The following is a three-team NHL parlay for Thursday, January 21, 2010. Feel free to share your picks or trash mine in the comments section below (click on “Comments”). In the first chart, the odds for the two European sportsbooks, Bet365.com and Bwin.com, apply to regulation time only. Proline/Sports Select odds (except for Ontario region) apply to regulation time plus overtime, but not shootouts. Ontario odds include final game results, including shootouts. Matchup Pick Atl. Que. Ont. West. BC Bet365 Bwin CLB at BOS BOS 1.50 1.55 1.35 1.50 1.50 1.83 1.75 DAL at VAN VAN 1.50 1.45 1.45 1.60 1.60 1.83 1.75 ANA at SJ SJ 1.40 1.35 1.25 1.40 1.45 1.68 1.75 Payoff on a $10 bet $32 $30 $25 $34 $35 $56 $54 In the next chart, the odds for the two European sportsbooks, Bet365.com and Bwin.com, include overtime and shootouts. Proline/Sports Select odds (except Ontario) apply to regulation time plus overtime, but not shootouts. Ontario odds include final game results, including shootouts. Matchup Pick Atl. Que. Ont. West. BC Bet365 Bwin CLB at BOS BOS 1.50 1.55 1.35 1.50 1.50 1.54 1.50 DAL at VAN VAN 1.50 1.45 1.45 1.60 1.60 1.54 1.50 ANA at SJ SJ 1.40 1.35 1.25 1.40 1.45 1.43 1.45 Payoff on a $10 bet $32 $30 $25 $34 $35 $34 $33 Both Bet365.com and Bwin.com are safe, reliable, licenced sportsbooks that accept Canadian players (they currently don’t take Americans). I have accounts at both books and the user experience is top notch. I highly recommend both of them. To open an account, click here for Bet365.com or click here for Bwin.com.
It always amazes me to see the variety of betting opportunities that online sportsbooks offer for hockey. The British and European books in particular have possibly the biggest betting buffet, which is perhaps due to a tradition of legalized and regulated online sports wagering. Besides all of the standard bets such as moneyline, puckline and totals, books like Bet365 and Bwin.com will post odds on such things as first team to score, team to score last, first team to score three goals, margin of victory, etc. Called prop bets, these are the type of betting options North American bettors would be used to seeing during big events like the Super Bowl. British and European books, however, offer these types of odds everyday on virtually every pro sports contest, including NHL games. For instance, in tonight’s matchup between the Canucks and Oilers, Bet365 already had 15 different betting options as of 8:30 a.m. ET. Let’s take a look at three selections: Prop Pick Bet365 Payoff on $10 First team to score Oilers 2.00 $20.00 Final score Canucks 4, Oilers 2 8.50 $85.00 Race to three goals Canucks 1.76 $17.60 European-based sportsbook Bwin.com had 23 options for the same game as of 8:30 a.m. ET. Let’s take a look at three selections at this book: Prop Pick Bwin.com Payoff on $10 When will first goal be scored? 9:00-60:00 min. 1.90 19.00 What comes first, goal or penalty? Penalty 1.35 13.50 Final score odd or even? Even 2.55 25.50 The betting options will multiply through the day as the book posts such things player-related props. And once the puck drops, betting hits frenzied pace as books offers live in-game wagering, meaning you can bet on such things as the next team to score, period winners, period totals, and more. Both Bet365.com and Bwin.com are safe, reliable, licenced sportsbooks that accept Canadian players (they currently don’t take Americans). I have accounts at both books and the user experience is top notch. I highly recommend both of them. To open an account, click here for Bet365.com or click here for Bwin.com.
Don Cherry and Ron McLean host Coach’s Corner on Saturday, January 16 on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada. In this episode, Grapes talks about: Ottawa Senators RW Alex Kovalev’s moon walk Ottawa Senators C Zack Smith’s first NHL goal The annual junior Prospect Game between Grapes and Bobby Orr Ottawa Senators G Mike Brodeur Toronto Maple C Leafs Tyler Bozak Washington Capitals running up the score and the wrath of the Hockey Gods Alex Burrows and referee Stephane Auger Colorado Avs RW Chris Stewart Former NHL goalie Curtis Joseph Fallen Canadian soldier Sergeant John Wayne
Ever go to a junior hockey game and think about how much more exciting the game would be if you could bet on it? Well, European sportsbook Bwin.com posts odds on Canadian junior hockey, so for fun I thought I’d post a three-team parlay involving games scheduled for tonight in the Western Hockey League (WHL). But before we get to the picks, I’d be remiss if I didn’t touch on the ridiculous “moral and ethical” questions that some people undoubtedly have about the prospect of betting on junior hockey. First off all, I’ve never understood moral and ethical questions when it comes to betting on sports by consenting adults. It’s on this illogical plane where Bible-thumpers and bleeding-heart do-gooders converge. One group thinks betting is a sin (for the record, there is no mention of gambling in the Bible, not that I give the Bible much credence. And no, “money changers” don’t count.) The other group thinks it knows what’s good for us and that it must protect us from ourselves. Poppycock, I say to both. Secondly, junior hockey is a money-making business which hides behind the facade of good sportsmanship, athleticism and healthy living, much like college sports in the U.S. When I was a web editor at TSN.ca in the so-called “mainstream media,” former NHLer and television personality Nick Kypreos told me that junior hockey was essentially “semi-pro”. I couldn’t agree more.
