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Hockey is a very lucrative game when it comes to live betting. The sport allows you to focus on both general betting and smallmouth betting. The intricacies of the game do not require much time to learn. There are a number of proven strategies. We take a look at how to correctly place live bets on hockey.
Advantages of playing live on hockey
Hockey provides a large number of leagues to choose from for betting. For beginners, it's best to focus on the KHL and NHL. The overseas league is a priority, but time zones are an issue. It is important that hockey betting can be done precisely at a convenient time, and concentration does not slip. Reaction is an important factor for successful in-play hockey betting.
The second important advantage is the huge amount of analytics for predictions. There are both free predictions and professional layouts with odds calculations. It depends on your willingness to dive into betting. Bookmaker analysts do not have a global advantage. In Live mode, understanding the game and the trends of the various leagues decides a lot.
Smallmarkets are another trump card for those who bet on the KHL, NHL or Scandinavian leagues. In hockey, there are plenty of offers on advanced stats. You can focus on betting on individual stats. There are options separately by period.
Features in live hockey betting
A few important pitfalls, based on the rules of the game. Beginners often fall into a kind of betting trap of odds that seem profitable. Factors to keep in mind at all times:
- Penalties.
- Empty goals.
- Overtime rules.
- Tactics by period.
In live mode, the odds can look deceptive. When betting on the total, hockey is very different from other game sports because of the risky tactics of the losing team in the end of the match. In 35% of matches, one side shoots the goalkeeper. This provokes more than just increased efficiency.
The empty goal factor can also affect handicap betting. In football, a handicap of one and a half goals is a very strong argument in a match between approximately equal opponents, but in hockey it all comes down to a possible goal. Suppose the opponents had an even game with a one goal difference, but in the end one team got an empty net goal. A handicap of 1.5 would not work.
Send-offs also have a strong influence on the odds. If the opponents have a tendency to infringe the rules frequently, they will give their opponent a total advantage.
Live hockey strategy
A tried and tested system is betting on total less after a quick goal. The tactic is easy to understand and suitable for beginners. A significant disadvantage is the time you have to spend on analysing each event.
Pretty much any NHL game will do. Preferably, both teams should not be shut out, i.e. play offensively. Before the start of the meeting, you need to find the base total for the meeting. Usually the average total is 5.5. Matches with the total of 4.5 are more often played in the KHL.
Next, memorize the odds for total less. They should be in the range of 2.10 to 2.30. It is not necessary to bet before the game. In Live mode, it is already necessary to wait for the moment when any of the teams will score a quick goal. Matches in which the puck is scored before the fifth minute are ideal. If two, it is a guaranteed gift with this strategy.
In such a situation the analysts have no choice, the odds change dramatically. The standard total rises to 6.0 or even 6.5. The only thing left to do is to make a hockey live bet on the total less. At the distance, this approach will bring substantial profits.
It is possible to bet not only at the beginning of the match, but the probability of changing the base total will decrease over time. In low-scoring leagues the system works even better, as two quick goals often change the odds globally. For example, two shutout teams score two goals at the start of a match for which a total of 4.5 was given. Here it is possible to raise the total to 6.0, although the play from two goals in the opening game will not unfold in the majority of matches.