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Teh One Who Knocks
02-03-2014, 03:07 PM
Olympic hockey odds: Team Canada favored to win gold in Sochi
By OddsShark


With a roster stacked with NHL all-stars, Team Canada is a 2/1 favorite to take home gold in Russia this winter.

Canada's talent pool is so strong that a team made up of all countrymen left off the roster would be a serious medal contender.

The team going to Sochi will be headlined by Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Toews and a slew of other elite players at every position. All-Stars Claude Giroux, Logan Couture and others who impact NHL betting lines on a nightly basis didn't even make the team.

Canada is a runaway favorite to win Group B at -700. Finland (+350 to win the group) is also expected to advance out of the group which features Norway (+5000) and Austria (+10000).

Arguably the toughest group in the group stage is Group A, which features Russia (-200 to win the group), the USA (+175), Slovakia (+900), and Slovenia (+10000).

In addition to being loaded with offensively gifted players including Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, and Ilya Kovalchuk, Team Russia will have a passionate home crowd behind it and is going off at 9/4 to take Olympic Gold.

While Russia and Canada are known more for their finesse, Team USA is dangerous due to its grittiness. Physical players like David Backes, Dustin Brown, and Ryan Kesler compliment the high-end talent guys like Patrick Kane and Phil Kessel.

Goaltending could be a major advantage for the United States as well as both Jonathan Quick and Ryan Miller have shown the ability to stand on their heads and steal games for their respective teams. The USA is going off at 6/1 to win gold.

Group C features Sweden (-200 to win the group), the Czech Republic (+188), Switzerland (+700), and Latvia (+8000). Team Sweden is a popular pick to win gold going off at 4/1. The team has plenty of offensive talent led by the Sedin twins, Alexander Steen, and Henrik Zetterberg.

The big question will be in goal; can Henrik Lundqvist find his elite form on the international stage, or will his NHL struggles this season carry over to the Olympics?

The Czech Republic and Finland are each going off at 10/1 to win gold while Switzerland at 25/1 and Slovakia at 33/1 round out the contenders.

Teh One Who Knocks
02-03-2014, 03:11 PM
I used more updated odds than the ones that appear in the above synopsis.

DemonGeminiX
02-03-2014, 11:46 PM
Thanks for the multiple bets. :thumbsup:

Godfather
02-04-2014, 03:23 AM
I think a repeat is a tough, tough thing to do and I have some serious questions about who got left off, our goalies and our defense this Olympics (seriously, Hamhuis or Vlasik over Seabrook? No Giroux? Luongo playing average to poor?)

That said, I bet everything on Canada winning out of patriotism (and it's still reasonable odds) :lol:

DemonGeminiX
02-04-2014, 09:55 AM
:lol:

You're brave, GF. Just out of curiosity, did you see who's playing on the Russians' lineup?

Teh One Who Knocks
02-04-2014, 01:13 PM
Olympic Hockey 2014: Strengths and Weaknesses of Every Team (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1944982-olympic-hockey-2014-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-every-team)

redred
02-04-2014, 01:13 PM
:lol: i was going to spread my bet over every team bar GB but we haven't even got one

Teh One Who Knocks
02-04-2014, 01:37 PM
1948 was the last time the British ice hockey team qualified for the Olympic tournament :lol:

Teh One Who Knocks
02-04-2014, 02:12 PM
For anyone curious about the qualifying for this year's men's tourney:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_M en%27s_qualification

redred
02-04-2014, 03:02 PM
1948 was the last time the British ice hockey team qualified for the Olympic tournament :lol:

i take it we didn't win :lol:

Teh One Who Knocks
02-04-2014, 03:03 PM
http://i.imgur.com/XK4h4PS.png

You guys actually have 2 hockey medals from the Olympics :tup:

redred
02-04-2014, 03:38 PM
:woot:

DemonGeminiX
02-04-2014, 06:14 PM
Damn, the Swedes look freaking strong too.

redred
02-04-2014, 07:53 PM
:tup: i'll bet on them

Godfather
02-05-2014, 05:42 AM
:lol:

You're brave, GF. Just out of curiosity, did you see who's playing on the Russians' lineup?

Brave, dumb, it's a close call :lol:

I did see their team and it's definitely dangerous, but a lot of KHL'ers too and judging by how poorly they played in 2010 it's hard to know what teams shows up! Home turf and Ov playing at his best is going to be tough to beat.

I'm worried about the US and other European countries. Lot better goaltending out there, too many unknowns when you only play together for a couple weeks. It really does feel like it could be any one of the top 5-6 team's tourny to win eh?

Teh One Who Knocks
02-05-2014, 11:27 AM
Bet it all on Slovenia :thumbsup:

Jezter
02-05-2014, 12:54 PM
We have plenty of goalie options, but what we lack is a true sniper. One who does not need the usual 100 chances to score one goal. It is always the same thing with us: we work hard, we play well, but we just can't get the puck in the net! It takes SO much more effort and chances to score than it does for lets say USA and Canada. If we had those, we'd be higher up in the favorite rank... Our strength is teamwork, goaltending and attitude. Being the under dog or the dark horse of the competition. We've showed time and time again that we don't have to be in the limelight and the talk of the town. We come and do our job and go home with a medal.

