hockey is a joke

**dodger33** · 11-18-10, 02:42 AM

Haha is it just me or does it seem like the public favorites win every day. I wonder how some books are doing in NHL this year.

**TwiistedDragon** · 11-18-10, 02:43 AM

Lol hockey is unpredictable sometimes tho but most the favs do win

**Nicky Santoro** · 11-18-10, 03:00 AM

yeah, like other sports are more predictable than hockey.. it's not just hockey but every sport is tough to beat. is there really a sport that is easy to win money at??

it's not hockey that is making you lose.. and it's not because you can't predict it. it's because it's called -110.. The vig just adds up and it's too much to overcome at the end.

**GELATINOUS CUBE** · 11-18-10, 03:04 AM

Sounds-like-you-lost-today...

I-had
was-un-lost
nyi-un-lost
cbj-ov-won+115
redwings-goalline-+175-won.

Ayer,
i-had-the-mapleleafs...

It's-been-tough-this-year,but-now-it-might-start-to-be-the-best-sport-to-bet?

**GELATINOUS CUBE** · 11-18-10, 03:05 AM

The-games-sure-have-been-back-and-forth...

It's-like-don't-even-watch-till-the-end,because-anything-goes-during-the-1st+2nd...

**cobalt king** · 11-18-10, 03:06 AM

I only bet -1.5 lines on favorites or a -.5 on the first period

**GELATINOUS CUBE** · 11-18-10, 03:09 AM

UH...COBALT-ALL--1.5-ARE-ON-FAVS..

OH-I-SEE-WHAT-YOU-MEAN.

UNDERDOGS-AND-MINUS-1.5s--pay-HUGE.

if-you-knew-your-stuf,you-could-flip-a-huge-profit-on-those-+155sand+175s,etc...

**MendozaLine** · 11-18-10, 03:10 AM

Originally posted by Nicky Santoro

yeah, like other sports are more predictable than hockey.. it's not just hockey but every sport is tough to beat. is there really a sport that is easy to win money at??

it's not hockey that is making you lose.. and it's not because you can't predict it. it's because it's called -110.. The vig just adds up and it's too much to overcome at the end.

**hockeynut** · 11-18-10, 03:24 AM

I find the nba to be the worst for me. The NHL I usually hit between 50-65%. Today was a bad day for me, but I had 7 straight winning nights before that.

**Nicky Santoro** · 11-18-10, 03:27 AM

if you have been playing the -1.5's of late in the NHL.. you'd be living the dream the last few weeks or so.. today, up 7.5 units and up a ton recently. they have been coming in left and right.

the avg -1.5 fav pays about +230, and alot of times you'll see -1.5 +300.... so when favs have a decent day, you CLEAN UP..

all you need is the fav to be up 3-2 late, then slip in an empty netter and voila..

**Rod1010** · 11-18-10, 03:56 AM

i usually play the -1.5 line on the good home teams and its been great

**vassman86** · 11-18-10, 04:08 AM

Originally posted by butter23

never bet on hockey

Maybe you need to consider a new hobby. I actually find hockey as one of the easier sports to cap. Some people prefer NBA, some prefer NFL, some prefer MLB. No matter what sport you play, you'll always run into those bad beats.

For example, tonight's TB/NYI game. Anyone that had the under got screwed royally. The total was 5.5, and it was 2-1 with less than 2 minutes to go in the game. Tampa scores making it 3-1, then the Islanders score to make it 3-2, then you just knew the empty net goal was coming. And it did. 4-2 Tampa.

Same with the BUF/WAS game. Sabres pull their goalie in the dying minutes of the game, Washington scores an empty net goal that goes the length of the ice to make it 4-2 with 3 seconds left in the game.

I avoid playing totals.

As someone mentioned earlier, maybe you can take the lazy man approach to betting NHL. Pucklines pay well. for instance, last night, with three games on board, if you'd bet $100 on the PL for each favourite, you'd end up 1-2 +$50 (just a rough guess because I don't have the exact numbers). Or, tonight, betting $100 on the PL of each favourite, you'd go 6-6 for a profit of +$720.

I'm not suggesting this is the best approach to betting NHL at all though.

