NHL Hockey Betting Strategy
The National Hockey League's season runs from October until early June, when
the eventual Champions of the NHL are awarded the Stanley Cup. The puckline
is the most popular form of hockey bet, which is itself hockey’s version
of pointspread betting. Hockey betting also offers the "Grand Salami"
Bet, a totals bet where players bet on the total number of goals scored on that
particular day. NHL games must go to the second period to be considered "action".
To understand puckline betting, consider the example below:
Philadelphia +1.5 -240
Toronto -1.5 +195
In the example above, Philadelphia is the underdog, as indicated by the plus
(+) sign in the puckline. These figures mean that anyone betting on Philadelphia
wins if Philadelphia either wins or doesn't lose to Toronto by more than 1.5
goals. The second number, -240, is the price – this means that if Philadelphia
wins or doesn't lose by more than 1.5 goals the bettor wins $100 for every $240
wagered.
In the second line Toronto must win by more than 1.5 goals for the bet to win.
In this event, the bettor wins $195 for every $100 wagered.
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