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Ice hockey spread betting is a way of betting on a 'spread' or prediction of outcomes to happen in a match. Step 1: Choose a spread market on a match. E.g. the 'spread' on Total Goals may be 4.8-5.1. Step 2: Decide if you think the final outcome will be higher or lower than the spread. Step 3: If higher (e.g. more than 5.1 goals) you would buy. If lower (fewer than 4.8 goals) you would sell. Step 4: Your profit or loss depends on the difference between your buy or sell level and the final outcome, multiplied by your stake.
To place an ice hockey spread bet, look at the Spreadex prediction or spread on the market in question. If you think the outcome will be higher than our price, then you would buy on the spread. If you think the outcome will be lower than our price, then you would sell on the spread. The more right you are the more you can win, but the opposite is the case if you get it wrong, as you may lose more than your initial stake.
It is the final of the Stanley Cup play-offs, and you are expecting a high-scoring game, so take a look at Spreadex’s Total Goals spread betting market. Spreadex is offering a Total Goals spread of 5-5.3. You buy £20 at 5.3. The final sees 7 goals in total, leaving you with a profit of £34 ((9 – 5.3) x £20). Even if there were only 6 goals across the final, you would still come away with a profit of £14 ((6 – 5.3) x £20). However, if it was a really tight game, with only 4 goals, you be left with a loss of £26 ((4 – 5.3) x £20).
It’s the opening game of a new NHL season, and you’ve got a feeling it is going to be a low-scoring affair, so take a look at Spreadex’s Total Goals spread betting market. Spreadex is offering a Total Goals spread of 6.2-6.5. You sell £20 at 6.2. In the end, the match only sees 4 goals, leaving you with a profit of £44 ((6.2 – 4) x £20). Say, instead, there are 6 goals in the game. You would still come away with a small profit of £4 ((6.2 – 6) x £20). However, if the game were to finish 5-3, i.e. with 8 goals, you would suffer a loss of £36 ((6.2 – 8) x £20).
In-play ice hockey bets allow you to open or close bets at any point in any match, meaning you can close out of your bets early either to take profits or to cut losses. If you’ve never placed ice hockey bets in-play before, simply visit the Spreadex site on your computer, tablet or phone when you are watching a live match and see how our prices change throughout the fixture. If you disagree with a prediction made by our trader on a certain market at any time, then that signals your chance to place an in-play bet and back your judgement!
Goal Supremacy: This is the predicted margin, in goals, by which one team will beat another and the price, or spread, will indicate which team is being placed as favourite over the other. For example, Spreadex is offering a Team A/Team B Goal Supremacy spread of 1.8-2. If you think Team A will win by more than 2 goals, you would buy. If you think Team A will win by less than 2 goals, or lose the match, you would sell. Spreadex also offers Goal Supremacy spreads for each period. 10-3 Supremacy: This is where the winning team is awarded 10 points, plus a further 3 points for each goal won by. Spreadex also offers 10-3 Supremacy spreads for each period.
Total Goals: Simply the total number of goals scored in a match. Overtime and penalties count for all markets. In the event of a game being decided in overtime or by a penalty shootout, then one gaol will be added to then winning team’s score and the total goals. Spreadex also offer individual Team Goals spreads, as well as Total and Team Goals spreads period-by-period. Total Goal Minutes (No Overtime): The aggregate minutes of all goals scored in regulation time in the match. Spreadex also offers individual Team Total Goal Minutes spreads. 1st Match Goal: The time, in minutes, the 1st Match Goal will be scored. Spreadex also offers individual Team 1st Match Goal spreads, as well as prices on the time of each subsequent goal. Cross Goals: This is the total home team goals multiplied by the total away team goals for the match. Overtime and penalties count for all markets. In the event of a game being decided in overtime or by a penalty shootout, then one gaol will be added to then winning team’s score and the total goals. Pow!: One of the more esoteric markets, Pow! is the total goals in match to the power of power-play goals in the match, including overtime. The maximum make-up is 1000. If there are no power-play goals, then the make-up is 1. For example, if the match has 5 goals, of which 2 are power-play goals, then the make-up would be 52 = 25. Thrice Hockey: The total goals scored in the 1st period multiplied by the total goals scored in the 2nd period multiplied by the total goals scored in the 3rd period. Market makes up at 0 if any period is goalless.
Team Mini Performance: This is where 5 points are awarded per goal scored, plus 25 points for winning the game, for an individual team. Overtime and penalties count for all markets. In the event of a game being decided in overtime or by a penalty shootout, then one goal will be added to then winning team’s score and the total goals. Binary Bets: A binary spread is a market with a binary outcome, where a positive outcome makes up to 100 and a negative outcome to 0. Binary ice hockey spread bets include Total Goal Markets, Both Teams to Score, BTTS and Team A or Team B to Win and Both Teams to Score Twice.
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This is a form of point spread betting in the NHL that's commonly referred to as the puck line. Below we'll tell you all you need to know about betting the puck line in NHL.

