On a night where you’ve got six NHL games going all with individual totals of 6.5, the Grand Salami number would be somewhere around 40 total goals (6.5 x 6 is 39). These numbers are based on how many games are being played that day and what the individual totals are for those contests. Simply put, the “salami” is an over-under number posted on the total goals scored in all the games for a particular day. The Grand Salami in hockey wagering is really simple and it’s a great way to have action on every single game on a given night. For example, a game between Washington and Philadelphia that finishes 4-3 would cash an ‘over’ ticket on a total of 6.5, while a final score of 4-2 would see ‘under’ bettors taking home some cash. This wager involves whether or not you think the combined score between the two teams will be over or under the posted total, it’s as simple as that. Hockey Totals and Over/Unders MarketsĪnother very popular way of betting on sport, the over/under bet is the same for hockey.For years hockey totals were consistently released as a 5.5 number, but as scoring increased league-wide in the latter half of the 2010’s, totals numbers have found a more consistent home at 6 and 6.5 for games on a nightly basis. With the way goalies get pulled late in games for teams trailing, puck line bets can be a bit tricky to have consistency with – especially if you are backing the underdog at +1.5 – but at the same time, the underdog price (plus money) that’s offered on the favorite to win by 2+ goals can be very rewarding. The puckline (spread) for a hockey game would look something like this.

The puck line is hockey’s version of spread betting. All that means is whether or not you believe the favorite on the money line will win the game by two goals or more (-1.5), or if the underdog will keep it a one-goal contest or even potentially win (+1.5). No spreads are needed to be worried about here, as you just want to be backing the team that gets the win in the regular sense of the word. An example of a hockey moneyline market would look something like this. Moneyline prices are listed in the normal odds style that they are in any other sport so you’ll see a team listed as a -140 favorite going up against a team that’s listed as a +120 underdog. Perhaps the most simple wager on hockey, you are betting on who you believe will win the game outright.

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