Teh One Who Knocks
02-05-2014, 06:27 PM
We come and do our job and go home with a medal.

Did they add a medal for 5th place this year? :-k









































:nana:

Hal-9000
02-05-2014, 06:30 PM
:burn:

Jezter
02-05-2014, 08:26 PM
:meh:

redred
02-05-2014, 09:47 PM
well i've put some bets on :lol:

Hal-9000
02-07-2014, 02:04 AM
I was going to divide it all up based on probabilities...then my heart burst out of my chest, slapped me a good one in the face and I laid all 600 bones on Canada


:canada:

Godfather
02-07-2014, 06:39 AM
I was going to divide it all up based on probabilities...then my heart burst out of my chest, slapped me a good one in the face and I laid all 600 bones on Canada


:canada:

That's what I like to see brother

Hal-9000
02-07-2014, 03:35 PM
Hayley Wiki is our flag bearer/captain.....very cool

Lambchop
02-07-2014, 04:07 PM
I went for Russia. Know nothing about the sport. Hosting team seems like a fair bit.

Goofy
02-07-2014, 05:57 PM
Hayley Wiki is our flag bearer/captain.....very cool

Is she the Wikipedia founder? :shock:

Goofy
02-07-2014, 05:59 PM
First hockey player name i could remember from the old playstation nhl game was Jaromir Jagr so i'm gonna bet on Czech :tup:

Hal-9000
02-10-2014, 08:32 PM
:meh:

damn...I thought this was for overall medals in the Olympics






*and yes that big graphic/explanation about men's teams did absolutely nothing to help my cause :lol:

Teh One Who Knocks
02-10-2014, 08:35 PM
:meh:

damn...I thought this was for overall medals in the Olympics






*and yes that big graphic/explanation about men's teams did absolutely nothing to help my cause :lol:

:facepalm:

Yeah, that would have been the thread clearly labeled "2014 Olympic Overall Medal Count"

:fail:

Hal-9000
02-10-2014, 09:29 PM
:sad2: I admitted and still got insulted

Hal-9000
02-10-2014, 09:30 PM
can I borrow another 600 dollars? I got a welfare check coming, honest! 8-[

Hal-9000
02-10-2014, 09:30 PM
I'm willing to work it off in trade :naughty:

Hal-9000
02-10-2014, 09:31 PM
50$ a tug


:lol:

Godfather
02-12-2014, 01:00 AM
http://i62.tinypic.com/20uy70x.jpg

Teh One Who Knocks
02-18-2014, 05:32 PM
I would have thought the percentage on the Russian team would have been higher. And I guess I didn't realize how many Swedes were in the NHL either :-k

DemonGeminiX
02-18-2014, 07:51 PM
I think Jez said somewhere that the KHL is almost as good as the NHL, so it's probably a good reason for Russian hockey players to stay home instead of coming to the USA/Canada.

Hal-9000
02-18-2014, 09:58 PM
Latvia :lol:

it will be like beating up on someone's grandmother :dance:

*while she's sleeping

Muddy
02-19-2014, 12:08 AM
Lance Can you do vbookie on the quarter, semi, and final hockey games? I didnt vote on the Gold medal from the beginning becasue its so tough odds and I only have a little money..

Teh One Who Knocks
02-19-2014, 12:32 PM
It's too late to do the quarterfinal matches, but I will try and get the semi-final games up after the rest of today's games are completed.

Goofy
02-19-2014, 01:00 PM
My team are playing the USA tonight....... c'mon Jagrmeister!! :cheerlead:

Goofy
02-19-2014, 01:02 PM
Just checked their last game, Jagr was tripping for 2 minutes........ didn't realise he was a junkie [-(

Goofy
02-19-2014, 01:02 PM
There's people slashing and hooking too........ what kind of fucking game is this? [-(

DemonGeminiX
02-19-2014, 01:55 PM
I'm watching the Finns beat up on Russia right now and I'm thinking it might have been a bad idea for me to put wagers on every team except the Finns.

Muddy
02-19-2014, 02:44 PM
You know it sucks man.. These games happen while Im at work... I want to watch them some kind of bad..

Hal-9000
02-21-2014, 07:29 PM
One more step to vCash heaven :canada:

Muddy
02-22-2014, 12:53 AM
Im broke again... :(

redred
02-22-2014, 12:56 AM
can i bet some more ?

DemonGeminiX
02-22-2014, 01:31 AM
Betting closed on the 12th.

Hal-9000
02-22-2014, 07:59 PM
game starts at 5 am my time :-k






yeah, I can stay up tonight :lol:

Hal-9000
02-22-2014, 07:59 PM
I was going to divide it all up based on probabilities...then my heart burst out of my chest, slapped me a good one in the face and I laid all 600 bones on Canada


:canada:



:thumbsup:

Godfather
02-23-2014, 02:07 AM
Not over yet my friend. Big big day tomorrow.

DemonGeminiX
02-23-2014, 02:34 PM
This event has been settled.

Godfather
02-23-2014, 02:35 PM
Sweet. Bet it all on the Seahawks then on this! What's the conversion rate of vcash to donuts?


Also, I'm curious to know who bet against their country. We don't have 7 Canadians on this forum :P