The two favorites to win Olympic gold in men’s hockey hit the ice today.
VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis shares his Best Bets for the opening games featuring Canada (+115 at Circa) and the United States (+164).
Canada faces the Czech Republic (10:30 a.m. ET), and the spotlight immediately turns to the crease:
The Czech Republic may own the edge in goal, with Anaheim’s Lukas Dostal and Utah’s Karl Vejmelka both capable of stealing a game. Canada turns to Jordan Binnington, and head coach Jon Cooper is hoping for the version that shined in the Four Nations — not the one Blues fans have seen during a rocky regular season in St. Louis.
The United States opens against Latvia (3 p.m. ET):
As with Canada, goaltending is a mild question mark. Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg) was in the starter’s net at Monday’s practice and is expected to get the call for Game 1.
ICYMI: Davis also shared a few tournament futures he’s backing.
Quick Hits
College Basketball: Greg “Hoops” Peterson has Best Bets for tonight’s menu. On our college basketball page, you’ll also find Tyler Shoemaker’s plays, based on his men’s and women’s power ratings, and Josh Appelbaum‘s betting splits analysis.
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Wes also has his weekly writeup with Best Bets.
NBA: It’s the last action before the All-Star Break. Zach Cohen‘s Best Bets and Steve Makinen‘s Analytics Report will hit around mid-morning on our NBA page.
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