Why is virtually every hockey total 5 1/2???

[bettilimbroke999]

7 of the 8 games tonight are over/under 5 1/2

Do the handicappers even cap these games or do they just figure 5 1/2 is a pretty good estimate of any NHL game?

[blittydeuce]

90% of games are 5.5, otherwise they are 5 or 6

[jjgold]

Hockey is the biggest crap shoot out of any sports, so unpredictable.

3 team parlay

COB BLUE JACKETS -130
MON CANADIENS -290
PHI FLYERS -160

[bettilimbroke999]

Must be easy to be the LV handicapper in charge of totals on NHL, yeahhhhh ummmmm let's see 2 NHL teams huh alright 5 1/2 sounds good, just ditto the rest of the board I'm goin back to sleep

[losturmarbles]

7 of the 8 games tonight are over/under 5 1/2

Do the handicappers even cap these games or do they just figure 5 1/2 is a pretty good estimate of any NHL game?

you do know what the numbers that come after 5.5 mean don't ya?

+115
-135

^^^those

i guess it would make more sense to have o/u of 5.3 -110?

[bettilimbroke999]

you do know what the numbers that come after 5.5 mean don't ya?

+115
-135

^^^those

i guess it would make more sense to have o/u of 5.3 -110?

Clearly retarded, in no other sport is the total always the same

[pico]

Clearly retarded, in no other sport is the total always the same

why do i see so many 2.5 totals for soccer. those people must be crazy

[element1286]

Must be easy to be the LV handicapper in charge of totals on NHL, yeahhhhh ummmmm let's see 2 NHL teams huh alright 5 1/2 sounds good, just ditto the rest of the board I'm goin back to sleep

You obviously don't watch hockey.

[bettilimbroke999]

why do i see so many 2.5 totals for soccer. those people must be crazy

B/c there is no scoring in soccer what could they do move the line down to 1? If any1 scores a goal you're pushing, or 4 then they have to score 5 goals for you to lose, entirely different set of circumstances when there is virtually no scoring

In NHL the range of possible scores is much larger, could be 1 goal, could be 8+ goals, just seems unlikely that every single game would be capped to the same exact half a goal

[bettilimbroke999]

You obviously don't watch hockey.

Correct, only Canadians watch/play hockey, just curious how they came up with exact identical totals on every game

[The HG]

Scoring is up a bit in hockey, mostly I think due to a rule change that makes it a bit easier to score on a power play.

It's true that last year and in years past there were a lot more 5s than we are seeing now, now it's a rare game that comes with a 5.

[element1286]

Correct, only Canadians watch/play hockey, just curious how they came up with exact identical totals on every game

They are not the same, as the prices on each of those lines are different.

But most games land between 5 and 7.

In 2006-2007, 54.0% of games landed on either 5(25.6%), 6(10.7%), or 7(17.8%).

Also, in 2006-2007, 51.2% of games had 5 or fewer total goals scored, and 48.8% had six of more total goals scored.

[JsmooveFTW]

Correct, only Canadians watch/play hockey, just curious how they came up with exact identical totals on every game

You're very open minded. I rarely enjoyed watching it until I started betting on it. And I don't have to bet on it to enjoy it anymore. Not only that but it's making me a lot of money. You're missing out

[bettilimbroke999]

I was thinkin about tossin a couple bucks on it but when I saw every total the same I was like damn wtf is goin on, need to get some feedback from the hockey fanatics on the board before I think about dumpin money on that shit

[losturmarbles]

stick to betting on yourself

[bettilimbroke999]

stick to betting on yourself

Strategies for the total winner

[JsmooveFTW]

I was thinkin about tossin a couple bucks on it but when I saw every total the same I was like damn wtf is goin on, need to get some feedback from the hockey fanatics on the board before I think about dumpin money on that shit

Well if the total is the "same" all the time, doesn't that kinda give the bettor somewhat of an advantage as long as he picks and chooses and does his research? There's more options to betting hockey than you know. 5dimes offers lines from 5-6 on all games, and reduced puck lines.

[bettilimbroke999]

Well if the total is the "same" all the time, doesn't that kinda give the bettor somewhat of an advantage as long as he picks and chooses and does his research? There's more options to betting hockey than you know. 5dimes offers lines from 5-6 on all games, and reduced puck lines.

Yea that is true, if I knew anything about hockey that could be an advantage, I may check out the NHL handicappin area