Hockey Betting Odds 2010 - NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Lines

Hockey is considered by some the most difficult sport in which to wager on. When wagering on a Hockey event you have the option of wagering either on the money line which was covered in the Baseball section and also what is called the "puck line". The puck line is similar to the point spread used in Basketball and Football wagering.

For example: San Jose Sharks is a -1/2 point underdog and Team LA Kings is (e) even. If you wish to wager on San Jose Sharks you will be giving up -1 1/2 goals. If you wish to wager on LA Kings you will be given 1/2 goal. What this means is that if you were to wager on San Jose Sharks they would need to win the game by 2 or more goals for you to win your wager. If you were to wager on LA Kings you would simply have to have Team LA Kings win the game outright as there is no way to score a 1/2 point in hockey. Hockey wagering rules vary from book to book so make sure you check with yours to see what their policy is regarding ties. In this scenario if the game were to end in a tie, most honest books would void your wager and be a no action your money at risk will be refunded to your online sports betting account.

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NHL Playoff Betting

NHL teams play a total of 82 regular season matches, with the eight best teams qualifying for  the National Hockey League Stanley Cup Play-offs. The Play-offs is a best-of-seven knockout tournament that decides the Eastern and Western Conference Champions, who then meet in the Stanley Cup Finals.
 

NHL Stanley Cup Betting

Referred to by Ice Hockey fans as "The Cup", "The Holy Grail" or "Lord Stanley’s Mug" – the Stanley Cup is the highest accolade in professional ice hockey. In 2007, the Anaheim Ducks won their first Stanley Cup in the franchises history, defeating the Ottawa Senators 4-1 in the season finale.

Types Of NHL Hockey Bets

The puck line odds are one of the most popular ways to bet on NHL hockey. It combines the money line hockey odds with the point spread. Here’s an example of a puck line using two playoff teams. In the first game of the Oilers-Sharks series, the Sharks as the home team, with a hot goalie and as the higher seed were favored. The puck line would have looked something like this.

Edmonton Oilers +1.5 -180

San Jose Sharks -1.5 +160

A money line, used in baseball and hockey, takes the place of a point spread. Money line betting is simply wagering on a sports betting event based on a given price rather than a point spread. The team bet on has to win the game outright, regardless of the score. The minus sign (e.g.-130) always indicates the favorite and the amount you must bet to win $100. The plus sign (e.g.+120) always indicates the underdog and the amount you win for every $100 bet. Using this example, therefore, you would bet $130 to win $100 on the favorite, while for the underdog you would bet $100 to win $120.

The over/under is the number of points sports books expect will be the total score for the contest (both teams combined, overtime included). You bet on whether the total points scored will be more or less than this number. As with point spread bets, you must generally wager $110 to win $100.

Betting on a point spread or money line is sometimes called betting "sides" - that is, betting that one side or the other will be the winner - while betting the over/under is referred to as betting "totals". Stanley Cup Betting Glossary Here

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