With a little more than have of the regular season over, we figured it was time to take a look at the current odds to win the Stanley Cup. The odds shown are in decimal format, which basically shows your return on a $1 bet (including your wager). To translate these odds into fractional or American format, please use our handy odds converter. Bwin Bet365 Bodog Sportsbook Chicago Blackhawks 5.00 5.50 5.00 5.50 San Jose Sharks 5.50 5.50 6.00 6.00 Washington Capitals 7.00 7.00 7.00 6.00 Pittsburgh Penguins 7.00 7.00 5.50 6.00 New Jersey Devils 7.00 6.50 8.00 8.00 Buffalo Sabres 11.00 12.00 13.00 16.00 Calgary Flames 17.00 21.00 15.00 16.00 Detroit Red Wings 17.00 17.00 16.00 13.00 Vancouver Canucks 19.00 21.00 15.00 15.00 Philadelphia Flyers 19.00 19.00 26.00 19.00 Nashville Predators 21.00 26.00 41.00 61.00 Boston Bruins 21.00 26.00 19.00 26.00 Colorado Avalanche 21.00 26.00 29.00 31.00 Los Angeles Kings 27.00 34.00 26.00 51.00 Phoenix Coyotes 41.00 41.00 36.00 41.00 New York Rangers 41.00 51.00 36.00 26.00 Dallas Stars 51.00 67.00 41.00 61.00 Minnesota Wild 51.00 51.00 76.00 101.00 Anaheim Ducks 51.00 41.00 51.00 51.00 Ottawa Senators 51.00 67.00 46.00 101.00 Montreal Canadiens 51.00 51.00 46.00 61.00 New York Islanders 57.00 67.00 126.00 101.00 Tampa Bay Lightning 71.00 51.00 66.00 101.00 Atlanta Thrashers 71.00 81.00 61.00 101.00 St. Louis Blues 81.00 81.00 66.00 101.00 Carolina Hurricanes 101.00 351.00 251.00 501.00 Florida Panthers 101.00 126.00 101.00 101.00 Toronto Maple Leafs 151.00 251.00 101.00 151.00 Edmonton Oilers 151.00 351.00 151.00 501.00 Columbus Blue Jackets 151.00 151.00 76.00 201.00
The following is a three-team NHL parlay for Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Feel free to share your picks or trash mine in the comments section below (click on “Comments”). In the first chart, the odds for the two European sportsbooks, Bet365.com and Bwin.com, apply to regulation time only. Proline/Sports Select odds (except for Ontario region) apply to regulation time plus overtime, but not shootouts. Ontario odds include final game results, including shootouts. Matchup Pick Atl. Que. Ont. West. BC Bet365 Bwin VAN at MIN VAN 1.90 1.85 1.60 1.95 1.70 2.20 2.25 WAS at FLA WAS 1.65 1.55 1.45 1.60 1.65 2.00 1.95 PIT at CAL CAL 1.85 1.85 1.60 1.90 1.85 2.30 2.15 Payoff on a $10 bet $58 $53 $37 $59 $52 $101 $94 In the next chart, the odds for the two European sportsbooks, Bet365.com and Bwin.com, include overtime and shootouts. Proline/Sports Select odds (except Ontario) apply to regulation time plus overtime, but not shootouts. Ontario odds include final game results, including shootouts. Matchup Pick Atl. Que. Ont. West. BC Bet365 Bwin VAN at MIN VAN 1.90 1.85 1.60 1.95 1.70 1.76 1.83 WAS at FLA WAS 1.65 1.55 1.45 1.60 1.65 1.64 1.57 PIT at CAL CAL 1.85 1.85 1.60 1.90 1.85 1.83 1.75 Payoff on a $10 bet $58 $53 $37 $59 $52 $53 $50 Both Bet365.com and Bwin.com are safe, reliable, licenced sportsbooks that accept Canadian players (they currently don’t take Americans). I have accounts at both books and the user experience is top notch. I highly recommend both of them. To open an account, click here for Bet365.com or click here for Bwin.com.
For the past month, I’ve been posting free three-team parlays. I’ve posted seven in total and for each one I’ve wagered $10. Although I have gone 12-9 on my picks, I have not won a single three-team parlay – as I’ve said before, it’s hard enough to pick one winner, let alone three in one night. Since I bet $10 on each parlay, I’ve lost a total of $70. If, however, I would have wagered $10 on each game separately at one of my favorite online sportsbooks, such as Bet365.com or Bwin.com, I would have cut my losses significantly. For instance, betting on odds to win, which include overtime and shutouts, I would have earned $86.20 on my 12 winners and lost $90 on my nine losers for a net loss of only $3.80. If I had taken the more lucrative and slightly more risky regulation time odds, which do not include overtime and shutouts, I would have gone 10-11 on my picks. The reason I would have a losing record is because two games were decided in a shootout. So, even though I had the correct side in these two games, my wagers would have lost because I opted for the more lucrative regulation time odds. Nevertheless, despite having a losing record on my 21 picks, I still would have earned $97.10 on my 10 winners and lost $110 on my 11 losers for a net loss of just $12.90. So you can see, if you are even a slightly better picker than me, which wouldn’t be too hard, you would making healthy profits if you were to bet on games individually as opposed to three-team parlays. Of course, you can’t bet on games individually through Canada’s government-run sports “lotteries” such as Proline or Sport Select. Unless you go to Vegas, the only place you bet on games individually is online. As I’ve mentioned before, some of my favorite online sportsbooks include Bet365.com, Bwin.com, Bodog.com, Sportsbook.com and SportsInteraction.com. You can’t go wrong with anyone of these books. They’re all trustworthy, convenient and easy to
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