In hockey contests, both goals and odds are used in the betting. In some cases there is a split line, with one team receiving 1.5 goals and the other team giving up 2 goals. Such a bet will be started at even odds. The house would be guaranteed a win of half the money bet if the game ended on the whole goal total – the plus-2 bettor would have his or her money returned, and the minus 1.5-bettor would lose his or her wager.
Most hockey betting does not use the split line approach. Rather an advantage of 1.5, 2.5, or 3.5 goals (or more in very rare cases) is assigned to one team, and on top of this there is a money line – usually set as a forty-cents line.
Parlay bets are figured the same way as in baseball. The hockey games also offer over and under bets on total goals scored.
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