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Posted on 10/1/2007 6:53:21 PM
NHL Hockey Betting - How
to Bet On Hockey
By Tim Furious
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Hockey - The
puck has dropped in the 2007-08 season and the
defending champion Anaheim Ducks are off to a
mild start. Without Teemu Selanne and Scott Niedermayer
in the lineup, the Ducks +450 chances at winning
the Stanley Cup are in serious doubts. Can the
Ottawa Senators, Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red
Wings and New York Rangers take advantage of
this window of opportunity?
In the far more talented Western Conference,
the usual contenders will battle it out for regular
season supremacy. However, the +2000 Nashville
Predators have taken some serious losses on their
roster. As is stands right now, the +3500 Colorado
Avalanche look to be the team to bet on in our
NHL futures as the team to make it in to the
playoffs and replace the wounded Preds.
Free-agency altered
the landscape of the playoff picture in the
Eastern Conference as the Philadelphia Flyers
have risen from their status as the NHL’s
punching bag to emerge as a contender for the
Stanley Cup at +1000 in our NHL sportsbook. The
New York Rangers are pegged as favorites with
+750 odds with Chris Drury and Scott Gomez being
the biggest free-agency difference makers this
summer. However, all roads will have to go through
Ottawa, where the defending Eastern Conference
champion Senators will refuse to give up their
title without a good fight.
Picking your long-term investments can be a
difficult art form in hockey. Keep an eye on
teams with marquee goaltending and beefy blue-lines
to have a better shot at making it to the Stanley
Cup Finals as opposed to teams that flash a high
octane offense. Teams like Pittsburgh are surefire
takes in the regular season, but as long-term
investments in to the playoffs, they are hard
to keep faith in.
Offense is the
name of the game when you’re
trying to beat the Puck Line in hockey. Teams
with a high offensive punch will always reward
their betting faithful, so keep tabs on the high-flying
offense of teams like Pittsburgh, San Jose and
the Senators.
Check back with BetUS.com in our locker room
and sportsbook as we bring you all the latest
updates on NHL hockey betting throughout the
2007-08 season. Our experts will guide you through
the season as you look to keep your betting dollars
safely in play. Check out our sportsbook for
current games, and our futures section to see
if any of our long-term futures entice you. Good
luck and stay tuned to BetUS for all your hockey
betting needs!
Confused about
betting on hockey? It’s
easy! It’s just like betting on other sports
except with a few exceptions. At most sportsbooks
Hockey betting will offer two different types
of wagers: the puck line and totals.
The puck line works exactly as a point spread wager. If the favored team is listed
at -11/2 then they would have to win the game
by 2 or more goals for the bet to pay. Vice versa,
if the underdog's line is + 11/2 then they would
have to lose by less than 2 goals for the wager
to pay. The odds for the puck line are the standard
11/10 wager unless a money line accompanies the
puck line.
Totals are also offered within the hockey wagers. All total bets are at 11/10
odds unless otherwise accompanied by a money
line.
Parlay bets are combination bets, which are offered within all the hockey betting
venues. The more games combined into one single
wager, the higher the odds and the bigger the
payout. Parlays are paid out according to the
money line of the teams wagered on.
Quick Guide:
The
Puck Line: The Puck Line is the spread and
it is always 1.5 points. That means a team must
win by at least 1.5 points (or two goals) to
beat the spread. Keep your eyes on offensively
potent teams like the Pittsburgh Penguins, New
York Rangers and San Jose Sharks as favorites
to continually break the puck-line.
The
Money Line: No different than it is in any other sport.
Play the money line to win straight up and
cash in – no pesky Puck Lines here.
Over/Under: You can easily bet on teams to break
the over/under in NHL betting. Simply select
over/under the teams combined goals scored and
you win. You can also select the Team Total Points
which is simply the number of goals scored by
an individual team in a game.
Score big with
online sports betting in the BetUS.com sportsbook,
where you’ll find
NHL odds and lines for every NHL hockey game
of the year. If you like to bet on NHL hockey,
you’ll love the NHL player and game props
in our online sportsbook. Join BetUS today!
Just check out this great
collection of resources we've compiled for you
here at Capperspicks.com. Advice on handicapping
and betting games? We've got you covered! Bookmark
this page and check back often as we are constantly
writing new articles that offer betting tips
and sports handicapping
advice to increase your
chances for winning on all those bets you've
placed. We're here for you to help. Email us
if you need anything else that we don't provide.
We'll try to help but don't ask us for money
ok? LOL!
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