2026 Winter Olympics odds, picks: Men's hockey Tuesday playoff predictions from proven expert

All 12 nations that took part in the 2026 Winter Olympics men's hockey preliminary round will also compete in the playoff round, which starts on Tuesday. However, the top four seeds advance directly to the quarterfinals of the Olympics hockey playoffs, while the other eight must take part in qualifiers beforehand. Two teams went perfect in the group stage -- Canada and the United States -- and they are the clear frontrunners per the latest 2026 Winter Olympics hockey odds.

Canada (-140) is the favorite, per FanDuel Sportsbook, with the U.S. (+210) not far behind. For Tuesday's contests, the latest hockey lines are: Italy (+920) vs. Switzerland (-1800), France (+520) vs. Germany (-750), Denmark (+315) vs. Czechia (-410) and Latvia (+680) vs. Sweden (-1100).

Before making any 2026 Winter Olympics men's hockey playoff picks or predictions, you need to see what hockey insider Matt Severance has to say.

Severance is coming off an outstanding NHL season in which he went 235-155-21 (plus $2,022). He enters the Olympic break on a 26-12 roll on NHL money-line picks this season, returning $1,326 for $100 players. 

For the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Severance is leaning Under 6.5 in Latvia vs. Sweden at 3:10 p.m. ET.

Severance has puck line picks on all four Tuesday games, including backing a nation which finished at the bottom of its preliminary group.

So who wins Tuesday's men's Olympic hockey games, and which puck lines should you be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see the picks and best bets from the 2026 Winter Olympics, and find out!