Anyone who follows Olympic Hockey betting will know that the rivalry between the Canadian and United States teams is one of the biggest rivalries in the sport.

After demolishing Norway 8-0 in their opener after only one practise as a full team, the Canadians will have worked out any of the kinks and will be ready for the American side that struggled to finish off a pesky Swiss team 3-1.

The Canadians have a powerful offense that is going to put up a lot of goals in this tournament and unlike the other big offense in the tournament, Russia, is strong at the back end. The Americans have been hurting on defence with the losses of Mike Komisarek and Paul Martin and being a young group with only Brian Rafalski being over 30 years old.

The biggest factor in this game will be Ryan Miller. He is having an incredible season this year with the Buffalo Sabres and has nine games with over 35 stops and has only lost two of them, both of which came in overtime. If he gets on a hot streak, the Canadians might be in trouble.

While the American team has a solid team, they will be no match for the powerhouse Canadian side. The U.S. team will have two solid lines however their third and fourth lines are no match and their top lines are undersized.

Their top forwards are Phil Kessel, Patrick Kane and Zach Parise, each of whom stands less than 5’11”. The whole Canadian team boast only three players under six feet tall. The size and physicality of the Canadian side will be too much for the Americans and, much like what happened in the game against Norway, they will be worn out and allow a lot of goals in the third period.