There are multiple ways to bet on NHL hockey action - from straight-up moneyline betting to betting on the total number of goals scored, the puckline, and so much more, we'll take you through it.
The -1.5 spread is always accompanied by traditional NHL odds, like our magic -110 number, indicating the value of the puckline. Negative values such as -1.5 indicate that a team is favored by 1.5 goals, while positive values like +1.5 indicate that the team is the underdog by 1.5 goals. In hockey, numbers like -1.5 affect that puck line we just mentioned - it means a team has to win by two or more goals to win the wager, much like a runline in baseball or a spread in the NFL.
An NHL bettor must lay $110 to win $100 when wagering on pucklines, for example, which are game-specific lines set by oddsmakers with hopes of getting equal action on both sides. 110 is often referred to as the 'magic number' of sports betting - it defines the amount required to earn $100 on either side of a wager and appears frequently on popular options.
