Canadian Hockey League Betting At Sports Interaction

The National Hockey League playoffs aren’t the only hockey postseason action you can be betting on.

Sports Interaction also offers season-long betting on the Canadian Hockey League, which includes the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The sportsbook will of course offer Memorial Cup betting later this year as well.

Check out Sports Interaction if you are interested in betting on some CHL hockey this spring.

Proline Hockey Betting: Odds Are Worse On V+ And H+ Bets

If you’ve ever played Proline, you’ve likely been tempted by the bigger payouts offered by the V+ and H+ columns.

Proline’s V+ and H+ mean different things in different sports. In hockey betting, it means either the visiting or the home team is required to win by two goals or more. In baseball betting, the team you bet on has to win by two runs or more. In football betting, that spread is inflated to over a touchdown.

You likely realize there’s a tradeoff with taking the fatter odds on the V+ and H+ bets. It’s far less likely for teams to win by those margins in sports, so you’re a lot less likely to win your V+ and H+ picks. That explains why you get a bit extra on your bet.

But how much extra should you be getting when you take the V+ and H+ bets?

Here’s the answer: Way more than Proline is offering you. Often more than double what Proline is offering you, in fact.

I found this out today when…

Online Sports Betting In Canada Won’t Change Much

So online sports betting is coming to the province of Ontario, and perhaps the rest of Canada?

Please excuse us while we yawn.

Even with the recent passing of legislation that will allow the government to offer single-game wagering in Canada, we don’t see much advantage in it for sports bettors who already prefer using online sportsbooks.

If you’re at all familiar with Proline, you know that the provincial lotteries stack the odds against us. Not only does Proline require you to bet a minimum of two games (and most often three) at a time (known as a parlay), it also doesn’t pay you even close to what you should be paid if you win all your games.

Don’t expect things to change that much once the government starts offering single-game wagering, either.

Las Vegas sportsbooks typically offer point spread betting with a “juice” (or vigorish) structure of -110. In other words, you need to lay 11 to win 10, or 110 to win 100, and so forth. At that juice structure, bettors…

March Madness Cash Promotion At Sports Interaction

As if betting on March Madness wasn’t fun enough already, Sports Interaction is offering even more reason to get in the game.

For every bet ($25 or higher) that you place on the NCAA basketball tournament at Sports Interaction, you’ll get at least one ticket into three cash bonus draws.

Sixty-eight cash bonuses of $50 will be awarded in the first three rounds of the tournament. The Sweet 16 will feature 16 cash bonuses of $100, while the Final Four draw will have one grand prize of $5,000.

Any single NCAA tournament or NIT bet between $25 and $49.99 will earn one ticket towards the draws. If you parlay the bet, you’ll get two tickets. And if you make your wager on Sports Interaction’s mobile betting site, you’ll earn twice the amount of tickets you’re entitled to.

The number of tickets you’ll get increase if your wager does. On any single NCAA tournament or NIT bet you make between $50 and $99.99, you’ll get three tickets (six for a parlay, six…

Super Bowl XLVI Props Available At Bodog

Remember when the Super Bowl was known as the Super Bore? Well, not anymore.

Even if this year’s big game between the Giants and Patriots turns into a blowout, there’s plenty of other things to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout Super Bowl XLVI.

Here’s a list of prop bets available at Bodog that can make even the national anthem and halftime show exciting:

Odds to win MVP
Tom Brady                           13/10
Eli Manning                          9/4
Rob Gronkowski                  8/1
Victor Cruz                          12/1
Hakeem Nicks                    14/1
Wes Welker                        15/1
Aaron Hernandez               15/1
Ahmad Bradshaw               22/1
BenJarvus Green-Ellis       22/1
Jason Pierre-Paul              30/1
Deion Branch                     35/1
Brandon Jacobs                35/1
Mario Manningham           35/1
Danny Woodhead             50/1
Antrel Rolle                       75/1
Justin Tuck                       75/1
Jerod Mayo                      100/1
Kyle Arrington                  100/1
Devin McCourty               100/1
Osi Umenyiora                 100/1
Vince Wilfork                    100/1
Jake Ballard                     100/1
Chad Ochocinco              100/1
Lawrence Tynes               100/1
Stephen…

Vegas Butcher Our Pick For Handicapping Service To Follow

Over the years, we’ve come across plenty of ads for sports handicapping services.

