The betting websites consider a heavy favorite in hockey to be a team that is favored by -300 or more on the money line. It is not often that a team that is favored that heavily losses. But when they do, it is your chance to sneak in and make a few extra bucks. A team that is favored by -300 or more has developed a reputation for being a consistent winner. But when a team that is heavily favored loses a game, it feels like it has something to prove at the next game. Knowing the odds on that game after a surprising loss is important in NHL betting.

The price per head sports experts have noticed that the better teams in the league have a high winning percentage when they play a home game right after losing a game where they were the heavy favorites. It is a trend that is worth watching the first half of the season that you can use to make money in the second half of the season. For example, if the New York Rangers lose to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a game that New York was heavily favored to win, then the Rangers will carry that with them into the next game. If that next Rangers game is a home game, then the stats show that the Rangers will win that home game almost 70 percent of the time.

However, the NHL scores can go the other way as well. The stats show that if the Rangers go on the road to play that next game after losing a heavily favored contest, then the Rangers will lose that game almost 50 percent of the time. Watch the trends and see if these numbers hold up. If they do, then you know how you can make a few more bucks by betting on NHL home teams.