**jjgold** · 11-18-10, 06:30 AM

good stuff here!!

Nicky knows every number in the world its unreal

Hockey is tough for us guys that ave no clue about math

**steviec27** · 11-18-10, 07:13 AM

Agree with most of the above. If you can pick a good pl bet you should do pretty well. As someone mentioned pl and dog plays are the value, there's rarely value in ml faves.

If you have a few you like on the pl then parlay them. Most of the time it loses by a goal in 1 game or so....last night had Wash,TB & Car all -1.5 in parlay.
Got lucky with Wash covering it with 3 seconds left and TB with 15 seconds left. Paid about 30/1.
I have found good value in doing these and doubles if you can pick the right games.

**cankid** · 11-18-10, 07:17 AM

Hockey Rules!!

**steviec27** · 11-18-10, 07:23 AM

Originally posted by cankid

Hockey Rules!!

FACT!!!

**k13** · 11-18-10, 07:32 AM

Its great for futures bets and playoffs.

They actually have value unlike the nba (the worst) and nfl.

**dbnmln** · 11-18-10, 08:00 AM

i like to play 1st period over/under 1.5 when it comes to hockey; try it out, u will like.

**jjgold** · 11-18-10, 08:46 AM

I have been getting itch to bet hockey, surprised I stayed away this long.

Parlays might be the way to go, small investments

**horseexpert** · 11-18-10, 08:49 AM

I kind of agree with you. It sucks

**stevek173** · 11-18-10, 08:55 AM

Betting hockey gets me by. Gotta pick your sports and goal lines when teams are hot is big. The talent difference between the elite teams when they are rolling and the poor ones creates a lot of 2 or more goal games. I agree that the money lines in hockey will crush you. Shift to the goal lines and be picky.

**noties** · 11-18-10, 09:27 AM

make 200 wagers under5.5 + juice and open parlay the other side or

make 200 wagers over5.5 + juice and open parlay the other side and

see what happens with the math

**noties** · 11-18-10, 09:42 AM

gold

can you and FI visit the Virginia Derby in JULY during your meet

the posters tour around the world ?

**mike1814** · 11-18-10, 09:55 AM

people say the same thing about every sport. if every sport were easy everyone on here would be millionaires

**EaglesPhan36** · 11-18-10, 09:57 AM

Just because you lose bets doesn't mean a sport sucks. People always make dumb shit posts like this about a certain sport when they lose their ass.

**bruceBRUCEbruce** · 11-18-10, 09:57 AM

Originally posted by mike1814

people say the same thing about every sport. if every sport were easy everyone on here would be millionaires

Seriously. This guy probably thinks the NFL is easy.

**noties** · 11-18-10, 10:13 AM

NHL is every day

NFL is one day a week , you have to make a profit all in one

day out of 14 games ...............

**PDW** · 11-18-10, 10:13 AM

I am running out of sports to bet on with all these threads.

**harlee71** · 11-18-10, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by vassman86

Maybe you need to consider a new hobby. I actually find hockey as one of the easier sports to cap. Some people prefer NBA, some prefer NFL, some prefer MLB. No matter what sport you play, you'll always run into those bad beats.

For example, tonight's TB/NYI game. Anyone that had the under got screwed royally. The total was 5.5, and it was 2-1 with less than 2 minutes to go in the game. Tampa scores making it 3-1, then the Islanders score to make it 3-2, then you just knew the empty net goal was coming. And it did. 4-2 Tampa.

Same with the BUF/WAS game. Sabres pull their goalie in the dying minutes of the game, Washington scores an empty net goal that goes the length of the ice to make it 4-2 with 3 seconds left in the game.

I avoid playing totals.

As someone mentioned earlier, maybe you can take the lazy man approach to betting NHL. Pucklines pay well. for instance, last night, with three games on board, if you'd bet $100 on the PL for each favourite, you'd end up 1-2 +$50 (just a rough guess because I don't have the exact numbers). Or, tonight, betting $100 on the PL of each favourite, you'd go 6-6 for a profit of +$720.

I'm not suggesting this is the best approach to betting NHL at all though.

I had both of those games -1.5 and loved it! Wash EN Goal with 3 seconds left!