Team Canada is listed as a strong favourite to beat Team USA in the semifinal of the Under-20 World Junior Hockey Championship (WJHC) in Ufa, Russia on Thursday (4 a.m. ET, TSN).

Betsson.com, a large European-based sportsbook that accepts Canadian players, installed Team Canada as a 1.40 (-250, 2-5) favourite to advance to the final on Saturday.

Canada is shooting for it 16th gold medal in the tournament, which officially began in 1977. Canada is the all-time leader in gold medals with 15 followed by Russia with 13.

In the other semifinal on Thursday (8 a.m. ET, TSN), defending tournament champion Sweden will face Russia. bet365.com has both teams listed at 1.88 (-114, 22-25).

Below are the odds for Thursday’s games at selected online sportsbooks. The odds shown are in decimal odds format. To translate odds into American or fractional, please use our odds converter.

Bet Type	Selection
Three-way	USA	3.55	4.30	4.20	3.70
	Tie	4.70	4.50	5.25	4.50
	Canada	1.70	1.60	1.53	1.65
Two-way	USA	2.70	3.20	3.00	3.00
	Canada	1.40	1.35	1.34	1.36
Puckline	USA	+1.5 (1.65)	+1.5 (1.72)	+1.5 (1.83)	+1.5 (1.65)
	Canada	-1.5 (2.10)	-1.5 (2.10)	-1.5 (1.87)	-1.5 (2.10)
Total	Over	6.5 (2.00)	6.5 (2.10)	6.5 (2.00)	6.5 (2.05)
	Under	6.5 (1.72)	6.5 (1.72)	6.5 (1.75)	6.5 (1.67)

Bet Type	Selection
Three-way	Sweden	2.25	2.35	2.35	2.30
	Tie	4.20	4.30	4.75	4.30
	Russia	2.50	2.35	2.25	2.35
Two-way	Sweden	1.80	1.88	1.75	1.80
	Russia	1.90	1.88	1.95	1.85
Puckline	Sweden	-1.5 (3.20)	-0.5 (2.35)	-1.5 (2.90)	-1.5 (3.30)
	Russia	+1.5 (1.30)	+0.5 (1.60)	+1.5 (1.36)	+1.5 (1.28)
Total	Over	6.5 (2.15)	6.5 (2.25	6.5 (2.25)	6.5 (2.20)
	Under	6.5 (1.62)	6.5 (1.65)	6.5 (1.60)	6.5 (1.60)

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