UNDER THE TOTAL - NHL BETTING TRENDS

Several years ago my attention was drawn to a comment made on "Hockey night in Canada" by a former player which got me thinking. The ex-player (Kelly Hrudey) that the hardest role for any pro hockey player was returning home from a long road trip.

I looked at this from several angles, first home game back after playing 3, 4, and 5 or more consecutive road games. Did it favor the road team, the home team, chalk or dog. After sifting through four seasons worth of results (back-testing) I noticed how many games ended with five goals being scored. Not surprising when one thinks that a total of five goals was prior to this season the most regular posted total in NHL games by the Sportsbooks.

I decided to track the plays (paper monitor) for the season 2001 - 02, using the average posted total from twelve reputable Sportsbooks and the best available total. I made notes of number of days rest between last road game and first home game back, number of consecutive previously played road games and by the time the All-Star break came along a pattern was starting to emerge. I started to wager on these games and my confidence increased with every winner.

Before I let you all in on this profitable little gold mine of a system, here are the returns since the start of season 2001 - 02.

2001/02.....OVER 21.....UNDER 29.......PUSH....9 .....% 58.0

2002/03....OVER 17.......UNDER 32........PUSH...8.......%65.3

2003/04.....OVER 22........UNDER 26.......PUSH ...4.......%54.2

In Part II we will finish off this look at NHL Totals and look a little closer at these trends. Have a great NHL wagering campaign. Join me right here at procappers for huge NHL profits in 2005/06.