Good news for fans in Canada who like to place a wager or two on NHL games. Previously fans had to make parlay bets, meaning multiple bets at once which is fun, but harder to win than just placing a single bet.
Many online sportsbooks are primed for Canadians to start betting on individual games. I imagine this is good news for Canadians since it gives them the option of making individual bets.
After all, Canadians grew up with hockey and many fans of the game could use their hockey expertise when placing a bet.
Many of the NHL players born and raised in Canada are well known, meaning they have been followed throughout the process from Timbits to juniors, top players become stars even before reaching the NHL.
Betting fans know their tendencies, weaknesses and can use that information to perhaps use it to their advantages when placing a bet. Of course the same information will be used against their opponent. Yes it is a deep dive retrieving all that information but in the long run it may be the difference between winning or losing money.
But there is this too... fans may be betting with their heart instead of their head. Bettor #1 has known player #1 and thinks highly of him. He is confident the player will have a great game and will not disappoint him if he places a wager on his team.
Unlike an individual sport, golf, boxing and others, you also have to consider the 18 other players too. Player #1 may have a great game but some of the other players had a bad game. Or perhaps they run into a hot goalie. Many other factors come in play when betting on just one player to lead the team to victory.
If it was up to me, I would take the team's last few games to see if they are on a run plus check out their schedule, are they going to be playing their fourth game in six nights which could make them a fatigued team. Other things to consider is injury status, any lingering issues for a key player, is the flu or in today's NHL, COVID making the rounds through the team. Does the opposition have any 'hot' players who are on a good goal run or maybe the goalie is playing out of his mind. These should be stored in your brain when deciding to to place a bet or not.
As you can see there are many factors to consider when placing individual bets. Do understand you could be predicting NHL games and be very good at it, gambling however is not just predicting the winner. How much to bet, do you go over/under in total goals, do you bet only the favored team?
There are many factors to consider, make sure you have all the tools available to you and good luck.
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