actually - just the opposite.
because so few people bet hockey - the lines are much weaker than any other sport. if they make a bad line for, say, the rams/packers - people POUNCE on it - and the books get killed.
if the books make a bad line for, say, columbus/nashville - 4 people know about it - at most and the amount bet on the game is still miniscule.
as i have said before - take the nfl game this season that has the LEAST amount bet on it and compare it to the nhl game that has the most bet on it.
i'd be stunned if the nhl game got 10% of what the nfl game got!
because of this if you REALLY know what you are doing in the nhl - you can clean up more than any other sport.
keep mind that the nfl and nba - for the most part you lay 11-10 (there are exceptions - especially in the nfl - but for the most part it is 11-10) so you need to his 52.38% to break even.
in MLB - with it set the way it is - you can hit 50% and make a ton of money - and you can hit 66% and lose a ton of money. in baseball - for the most part - you need to pick the winner of the game to cash your ticket (yes - you can bet the run line - but not too many people do)
in the nhl - not only does your team NOT have to win the game for you to cash a ticket (because it is the only of the 4 major sports that has regualr season games end in a tie - i know ties can happen in the nfl - but they are so few and far between it's not worth discussing that) but it can tie the game and you can still cash a monster dog (take pittsburgh plus 1/2 goal against someone like detroit - and have the game end in a tie - and odds are you are still getting almost $2 for the bet - especially if the game was in detroit).
because of this - i feel the nhl is the EASIEST of the 4 sports to handicap - not the toughest.
because so few people bet hockey - the lines are much weaker than any other sport. if they make a bad line for, say, the rams/packers - people POUNCE on it - and the books get killed.
if the books make a bad line for, say, columbus/nashville - 4 people know about it - at most and the amount bet on the game is still miniscule.
as i have said before - take the nfl game this season that has the LEAST amount bet on it and compare it to the nhl game that has the most bet on it.
i'd be stunned if the nhl game got 10% of what the nfl game got!
because of this if you REALLY know what you are doing in the nhl - you can clean up more than any other sport.
keep mind that the nfl and nba - for the most part you lay 11-10 (there are exceptions - especially in the nfl - but for the most part it is 11-10) so you need to his 52.38% to break even.
in MLB - with it set the way it is - you can hit 50% and make a ton of money - and you can hit 66% and lose a ton of money. in baseball - for the most part - you need to pick the winner of the game to cash your ticket (yes - you can bet the run line - but not too many people do)
in the nhl - not only does your team NOT have to win the game for you to cash a ticket (because it is the only of the 4 major sports that has regualr season games end in a tie - i know ties can happen in the nfl - but they are so few and far between it's not worth discussing that) but it can tie the game and you can still cash a monster dog (take pittsburgh plus 1/2 goal against someone like detroit - and have the game end in a tie - and odds are you are still getting almost $2 for the bet - especially if the game was in detroit).
because of this - i feel the nhl is the EASIEST of the 4 sports to handicap - not the toughest.
If you know what you are doing like Winky and others there is value in pucks, used to be totals were peppered with weak numbers. For me personally they DESTROY me in pucks. Year in and year out.
Why I don't give up trying I will never know. Absolutely DESTROYING me!
Why I don't give up trying I will never know. Absolutely DESTROYING me!
Betting NHL can be easy and lucrative over the course of a year, much like baseball you need to pick and choose your spots as the seasons long. Here are a few things I look at or try and stick to.
Rules for betting hockey
1) Stay away from Road Favorites, they and the juice will eventually kill you over the course of a season.
2) Look for Home teams facing a team on the 2nd of a back to back situation. This one can be profitable.
3) If your dead set on looking for a Road Dog, look for a team playing its first game at home after a long road trip. This one has hit numerous times this year already with teams like Carolina cashing on the PL in Philly and Detroit losing at home to Nashville and Boston losing at home to Carolina after knocking off Dall,LA,ANA and COL in that order on a road trip.
4) Look for Teams on streaks Teams good and bad will always get on a roll and following the streak can prove profitable. A team like the Atlanta Thrashers came out of the gate quick, playing them early and with that streak made many people a ton of money, eventually things even out and they will hit a losing streak that should be bet into as well. Teams on a roll can make you cash.
Those are a few, hope they help.
HTRC
Rules for betting hockey
1) Stay away from Road Favorites, they and the juice will eventually kill you over the course of a season.
2) Look for Home teams facing a team on the 2nd of a back to back situation. This one can be profitable.
3) If your dead set on looking for a Road Dog, look for a team playing its first game at home after a long road trip. This one has hit numerous times this year already with teams like Carolina cashing on the PL in Philly and Detroit losing at home to Nashville and Boston losing at home to Carolina after knocking off Dall,LA,ANA and COL in that order on a road trip.