Betting the puck line is to bet -1.5 goals with the favorite (handicap them -1.5) or take +1.5 goals with the underdog.

There are alternative puck line wagers that would allow anyone to bet -2.5 goals/+2.5 goals, -3.5 goals/+3.5 goals, etc.

Often you have to bet a bigger price when taking a team +1.5 goals on the puck line

This is a form of point spread betting in the NHL that is commonly referred to as the puck line. It involves handicapping the favourite team, or giving the underdogs a head start.

Betting the puck line is to lay -1.5 goals with the favorite (they start at -1.5 goals) or take +1.5 goals with the underdog. There are also alternative puck line wagers offered at a multitude of sportsbooks that would allow anyone to bet -2.5 goals/+2.5 goals, -3.5 goals/+3.5 goals, etc.

It’s very simple. If you bet a team at -1.5 goals on the puck line, they need to win the game by at least 2 goals for your bet to win. If you bet a team at +1.5 goals on the puck line, they need to either win the game or lose by just a single goal to win your bet. Be aware that often you have to lay a bigger price when taking a team +1.5 goals on the puck line. There is much greater risk involved with betting underdogs on the puck line compared to favorites.

Let’s assume the New York Rangers are -1.5 goals on the puck line at odds of +210 while the Tampa Bay Lightning are +1.5 goals on the puck line at odds of -280 in a head-to-head matchup and we are looking to place a $10 wager. We would be risking $10 to win $21 on the NY Rangers -1.5 goals and risking $28 to win $10 on Tampa Bay +1.5 goals. It's important to remember there is no minimum NHL puck line stake with most major sportsbooks.

NHL spread betting isn’t as common or popular as it is in the ‘point spread’ sports like football and basketball. Despite this, the NHL spread, known as the puck line, is a useful betting tool to turn a larger favorite on the

moneyline

into an even money or plus odds bet by taking them on the puck line laying -1.5 goals to win by 2 goals or more.

The downside of spread betting in the NHL is taking the plus odds underdog at +1.5 goals because the prices on those teams are higher than -150 most of the time and that makes it more difficult to sustain a positive ROI when puck line betting.

It's important to point out that we can place any amount of money on a spread wager. Most sportsbooks allow an amount as low as a few cents to be placed on a spread wager with maximum amount wagers that vary from one book to the next depending on the limits each sportsbook institutes.

The process of placing a bet on the NHL spread/puck line is very simple. We login to our sportsbook account, navigate our way on the sportsbook website or app to the sport and the game of our choice.

We will see next to the moneyline options, the spread aka puck line and the favorite in the game will be -1.5 goals and the underdog in the game will be +1.5 goals. The -1.5 goals spread wager will cash if that team wins by at least 2 goals. The +1.5 goals wager will cash if that team either wins the game or loses by exactly one goal. Be sure to check out our

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at to help you out when placing your NHL spread wagers.

Minus odds in an NHL bet means the team is favored to win, while plus odds represents the underdogs. Minus odds for NHL spread/puck line betting are often in play for the underdog when betting them +1.5 goals. Plus odds for NHL spread/puck line betting are often in play for the favorite when betting them -1.5 goals.

As with all other types of wagers, minus odds indicate that we are risking more to win less. Plus odds indicate we are risking less to win more.

We’ll notice that unlike moneyline betting where the favorite is minus odds and the underdog is plus odds, you will often see the reverse with an NHL spread wager. The favorite on the moneyline will often be plus odds on the spread laying -1.5 goals while the underdog on the moneyline will often be minus odds on the spread laying +1.5 goals.

The NHL is a sport where betting the puck line or spread as opposed to the moneyline is a great idea especially with favorites. There will be many instances when a favorite on the moneyline at -200 can be taken at plus odds on the spread or puck line at -1.5 goals.

We are in an era where empty net goals late in close games are becoming more prevalent in NHL games and teams are extending margins beyond one goal late in games.

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Sportsbooks will have their own formula for how the opening point spread is calculated. But oddsmakers will shift the spread leading up to the game according to how people are betting, this is so they can attract more bets and limit their exposure.

When you bet against the spread that means you are taking the underdog to win outright or to lose by less than whatever the NHL point spread/puck line is for the game.

The NHL point spread, or line, is used to handicap the favorite team. This is expressed via the number of goals the favorite is expected to win by. If you bet against the spread and take the underdog, the spread is a chance to bet on the loser of the game but still win your wager.

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