3 Best Winter Sports for Betting Enthusiasts
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Three of the best winter sports for betting enthusiasts around the world include Skiing/Ski Jumping, Ice Hockey, and Snowboarding. Other notable mentions include the Winter Olympics and Biathlon.
Also, don’t forget that even when you’re in the depths of winter in Canada or any other country, there are still lots of other major global sports around the world that you can place a wager on, such as football/soccer, American football, boxing, motorsports, horse racing, cricket, tennis, and baseball to name just a few.
Why are winter sports unique?
Winter sports are unique for the obvious reasons; they require wintry conditions, such as sub-zero temperatures and plenty of snow. Although there are dry ski slopes that remain open all year, the professional men’s and women’s sports that are played outside, such as Skiing/Ski Jumping and Snowboarding, can only be done during the winter season. Although Ice Hockey season is played at indoor arenas, it’s also played during the winter months.
The Winter Olympics is even more unique because it only comes around once every four years. You wouldn’t ever get the Winter Olympics in the summer, and, likewise, you wouldn’t get the Summer Olympics in the winter. For the best sports betting Canada options, where winter sports betting is widely available, one fully licensed site that many people turn to is called ComeOn. The platform regularly has winter sports betting markets for Skiing/Alpine Skiing, Ski Jumping, Snowboarding, Ice Hockey, curling and of course the Winter Olympics.
Ice Hockey
If you’re looking to place a wager on any Ice Hockey right now, you may be pleased to learn that you can find plenty of markets for the NHL and also for several other top leagues around the world in Germany, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Let’s take a quick look at some of the latest odds that are currently being offered for the NHL division championships.
The Edmonton Oilers are current favourites to win the Pacific Division with +225 American/Moneyline odds (which is 9/4 in UK fractional odds and 3.25 in European decimal odds). The Carolina Hurricanes are favourites to win the Metropolitan division with +175 odds (7/4 or 2.75), and Colorado Avalanche are favourites to win the Central Division with -200 odds (1/2 or 1.5). You also have the Florida Panthers as current favourites to win the Atlantic Division with +200 odds (2/1 or 3.00).
To win the NHL Championship outright are the Colorado Avalanche, who are currently priced at +425 (17/4 or 5.25). The favourites to win the Western Conference are also Colorado Avalanche at +150 (6/4 or 2.50), and the Toronto Maple Leafs are favourites to win the Eastern Conference at +400 (4/1 or 5.00).
Which other types of markets are open for Ice Hockey?
Apart from just outright betting markets, you can also generally find plenty of betting markets for individual ice hockey matches, and some of the most popular best are puck line (a type of point spread bet), total goals (over/under, etc.), and money line/60-minute line (betting on the winner in a match), period betting, and various other in-play markets should also be available during the game.
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