Puck line VS Money Line Opinions?

[chuckles]

What is everyone's opinion on playing the puck line or the money line?.

Infinity doesn't post a ML. Which books do post ML and which do you guys recommend for hockey action?

 

[Woolf]

If your bookie doesn?t offer MLs I suggest changing immediately

 

[kickserv]

well.....this question has been asked 100's of times.........but I can tell ya this........if you have a book that doesn't offer both options....go ELSEWHERE :nono:

these madjack sponsors post both:

Pinnacle
Olympic
v-wager
CRIS
5 dimes
WSEX


having a book that only offers the spread is an injustice.....absolute joke.....should offer both........I mean say you want to bet an underdog to win.....but can only find that game at +1.5........you can either bet the +1.5 at low odds or nothing at all....but if you have the moneyline option, you can go for the big payoff........see what I mean

 

[chuckles]

kickserv,

thanks for the input. Are you saying that the moneyline should only be used for dogs that you think can win outright?

 

[Nick Douglas]

In my opinion the best strategy is to choose either moneylines or puck lines and stick with those throughout the season. Just less frustration and second guessing yourself that way in the end. If you look at the percentages over time or if you track your own results vs. what you would have done going the other way, you'll find in most cases that they are very close to the same anyway.

CRIS does offer both moneylines and pucklines but not on games with small prices. They do not post prices that are +1/2 minus money or -1/2 plus money. I am not sure if there are other books like that as well.

 

[kickserv]

chuckles......


no not 100% of the time.........there is nothing wrong with putting some cash on a ML fav.........remember if ya pick a fav on the moneyline and game ties......it's a push...... If ya have a fav at -0.5 and the game ties ya lose

the Moneyline shall we say......"covers your ass from those ties"


bottom line.....give yourself an option....if your at a book that doesn't even give ya that option, then there's nothing you can do right?!

 

[kickserv]

and oh ya........gameday also offers both

 

[chuckles]

Thanks Nick and kickserv.

kickserv - good point about a tie being a push with the ML. I lost 2 games this week because of the 1/2 goal.

I guess I'll look for another outlet for hockey.

Thanks again.

 

[THE ONLY ONE]

5dimes is by far the best book for hockey cause not only do they offer moneyline's but they offer period betting and reverse puckline's.

 

[THE ONLY ONE]

Here's an example of how many lines 5dimes offer's you on each game:

NJD TOTAL GOALS OV 3 +110 10/24/03 7:35 PM EST NJD TOTAL GOALS UN 3 -140 PIT TOTAL GOALS OV 2 +120 10/24/03 7:35 PM EST PIT TOTAL GOALS UN 2 -150
NJD (3RD PERIOD) -180 10/24/03 7:35 PM EST PIT (3RD PERIOD) +158
NJD (2ND PERIOD) -175 10/24/03 7:35 PM EST PIT (2ND PERIOD) +155
NJD (1ST PERIOD) -185 10/24/03 7:35 PM EST PIT (1ST PERIOD) +160
NEW JERSEY +? -320 10/24/03 7:35 PM EST PITTSBURGH -? +260
NEW JERSEY -1? +160 10/24/03 7:35 PM EST PITTSBURGH +1?
NEW JERSEY -1 -107 10/24/03 7:35 PM EST PITTSBURGH +1 -118 -185
NEW JERSEY -? -165 10/24/03 7:35 PM EST PITTSBURGH +? +145
NEW JERSEY -240 10/24/03 7:35 PM EST PITTSBURGH +200
Over 4? -125 Under 4? +105
Over 5 +130 Under 5 -150

All these line's can also be parlayed

 

[TORONTO-VIGILANTE]

the Moneyline shall we say......"covers your ass from those ties"

it's like buying insurance.

can't say how many times the ML has saved my ass on high faves.

 

[TORONTO-VIGILANTE]

it's like buying insurance.

can't say how many times the ML has saved my ass on high faves.

but this comes to mind...what happens when the BRUINS don't show up against a fawking carolina team that played the nite before on the road?????