USA U20 vs Germany U20 Prediction: Germans to be thrashed again

The United States men's national junior ice hockey team will take on Germany on August 10 at 05:00 (UTC+3). Let’s see how the opponents are doing & what the best bet is. There are several options for you to consider!

Team USA U20 has big plans for the upcoming championship. It has a fairly strong squad that can clearly count on a place on the podium. However, the Americans decided it was a waste of time to spend too much effort on preparation. Thus, over the past two summer months, the US junior national team has played only two friendlies where they lost to Finland U20 with a difference of three pucks, but then crushed Switzerland U20 with a score of 6-1.

According to bookmakers, Team Germany U20 has a better chance of winning the World Championship than Latvia U20, but in preparation for the tournament, the Germans were unable to cope with the Latvians (1-3). They also faced Slovakia's U20 squad, which they also lost to (3-5). In general, we can conclude that the German national junior team has nothing much to do at the upcoming World Championship.

The USA is the clear favorite in this pairing. The nominal guests have very little chance even to get a draw in regulation time. Also it is always difficult for the German junior team to play against the Americans. In eight head-to-head games out of the last nine, the USA national team has defeated the Germans by at least three pucks. Based on this, we believe that the German team will be defeated again.

Prediction: Handicap USA (-3.5).

Betting options:

• H1 (-3.5) for 1.71;
• TO (6.5) for 1.88.

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