4) Look for Teams on streaks Teams good and bad will always get on a roll and following the streak can prove profitable. A team like the Atlanta Thrashers came out of the gate quick, playing them early and with that streak made many people a ton of money, eventually things even out and they will hit a losing streak that should be bet into as well. Teams on a roll can make you cash.
Those are a few, hope they help.
HTRC
I would be careful with number 4, unless you are following the team carefully the streaks in hockey don't last as long as they do in baseball or basketball. Teams will go on runs of playing well, but it may not necessarily show in streaks. The opposite problem is a team won't be playing so well and get lucky in a couple of games and play substandard teams in others and it looks like a streak. I would highly suggest not playing streaks if you are just very casual follower of the game. If you are keeping a close eye on it and following the flow of each team then streaks can be good, but just blindly looking to see how teams have done in their last 5 games or so won't tell you much.
I do like the play against the home team off a road trip, that one I even heard the announcers talk about recently. Then again I didn't think about it and played on the home team that was playing poorly all night, yet got a win when they scored with a few seconds left in OT
I do like the play against the home team off a road trip, that one I even heard the announcers talk about recently. Then again I didn't think about it and played on the home team that was playing poorly all night, yet got a win when they scored with a few seconds left in OT
There was a hockey system a few years where
you would take a 1/2 puck or more and go under
a hockey total of 5 1/2 or more in a two team
parlay. You would prefer a plus price but would
accept an average lay of up to -125, +05 and
-30 would be acceptable.
This system was so strong that Las Vegas and offshore books literally cried Uncle. They lost
hundreds of thousands on these parlays. The problem was the strong correlation between taking a 1/2 a puck or more and going under. The average score in hockey had dropped to 4 1/2 pucks per game. Books were still posting 5 1/2 and 6 total pucks on the game. Games were ending in ties after overtime as teams were content in letting the games end that way.
Las Vegas books started to refuse the parlays or drop the limits drastically. Stardust cut their limit to $50. MGM Grand took $1000 parlays and lost so much money they were forced to keep lowering the limits. Books were also barring players who only bet the parlays. The trick was to send runners in at various times of the day. It took a long time for Roxy when he was running LVSC to finally warn books how much a disadvantage they were at by accepting these parlays.
you would take a 1/2 puck or more and go under
a hockey total of 5 1/2 or more in a two team
parlay. You would prefer a plus price but would
accept an average lay of up to -125, +05 and
-30 would be acceptable.
This system was so strong that Las Vegas and offshore books literally cried Uncle. They lost
hundreds of thousands on these parlays. The problem was the strong correlation between taking a 1/2 a puck or more and going under. The average score in hockey had dropped to 4 1/2 pucks per game. Books were still posting 5 1/2 and 6 total pucks on the game. Games were ending in ties after overtime as teams were content in letting the games end that way.
Las Vegas books started to refuse the parlays or drop the limits drastically. Stardust cut their limit to $50. MGM Grand took $1000 parlays and lost so much money they were forced to keep lowering the limits. Books were also barring players who only bet the parlays. The trick was to send runners in at various times of the day. It took a long time for Roxy when he was running LVSC to finally warn books how much a disadvantage they were at by accepting these parlays.
WildBill, I agree with you on your point, I tend to assume that anyone betting will do research before wagering. I follow the NHL daily which allows me to research and refer to past performances. That should be a regular routine for anyone wagering on any sport. To just open a newpaper and look at a teams last 5 or 10 games and base a bet on that can be suicidal. Information is ultimately the key to getting on the right side and then hopefully if you've done your homework you'll end up on the right side of the score more times than not. Those rules are ones I try and stick to but are worthless to others unless they are willing to spend some time researching and capping within them.
HTRC
HTRC
The occasional 5.5 totals that are put up these days usually are shaded to the under so highly unlikely that works any more. I have found betting the over on 5.5 is usually a good value as relatively few games get that total and they are often matchups of high scoring teams that get into shootouts.
In addition to what has already been mentioned there is yet another betting option that is available at many European books where you can bet hockey like a soccer game. It is limited to regular time and allows either side to win or a draw.
The value here is the higher payouts especially on favourites, with the drawback of losing on an overtime win.
The value here is the higher payouts especially on favourites, with the drawback of losing on an overtime win.
How to win money on hockey? Just fade my V-Wager Hockey contest picks. It seems like I don't know shit about NHL. I'm doing great on Finnish hockey, but NHL is too difficult.
I'll post my contest plays soon
I'll post my contest plays soon
The 60 min tie is an option at ladbrokes and Will Hill I believe. Obviously you can't blindly bet each game set at 4.5 to tie but sometimes you get matchups that have tie written all over them. Also certain teams seem to have another team's number regardless of their positions in the standings so that can have an impact.
Relative to the other professional sports, hockey has one of the highest percentages of dogs winning outright so you can pick your spots.
Relative to the other professional sports, hockey has one of the highest percentages of dogs winning outright so you can pick your spots.
