Bet on Hockey

We take Action on all NHL events. Our Wagering Menu for Hockey Betting includes, but is not limited to, the following Exciting Wagers:

Football and basketball games are mostly bet using a point spread. The less popular major sports, baseball and hockey, are mostly bet using a moneyline. In an effort to make baseball and hockey more appealing to point spread bettors, the sportsbook operators offer run and puck lines, respectively.

• Moneyline for each game
• Total (over/under) for each game
• Puck Line for each game

1. The two-outcome game using a traditional 'spread.' Predict whether the Favourite will win by more points than the published spread, or if the Underdog will prevent them from doing so. All your picks must be from the same sport. In most cases, all your picks must be correct to win.
2. In Live Action Hockey betting, wagering is based on regulation time only for sides and totals, not including overtime unless otherwise stated in the wager details. Puck Line Betting Puck Lines wagers are where one team has a spread of -1.5, and the other team conversely has a spread of +1.5, each with their respective odds attached.

Betting Rules

Point Spread Rules Hockey Pucks

For betting purposes, unless otherwise stipulated, games are official after 55 minutes of play.
Teams must play for there to be action, all wagers included, all leagues included.

• Moneyline Wagers

gtbets.ag is proud to offer moneyline wagering on hockey to our online members. Moneyline Wagering is simply wagering on the contest based on a given price rather than a pointspread. The team wagered on just has to win the game.
Example - Moneyline Wager
The posted line on a hockey game is the New Jersey Devils -155 at the Dallas Stars +135.
A player could choose one of two moneyline wagers on this matchup: Devils -155 - If the Devils win then the player laid $155.00 to win $100.00. Stars +135 - If the Stars win then the player who bet $100.00 wins $135.00.

Total (over/under) Betting Wagers

gtbets.ag is proud to offer total (over/under) betting on hockey to our online members. On an over/under wager, the total goals of the game by both teams must fall over or under the side selected.
Example
The posted total on a hockey game is 4 1/2 Under -125 Over +105.

Point Spread Rules Hockey Game

A player could choose one of two Total (over/under) wagers on this matchup: Over 4 1/2 +105 - If the total goals of both teams combined are more than 4 1/2, then the player bet $100.00 to win $105.00. Under 4 1/2 -125 - If the total goals of both teams combined are less than 4 1/2, then the player who laid $125.00 wins $100.00.
In Live Action Hockey betting, wagering is based on regulation time only for sides and totals, not including overtime unless otherwise stated in the wager details.

Puck Line Betting

Puck Lines wagers are where one team has a spread of -1.5, and the other team conversely has a spread of +1.5, each with their respective odds attached. Puck Line wagering in hockey is considered the same as Run Line betting in baseball, and just as in Run Line betting, same-game parlays including Puck Lines and Totals are prohibited.

Here is an example of NHL puck line wager:

San Jose Sharks -1.5 (+150)
Boston Bruins +1.5 (-170)

In this scenario, the San Jose Sharks would need to win the game by two goals or more to win the wager, while the Boston Bruins would need to lose by one goal or less in order to win the wager.

Overtime and Shootouts Betting

For wagering purposes overtimes and shootouts count towards the final score. If a team scores in overtime or wins shootout one goal will count towards final score. So sides and totals are affected.

If you believe in the saying “time is money” then watching a three-hour football game only to get your money back is one of the most frustrating things to do. However, depending on how that result came to be, a push could be a positive result if your team pulled off the back-door cover.

What Does Push Mean?

When you hear someone use the term “push” they are referring to the result of game or event that ends right on the listed point spread or finishes in a draw. Pushes are the most common in sports that use the point spread like basketball and football. However, a push can also happen when betting on certain run lines in baseball or spreads in soccer.

How Does a Push Work?

A push isn’t the worse thing in the world since you get your money back if your game happens to land right on the listed point spread. The most frustrating thing about a push is the time spending watching the game only to break even. Fortunately for bettors, sportsbooks don’t penalise you for making a bet that “pushes”, so you do receive all of your wager back.

Let’s use an NCAA basketball game as the first example. If your looking over the card and decide to bet the Baylor Bears -2 over the Oklahoma Sooners, this means that in order for you to cash your ticket, the Bears would need to win by three or more points. A 52-49 win would be just as good as a 90-87 win. If the Bears won by a mere two points (90-88, 52-50, etc.), your bet would be a push and you would receive your money back. If you like the underdog Sooners, a two-point loss would result in a push as well.

The second example comes in the form of a parlay. Obviously if you bet more than one game with a listed spread as a whole number, the chances of more than one game pushing are high. This is where you need to be careful and do your due diligence to understand how sportsbooks treat “pushes” on a parlay.

Some books simple reduces the number of teams in a parlay when there is a push – say you have a four-team parlay and one game pushes, your parlay simply becomes a three-team parlay that’s still in play. Other sportsbooks will treat that entire parlay as a loss.

Knowing how sportsbooks operate and understanding their unique set of rules is crucial to avoiding costly and unexpected losses.

How to Avoid a Push

One way to avoid the possibility of a push is to bet lines with a hook. A hook is the extra half point sportsbooks add to ensure there is a winner and a loser on both sides (also to attract balanced action). Another way to avoid a “push” is to move the line buy buying a half point up or down depending on which side you are backing. In football, moving a line from -3 to -2.5 has the ability to win you more money over time should the favorite actually win the game. The best times to move the line in football to avoid the push is when the point spread is -3, -4 or -7. These are the three most common margins of victory so getting a half point either way will turn your pushes into potential wins.

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