hockey question

[iwutitan]

Some sites do 3 way lines, like they do for soccer. What is the percent of games that go to overtime?

[Romanowski]

over what set? this year what %? last 10 years?

Im not sure where you can find those stats, but Id start with a search as specific as you want

Sorry not what you wanted to hear

Let us know what you find :)

[dave nz]

You might have to crunch your own numbers for that. The stats data for NHL on the net is pretty limited compared to alot of other sports.
If you were to bet ties on a regular basis, I can't emphasis enough how important getting the best price avaliable is. Just a quick look just now on the Blues v Ducks tomorrow.
Pinny +309, centrebet +330, betfair +360. Big difference for its long term viability getting +360 compared to +309.

[T100]

2011-2012 - Regular Season - All Skaters - OT/Shootout Record - Overtime Wins - NHL.com - Stats


Google is your friend

[ThaBusdriver]

Originally Posted by iwutitan

Some sites do 3 way lines, like they do for soccer. What is the percent of games that go to overtime?

Look at the shootout/ot losses for the whole league and add them together. sum all the games played, divide by 2. divide total A by total B. On any given year this usually hovers between 12.5 and 20% It's a total crapshoot.
What are the payouts like for the ties?

[dave nz]

It may seem like a craphoot to you. But if you have methods that are decent at predicting close games, you can eliminate a decent % of games.