Online Hockey Betting - Betting Hockey

Online hockey betting is somewhat different from wagering on other types of sports. Wagers in online hockey betting become official after 55 minutes of play or at the completion of overtime periods, in professional, college, and amateur games. All online hockey betting includes overtime scoring, except for wagers on the 3rd period of the game. Official results are released at the end of the game, with results of future bets given at the end of the season or tournament.

There are several options available in betting hockey. The straight bet, a side, is simply placing a wager on either team to win, with overtime always counted toward your bet. Another option is betting on the total score, where you must choose either the over or the under team to win the game. A total line is set to ensure that approximately half of the people will wager over or under. There is a total line in betting hockey called a Puck line, which may be either American or Canadian. In Puck lines, a point spread determines the favorite team, rather than by a Money Line.

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The Canadian line combines the point spread with a money line, with different prices for wagering on either team. A Money line shows the amount of the wagers placed and the amount of money to be won, for either the favorite or the underdog. The highest negative money line determines the favorite team, and the lowest negative money line and all positive money lines determine the underdog. In general, however, the money line will show the favorite as a negative and the underdog with a positive. The American Puck Line will always be even for the side wager, with the favorite being a half point higher than the underdog in the spread.

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All online hockey betting lines are posted the day of the event, giving you the option of placing bets either on the first half or for the total score of the game. Online hockey betting also features parlays, in which you can bet on up to eight teams. A parlay consists of combining several bets into a single wager, thus increasing the odds. Betting hockey parlays offers the possibility of winning big payouts.
Online hockey betting may seem somewhat confusing at first, but you'll find there is a lot of information available to you. The game is exciting and betting hockey can be great entertainment.

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by Stan Osborn at 1800-sports.com on May 23, 2006


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