Touts, as they’re commonly known, seem to be in a shouting contest as they try to convince you that they have all the inside information on this game and that their pick is a virtual (here comes the dreaded word) lock.

In reality, a lot of these handicapping services are scams.

But not all of them are. In fact, there are a few out there that can help you make a lot of money in the long run.

The key is to find those services that are transparent about their long-term records. Rather than telling you that they are on a 70% run over their last 10 picks (which sounds great, but you could easily flip a coin 10 times and have it land on heads seven times), the good services will show you that they have won 56% of their picks over the past two years. Try flipping a coin a thousand times and see if that coin still lands on…

Grey Cup Betting: Sportsbooks Have Different Lines

You might have heard the B.C. Lions are favoured by a full touchdown to win this weekend’s Grey Cup over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Sure, that’s what the television and radio stations will tell you, and possibly the newspapers as well. But that’s not entirely true.

While the Lions are indeed favoured by seven points at almost all sportsbooks, there’s one place you can bet the Leos without having to lay the full touchdown. And, as a nice bonus, it’s at one of our recommended sportsbooks.

Bet365 is offering the Lions -6.5, which is obviously a major advantage for anyone who wants to bet on British Columbia this weekend on its home field. (This line was available as of Monday afternoon, and may or may not have changed depending on which team is drawing the most action.)

Even though there’s a big difference between a 6.5 and 7-point point spread, it’s not uncommon to see sportsbooks offering different odds on the same games. SportsInteraction, another of our recommended sportsbooks, is a…

The Greek Exits U.S. Market, Continues To Serve Canadians

Here’s another reason to be glad we’re Canadian.

The Greek, one of the most respected offshore sportsbook companies in the industry, withdrew from the U.S. market last weekend. Bet Jamaica, which is owned by The Greek and featured a clientele that was nearly entirely American, transferred its U.S. customers to Heritage Sports and closed its doors for good. The Greek will remain in operation for Canadians and other non-American players, while Canadians and other non-Americans with accounts at Bet Jamaica had their accounts moved to The Greek.

It’s not entirely surprising to see The Greek take these measures, and it’s certainly not a sign of impending doom for any Canadians with an offshore sportsbook account. Pinnacle Sports voluntarily withdrew itself from the U.S. market a few years ago but still remains arguably the best and safest offshore sportsbook in the world.

The Greek’s decision to pull out of the U.S. is in response to the American crackdown on funding of Internet gambling accounts. Several high-profile poker sites were also recently shut down by…

Why Ontario Proline Doesn’t Offer CFL Point Spread Betting

Proline in Ontario doesn’t offer point spread betting on the Canadian Football League because of the “volatility” of the market.

That’s what I found out with a quick call to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission today after visiting the Proline Ontario website and not seeing any point spreads up for this week’s CFL games.

The OLG representative I spoke to confirmed that Proline in Ontario does not offer point spread betting on “lower-scoring games” like the CFL, Major League Baseball and the NHL. Proline in Ontario will, however, continue to offer point spread betting on the National Football League, NCAA football and NCAA basketball.

When I pointed out to the OLG rep that CFL games are in fact higher-scoring than NFL games, she hesitated before saying something about the “volatility” of CFL games. Not entirely sure what that means, but I’m sure it’s just one more way that Proline in Ontario ensures it tilts the odds in its favour.

It’s also one more reason why, if you live in Ontario and you like betting…

CFL Opening Week Point Spreads Posted At 5Dimes

Are you ready for some football, Canadian style?

The 2011 CFL regular season kicks off this week in Montreal, Hamilton, Calgary and Saskatchewan. And if the oddsmakers have it right, we shouldn’t expect to see too many close games in Week 1.

5Dimes is the first sportsbook we’ve seen post lines for this week’s contests, and all of them feature spreads of a touchdown or higher.

Calgary and Montreal are viewed as the favourites to win the Grey Cup this year, but it is the Hamilton Tiger-Cats that are laying the most points in Week 1. The Tabbies are 10.5-point chalk as they prepare to host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Friday at Ivor Wynne Stadium (the over/under line is set at 53).

The season gets underway on Thursday as Montreal is home to the B.C. Lions. The Alouettes are favoured by a touchdown, while the total is the highest of the week at 56.5 points.

The Toronto Argonauts are eight-point underdogs heading into Friday’s contest in Calgary, with the total sitting at 53.5 points.

Edmonton…