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How to Bet to Win to Nil in hockey and NHL?
The to win to nil wager is actually two simultaneous bets that doubles your chance of cashing in at the end of the game. The drawback to this wager is that they both must be winners in order for you to also win.
With this type of wagers, let’s take an example of a game between the New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres.
You will be making two wagers on the game. Your first bet is a $100 moneyline wager on the Islanders to win the game at -130. Then you also place a $100 wager on the Sabres not to score in the game at +1000.
For you to win on this wager, both outcomes must come to fruition. It doesn’t matter whether the Islanders win the game 1-0, 2-0 or 5-0 – as long as they win and Buffalo fails to score, you are also a winner.
But if Buffalo scores even once, your bet is a loser.
You should only play a win to nil wager if you are fairly confident that the losing team is unlikely to score a goal.
With this bet, you will want the team you bet to win to be a prohibitive favorite and a club that is extremely strong on the defensive side of the game. It’s also wise to avoid teams that take a lot of penalties as your winning team on this wager, because giving away a bunch of power-play opportunities to the other team is a sure way to get scored upon.
This wager originated with soccer, and it makes a lot more sense there, because clean sheets are far more commonplace on the soccer pitch than in the NHL arena. Still, the win to nil wager offers a better chance of coming in than a correct score wager.
In this bet, you are only assigning a correct score to one team. It just happens to be zero for the losing team. It doesn’t matter how many goals the winning team tallies, as long as they win and also post a shutout.
Why not place this wager through Caesars Sports? They offer a free $300 bet for their online sportsbook or sports betting app.
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