney did not go as planned. The Finns looked like they were going to be able to keep the game with Canada close after they had their time out and Ruutu scored a beauty over Visentin, but then Stone scored his second of the game and the flood gates opened. In the other game, Sweden dominated as anticipated and they were covering the 5.5 goal spread when Latvia scored a late goal to cut the lead to just 9-4 and Sweden was unable to respond. This leaves my World Junior record at 0-2 for -2.43 units, but tonight I hope to turn it around with some W’s.
Finland @ USA
The USA showed they have the firepower to score goals in this tournament when they lit up Denmark 11-3 in their tournament opener. Of course Denmark is considered one of the weakest teams in the tournament, but this firepower shows that the States have the ability to run up the score in games. I don’t expect the States to do as well as Canada against the Finns in this game, but they should win by more than one goal. I found a spread of 2 at 5Dimes.com, so even if the States only wins by 2 goals the bet is a push, but I expect them to take this one by 3 or 4.
Play: USA (-2) -125 (5Dimes.com)
Sweden @ Switzerland
Switzerland was unable to score against Russia, but they did outshoot the Russians 40-30 and I expect them to surprise some people in this tournament. The Swiss have the reputation of playing a responsible game defensively and I expect them to try to tighten up the game against a more skilled Swedish opponent. Expect this game to finish with Sweden winning the game, while recording no more than 4 goals, which will result in a total of under 7.
Play: Under 7 +110 (5Dimes.com)
Czech Republic @ Canada
The Canadians showed they have the ability to destroy contenders when they defeated the 5th rated Finnish team 8-1 in the tournament opener. The Czech’s won 7-0 last night over Denmark, but I still believe them to be a weaker team than Finland and with a day off Canada should be ready to go score some more goals and put another rout on a weaker opponent.
Play: Canada (-4.5) -110 (5Dimes.com)
Written by: Niko de Jonge
Tagged with: Canada betting • Czech Republic betting • Finland betting • Sweden betting • Switzerland betting • USA betting