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The next Ice Hockey World Championship will start very soon. It will be the world's top competition in the spring, along with the NHL playoffs. In this article, we will tell you about the most interesting bets on the top hockey teams of the 2020 World Cup.
Content
- Canada
- Russia
- Sweden
- Finland
- USA
- Czech
- Switzerland
- In which bookmakers to place bets?
- Conclusion
Canada
The national team of Canada, regardless of the composition that it will be lucky for the World Cup, is in the TOP-3 of the main favorites of the tournament. Canada plays very fast, sweepingly, power play is incredibly good. From this squad you can always expect a hail of washers: in general for the match and from Canada in particular.
Also, Canadians traditionally have problems with goalkeepers: at a rare World Cup, the squad can boast of a reinforced concrete gate guard, sometimes failing matches happen when the team misses too much.
Hence, great options for betting on the Canadian national team are:
- TB matches
- Canada Individual Total Over
- individual total of rivals more, as soon as the North American squad will be opposed by a more or less solid team
Canada is very strong in the group stage, crushing the weak and effectively playing with the strong. In the playoffs, a more cautious and grassroots game begins.
Russia
Russia, according to its potential, should play at least in the final of the World Cup every year, because each time it brings one of the most powerful squads among all the participants in the world forum. Russia always has top-class goalkeepers, a powerful attack, but there are problems with defense and there is not always a well-coordinated team game.
The Russians practically do not lose to the national teams outside the TOP-6, but they do not play in the best way with strong opponents, especially in the playoffs: Canada, Finland, Czech Republic, USA, Sweden regularly beat Russians, blocking their path to victory, and even medals.
[stextbox id = 'info'] In the matches of the Russian national team, we recommend betting on TB in games with weak opponents, as well as with Sweden, Canada. Russia often plays with Latvia, Finland, Czech Republic through TM [/ stextbox]
The group stage should also be noted. There the squad most often skates over the rivals, almost without losing points and throwing an incredible number of pucks.
In the playoffs, victories are already much more difficult. Moreover, Russia often stumbles in the playoffs, being the clear favorite of the match.
Sweden
Tre Krunur, along with Canada and Russia, is annually included in the TOP-3 main contenders for victory at the world forum. And often in modern times it is Sweden that wins the World Cup.
The distinctive features of the Swedish national team are the highest passing culture, fast team play, reliable goalkeepers. The Swedes play very stable: the team rarely allows itself to lose points in matches by opponents not from the TOP-6. Also, this squad always confidently passes the group stage, deals with those who are lower class without problems, plays confidently in the playoffs, rarely leaving the tournament distance to the quarter finals. This is due to the fact that Sweden always brings the strongest squads to the World Cup and takes a responsible approach to the tournament.
[stextbox id = 'info'] We recommend betting on the victory of the Swedes in the match with weaker opponents (with the exception of Latvia and Switzerland, perhaps). Also, in Swedish matches, it is more appropriate to bet on TB (the squad itself throws a lot and gives opponents to play) [/ stextbox]
Finland
Suomi preaches grassroots hockey with a rich defense. The Finns have the strongest goalkeeping school in the world, and the team also acts in a very well-coordinated and disciplined manner. The squad rarely wins at world forums, because a lot must converge for this, Finland loses to many in composition. The Finnish national team does not have an abundance of world hockey stars, but the team takes on others: discipline, endurance, dedication.
[stextbox id = 'info'] In the matches of the Finnish national team it is advantageous to bet on TM, on TM of this team's penalty minutes [/ stextbox]
USA
The Stars and Stripes have not won at world forums for a very long time, and they rarely get into the top three. The United States treats the world championships as a second-tier tournament because the # 1 tournament is the NHL for them. In view of the fact that the Americans bring far from the strongest squads to the World Cup, it is extremely difficult for them to count on a lot. The team still makes it to the playoffs (and often with great difficulty), and then flies out to the 1/4 or 1/2 finals, occasionally reaching the matches for the bronze.
[stextbox id = 'info'] In the playoffs of the USA team, it is profitable to bet on the opponents of this team: their individual total is greater, plus or zero handicap. Also, in decisive playoff matches, it is profitable to bet on US opponents as well. [/ Stextbox]
A hastily assembled team before the World Cup, made up mainly of not the strongest players in the country, who were eliminated from the first rounds of the NHL playoffs and are not in the best psychological state, it is difficult to claim victory. The squad is most often inferior to the strongest squads of the world in the decisive games of the championship.
Czech
The Czechs have not won the World Cup for a long time either, and their chances of winning at each new tournament are estimated not too high – around 15. The Czechs now have very few top NHL players, and even they are most often occupied in the Stanley Cup and do not reach the World Cup. As a result, the team has a hard time qualifying for the playoffs, but has not gone further than 1/2 since the 2015 season.
The Czechs are trying to act in a similar way to the Finns: the most important thing is reliable defense. Therefore, in the matches of this squad, low totals are often encountered, and it also concedes a little.
[stextbox id = 'info'] In the matches of the Czech Republic national team against such rivals as Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Latvia, it is profitable to bet on TM. Also, the playoff games of this squad sometimes turn out to be grassroots: TM 4.5. [/ Stextbox]
Switzerland
The Alps are the fastest growing team in the world. The squad each new World Championship aims to almost win. Moreover, twice the team was one step away from victory, losing in the final. The Swiss have a lot of very strong NHL players (mainly in the defensive line), and they also have a very strong local league. As a result, a very combat-ready, well-trained, competent team gathers every year, bringing surprises every year.
[stextbox id = 'info'] Actually, it is profitable to place bets on surprises from the Swiss: they have developed to such a level that they can beat almost anyone, and if they lose, then most often they are minimal. [/ stextbox]
Also, a distinctive feature of the Swiss is that the team has outgrown the level of the middle peasants, and very confidently deals with rivals of the level of Latvia, Denmark, France, almost without losing points in fights with them. This is what you need to focus on in your bets.
In which bookmakers to place bets?
Of course, bookmakers cannot pass by the main event in the world of hockey and offered a list of events long before it began. Moreover, you can find here both individual matches and long-term bets on the winners and prize-winners of the Championship.
IronBets recommends betting only at legitimate and trustworthy bookmakers. Such bookmakers have passed the test of time and users. These include, for example, Betcity, Betting League, Fonbet and others.
Betcity offers traditionally good painting, which is getting bigger every day.
And the League of Betting will certainly please with promotions and special offers closer to the start of the tournament. But it is quite convenient to make regular bets here, at fairly good competitive odds.
Conclusion
All of the above observations are typical for the top national teams of the World Cup at their average World Cup. Each year, teams bring in different squads, so the final result and the results of individual matches may be different, however, it does not go beyond certain limits.
