Pretend that you bet $25 on the over for the Kings– Blues game on Oct.

If the game ends at a final score of 6-0, 5-1, 4-2 or 3-3, the bet would result in a “push.” This means your wager - and everyone else’s who bet the total on that game - would be refunded. Suppose you bet either the over or under on a game with a total set at 6. When a goal total is set at a whole number, there’s a chance there are no winners or losers. The under is just the opposite: both teams would have to score a maximum of six goals to stay below 6.5. If you bet the over on a game set at 6.5 goals, you would need a minimum of sum of seven goals scored between both teams. So, teams generally scored between 2-4 goals. In the 2021-22 season, NHL teams scored 3.14 and allowed 3.00 goals on average per game. The most common totals listed in hockey are 5.5, 6 and 6.5. If you don’t want to support one team, placing an over/under bet is the best way to cheer for the hockey game itself - or against both defenses and goalies per se. So what do 5.5, 6 and 6.5 mean when listed next to the teams? We’ll explain below. Hockey is volatile and unlike other sports’ over/unders, sportsbooks can price the odds for either side at plus-money depending on several key variables. I suppose that depends - especially in hockey betting.īetting the total in a hockey game is an exciting way to draw interest in any given matchup.

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