Bovada released a wide array of betting options for the best-of-three final round of the World Cup between Canada and Team Europe on Monday.
Naturally, there are the run of the mill matters like game lines:
Europe vs. Canada (World Cup of Hockey Finals)
Europe +575 (23/4)
Canada -1000 (1/10)
Total Goals Europe vs. Canada (World Cup of Hockey Finals)
Over/Under 6
Interesting over/under, huh?
Things get more fun as the prop bets get stranger/more specific. Personally, the head-to-head player bets rank among the most fascinating:
Who will record more points in the game?
Sidney Crosby (CAN) 2/3
Anze Kopitar (EUR) 11/4
Draw 5/2
Who will record more points in the game?
Patrice Bergeron (CAN) 1/1
Draw 2/1
Marian Hossa (EUR) 9/4
Who will record more points in the game?
Brad Marchand (CAN) 4/5
Draw 9/5
Mats Zuccarello (EUR) 3/1
Hmm, maybe Marchand wouldn’t be the greatest bet. He’s probably feeling pretty fat and happy after signing that $49 million contract extension, after all.
At least one outlet finds Europe to be an enticing gamble thanks to Jaroslav Halak’s hot play, for what it’s worth.