PUCK LINE DEFINITION

What is a Puck Line?

The Puck Line is a type of spread bet available when betting specifically on Ice Hockey. The Puck Line is always set at 1.5, which means the favorite always has their puck line set at -1.5 goals and the underdog puck line is always set at +1.5 goals.

If a team has a positive puck line (+1.5) this means that they are the underdog and in order to win the Puck Line bet the team would either need to win by game or only lose the game by 1 goal.

If a team has a negative puck line (-1.5) this means that they are the favorite and in order to win the Puck Line bet the team would need to win the game by 2 or more goals.

For example, if the Boston Bruins were favorites against the Carolina Hurricanes (who are the underdogs), the Puck Line market would have the Bruins with a negative 1.5 (-1.5) attached to them while the Hurricanes would have a positive 1.5 (+1.5) attached to them.

For the Bruins -1.5 bet to win you would need the Bruins to win the game by 2 or more goals, for the Hurricanes +1.5 bet to win you would need the Hurricanes to win the game or only lose the game by 1 goal.

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