Curling Gold Medal Odds: Norway vs Canada

Defending champion Canada is favored in Curling odds on Saturday at 15:00 PST (6:00pm EST) to take the gold medal as they face Norway. Canada is trying to become the first Olympic curling team to go unbeaten at the games since 1924. Britain was the only other team to pull off the feat and it was only a four-team event back then. Curling returned as an Olympic sport in 1998 and Canada is the only team to go unbeaten (9-0) in the preliminary round since that time. Canada is a -450 favorite on the money line at online sportsbooks to win in gold medal Curling odds, -1.5 and -160 on the games line while there is also an option on total points at 12.5.

Canada will have the home crowd edge as thousands of people will be cheering for the Canadians at the Winter Olympics. Canada won the gold four years ago but eight years ago they were beaten by Norway. Nothing short of a gold medal will be tolerated for Canada this time. "I would like to get it not just for Kevin (Martin) and the other two but for your whole country, and ourselves," Canadian lead Ben Hebert said, we came here to prove something." Norway understands that the crowd will be against them. "It's going to be like 5,000 for Canada and maybe 500 for Norway," Thomas Ulsrud said. "The good thing about Norwegian fans, though, you will recognize them. They'll have some funny pants on."

Canada has made very few mistakes in this curling tournament and that is how they win. They make the shots while their opponents make mistakes. Martin is shooting 85 percent for the entire Olympics. Canada took out Sweden in the semifinals and Swedish captain Niklas Edin doesn’t believe Canada will lose. "You can make some mistakes, but not in the wrong places," Edin said. "It's going to be really tough to beat this team. They are the best team here." Martin is 10-0 in Curling odds for the 2010 Winter Olympics and he will be matched up against Ulsrud who gave him one of his only competitive games, losing 7-6. Since that time Martin has won nine games by a combined score of 74-33. Canada does have the pressure to win but they also have the talent. "This team isn't going to be satisfied unless we win," said Canada second Marc Kennedy.