Canada vs. United States odds, line: 2026 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey best bets from proven expert

Teams expected to meet for the gold medal meet when Canada battles the United States in a Group A preliminary matchup on Tuesday at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Canada is coming off a 5-1 win over Czechia, while the United States defeated Switzerland 5-0 on Tuesday. The United States (3-0), who has outscored its opponents 15-1, won the silver medal at the 2022 Beijing Games. Canada (2-0), who has outscored its opponents 9-1, won the gold medal in 2022.

Opening faceoff is set for 2:10 p.m. ET from Palaltalia in Milan, Italy. The United States is a -125 favorite (risk $125 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Canada vs. United States odds, while the over/under for total goals scored is 5.5. 

Before making any Canada vs. United States picks, or predictions, you NEED to see what the SportsLine expert Mike Tierney has to say.

A national sportswriter whose work has appeared in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has covered nine Olympic Games in person. At Rio in 2016, Tierney profited big-time. He told readers to bet over on Team USA's gold medal count (41.5) and over on Team USA's overall medal count (102.5). The result? 46 golds, 121 medals and two easy cashes. 

Then, at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Tierney hit two of his three predictions: Germany (+200) to win the most gold medals and the United States winning under 10.5 gold medals (+110). At the last Winter Games in 2022, Tierney cashed in again by backing Team USA to go over 22.5 total medals (-110) as the Americans claimed 25 overall medals.

Now, Tierney has set his sights on the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. He's found a critical x-factor in USA vs. Canada in women's hockey and is backing one side. 

So who wins Canada vs. United States in women's ice hockey, and what is the best bet for this matchup?... Join SportsLine right now to find out which side you should be all over, all from the expert who has crushed many of his past Olympic picks!