Hockey Handicapping Articles

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 1/20/2012

The 2011-12 NHL regular season has passed the halfway point and the battle for position in each of the conferences rages on. A few teams have been able to separate themselves from the pack through not only their play on the ice, but as a proven money maker when it comes to wagering on the games.

NHL Handicapping: Gambling Effect of Fired Coaches
by T.O. Whenham - 1/13/2012

It has not been a good year to be an NHL head coach — at least not if you value job security. It’s only early January, and the season is only half over, yet seven head coaches have been fired so far since the season started. In a 30-team league that’s more than 23 percent of all positions. As crazy as that seems it could get worse — a quick look at the league brings up at least five other coaches who shouldn’t be too comfortable in their seats.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 1/12/2012

The NHL regular season presses on as the top teams in the league continue to jockey for position in their respective conference. A few teams have separated themselves from the pack as proven money makers while a few others continue to be major drains on the bankroll.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 1/5/2012

The NHL enters the fourth month of an 82-game regular season marathon to the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With more than enough statistical information to assess all 30 teams, we have a clear picture of how each has performed on the ice as well as what kind of return they have provided against the puck line and on the money line.

NHL Handicapping Surprises and Disappointments
by T.O. Whenham - 1/4/2012

As the calendar turns another year we are — give or take — halfway through the long NHL regular season. As I sit here watching the always-brilliant annual outdoor game it is a great time to look at the biggest surprises and disappointments of the season so far:

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 12/29/2011

As December comes to a close, the NHL is now three months into its 82-game marathon to the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. We now have more than enough statistical information to assess each team’s performance in terms of not only how they have done on the ice, but what kind of return they have provided against the puck line and on the money line.

NHL Handicapping: The Winnipeg Jets
by T.O. Whenham - 12/28/2011

It will go down as a wild and crazy year in the history of the Winnipeg Jets. The team originally left Winnipeg for Phoenix in 1996, and a lot of fans probably felt like they would never come back. Come back they did, though, when the sale of the Atlanta Thrashers was announced on May 31.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 12/22/2011

All 30 teams in the NHL have played well over 30 games of an 82-game NHL schedule as the regular season grinds on with the start of winter. This amount of games provides more than enough statistical information to not only assess each team’s performance on the ice, but their performance against the puck line and return on the money line. While most of the teams fall somewhere in the middle of the pack in both categories, a few teams have separated themselves at the top and bottom of the list.

NHL Handicapping: Concussions
by T.O. Whenham - 12/22/2011

The NHL has a serious headache right now. Concussions have always been a problem is the sport, but they have been a particular issue this year. The list of players out of action with concussions would be a heck of an all-star team. Sidney Crosby, the best player on the planet, missed much of last year, returned with a bang this year, but is out again as the symptoms have returned.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 12/16/2011

With over one third of the games of the 2011-12 NHL schedule already in the books, we now have enough information on all 30 teams to provide an excellent picture of which ones are the lead dogs in the race to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This hockey betting guide takes into consideration not only a team’s recent performance on the ice, but their performance in terms of their overall record against the puck line and return on the money line.

NHL Handicapping: Coaches on the Hot Seat
by T.O. Whenham - 12/13/2011

It has not been a good year to be a head coach in the NHL — not if you like having a job, at least. We are only about 30 games into the new season, yet the firing of Terry Murray by the L.A. Kings brings the total of turfed coaches to five this year already. That’s a sixth of the teams in the league that have made a change, and it’s not even Christmas yet.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer
by David Schwab - 12/8/2011

December marks the start of the meat of the 2011-12 NHL schedule. All 30 teams have enough games in the books by now to provide an excellent picture of which ones are the lead dogs in the 82-game marathon to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer
by David Schwab - 12/1/2011

The 2011-12 NHL schedule enters its third month and while the majority of the 30 teams continue to jockey for position in the marathon race to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, a few teams have been able to separate themselves from the pack with not only their play on the ice, but also in terms of their return on the money line and overall record against the puck line.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer
by David Schwab - 11/25/2011

As we reach the quarter pole of the 2011-12 NHL schedule, a good portion of the 30 teams find themselves in the middle-of-the-pack in their respective conference standings. However, a few teams have been able to separate themselves from the pack with not only strong play on the ice, but also in terms of performance against the puck line, the money line, and the total line.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer
by David Schwab - 11/18/2011

After six weeks of games in the 2011-12 NHL schedule, the majority of the 30 teams are currently somewhere in the middle-of-the-pack in their respective conference standings. However, there are a few teams that have already separated themselves not just with their play on the ice, but against the puck line, the money line, and the total line.

Edmonton Oilers NHL Handicapping: Biggest Surprise in Hockey
by T.O. Whenham - 11/11/2011

The Edmonton Oilers are the biggest surprise of the young NHL season. After years of futility that made them the doormats of the Western Conference they are leading the Northwest Division, and are within two points of the best record in the whole league.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer
by David Schwab - 11/11/2011

While the majority of the 30 teams in the NHL are currently in the middle-of-the-pack in the standings, there are a few teams that have already separated themselves not just with their play on the ice but against the puck line, the money line, and the total line. The following is a look at who is hot and who is not along with a couple of picks for Friday night’s games.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer
by David Schwab - 11/4/2011

The NHL 2011-12 regular season is a little more than a month old. While most of the 30 teams in the league are stuck in the middle-of-the-pack, there are a few teams jumping out to an early lead and a few that are already fading to the rear of the field.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer
by David Schwab - 10/28/2011

The NHL 2011-12 regular season is only about eight or nine games into each team’s 82-game NHL schedule, but there are already some solid betting trends that are starting to emerge. The following is a look at who is hot and who is not along with a couple of picks for Friday night’s games.

Top 10 Reasons to Bet on NHL Hockey
by Doc's Sports - 10/6/2011

The 2011-12 NHL season is finally underway, and that means that there will opportunities to start making money every day on the ice. While the popularity of hockey in the United States will probably never approach that of football, baseball or basketball, that doesn’t mean that you can’t cash in on it. In fact, there’s a good chance that you’ll see much better results if you do decide to dive into hockey this season (see below). Here are the top 10 reasons that you should be betting on hockey this year: