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Betting (Minus) 101 With the NHL regular season (and Illegal Curve FREE handicapping contest) beginning in under a week, now is a good time to review the basics of hockey betting. Types of Bets: General A straight bet is a wager on the outcome of one game. A parlay is a wager on the outcome of multiple games. A futures bet is a wager on the outcome of an event in the future – for example, who will win the division, conference, and championship. Types of odds American Odds are expressed using a + or a –. European Odds are expressed using decimals. UK Odds are expressed using fractions. Example: a team that has a 50% of winning can be expressed as +100 (American), 2.0 (European) and 1/1 (UK). The rest of our article will only discuss American odds. Types of Bets: Hockey Betting the moneyline is a wager on a team to win a game. Betting on the puckline is a wager on a team to win a game with a handicap (usually +/- 1.5 goals). Betting on the total is a wager on whether the game will have over or under a certain number of goals Understanding the Moneyline A positive moneyline represents the amount of money to be won from a $100 bet. A negative moneyline represents the amount of money to be wagered in order to win $100. The team that is favored to win will have a negative moneyline because more money is required to be wagered in order to win the same amount. Example Here is a line that you could see during the regular season: ..............Team................Moneyline(1)......Puckline.........Total . Away...Calgary Flames......+130(2)..........+1.5 -200(4)...O5.5 -120(6) . Home Ottawa Senators......-140(3)..........-1.5 +180(5)....U5.5 +110(7) . Note: shootout and overtime wins count as 1 goal for the winning team. (1) The difference between the home and away moneylines is known as the juice (sportsbooks profit from the juice). A ten-cent difference between lines is known as reduced juice, while a twenty-cent difference between lines is the industry standard. (2) Betting $100 on the Flames would net you $130 (your $100 back plus an additional $130). (3) In order to win $100 on the Senators, you would need to bet $140 (a bet of $100 would net you ($71.43). (4) For this bet to win, Calgary must either win or lose by 1 goal. You would need to bet $200 in order to net $100. (5) For this bet to win, Ottawa must win by more than 1 goal. A bet of $100 would net you $180. (6) For this bet to win, more than 5.5 goals must be scored. You would need to bet $120 in order to net $100. (7) For this bet to win, less than 5.5 goals must be scored. A bet of $100 would net you $110. Still have questions? Send me an e-mail or post your questions in the comments section -------------------------------------------------------- NHL Point Totals Props People have all kinds of crazy opinions about which teams will surprise and which teams will disappoint. When I am asked to make a pre-season prediction on how teams will do, the first place I turn is the NHL Regular Season Points proposition. These lines are taken from CaribSports (CLICK TO ENLARGE): Thoughts? Other hockey betting news and notes: - Bet365 and Betsson are offering a prop on who will score the most points this season. - Pinnacle is offering props on how many points Crosby and Ovechkin will score. - Stan James, Unibet, Betsafe, Victor Chandler and 5Dimes are now offering division odds. Illegal Curve's FREE Handicapping Contest Illegal Curve's Recommended Sportsbooks

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