{"id":11135,"date":"2026-02-18T01:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/11135\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T01:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:26:20","slug":"finland-vs-switzerland-prediction-picks-odds-for-wednesdays-mens-olympic-hockey-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/11135\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland vs Switzerland Prediction, Picks &#038; Odds for Wednesday\u2019s Men\u2019s Olympic Hockey Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Finns will look to stay hot in the quarterfinals against Switzerland, which prevailed over Italy in the qualifying round.<\/p>\n<p>My Finland vs Switzerland predictions expect the Finns to stay hot after dominating their final two games of the preliminary rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading for my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/picks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:free betting picks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">free betting picks<\/a> for Wednesday, February 18.<\/p>\n<p>Finland vs Switzerland prediction<\/p>\n<p>Finland vs Switzerland Best bet: Finland -1.5 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/betting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:+135 at BET99;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">+135 at BET99<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Finland was humbled and, quite frankly, shocked in a loss to Slovakia. But, the Finns responded in a big way over their final two games, taking down Sweden 4-1 and Italy 11-0.<\/p>\n<p>The Finns are a powerhouse, and Switzerland shouldn\u2019t pose much of a threat. Finland\u2019s top-heavy roster is showing up and producing, and it has easily covered the puck line in back-to-back contests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss have surprisingly won two of the last three meetings with Finland, but NHL talent wasn\u2019t present. The Finns should cruise to victory on Wednesday in Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Finland vs Switzerland same-game parlay<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/betting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"Bet99\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0700a56d53c4c7e96ed2fbd16432dc00.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bet99<\/p>\n<p>Finland -1.5<\/p>\n<p>Over 5.5<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/betting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:+325 at BET99;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">+325 at BET99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finland has been scoring goals left and right since the defeat to Slovakia, netting 15 across their last two games, and there are no signs of them slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss also have some weapons. While most of the damage in front of the goal will come from the Finns, Switzerland will get on the scoresheet as well.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the previous three meetings have hit the Over in goals, too.<\/p>\n<p>Finland vs Switzerland SGPFinland vs Switzerland odds<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline: Finland -230 | Switzerland +175<\/p>\n<p>Puck Line: Finland -1.5 (+130) | Switzerland +1.5 (-170)<\/p>\n<p>Over\/Under: Over 5.5 (+125) | Under 5.5 (-160)<\/p>\n<p>How to watch Finland vs Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>Location<\/p>\n<p>Milano Santagiulia Arena, Milan, Italy<\/p>\n<p>Date<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, February 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Puck drop<\/p>\n<p>12:10 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>TV<\/p>\n<p>Peacock<\/p>\n<p> Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.<br \/>Not intended for use in MA.<br \/>Affiliate Disclosure: Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Covers.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/olympics\/finland-vs-switzerland-prediction-picks-best-bets-february-18-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Finns will look to stay hot in the quarterfinals against Switzerland, which prevailed over Italy in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6173,17],"class_list":{"0":"post-11135","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-switzerland","8":"tag-finland","9":"tag-switzerland"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}