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USCHO BETTOR’S EDGE: Holiday weekend brings with it several nonconference matchups, some heavy favorites to boot

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Gambling is a strange beast. Two weeks ago, we had a perfect 5-0 among our staff selections along with three who went 4-1. Last week, no one was better than 3-2 and, for the first time this season, a staffer was perfectly imperfect going 0-5. This week, the return of a significant number of non-league … Read more

USCHO BETTOR’S EDGE: No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 St. Cloud State, No. 5 Quinnipiac all heavy gambling favorites heading into Friday’s action

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Why as gamblers are we often times hesitant to pull the trigger on a bet? Case in point last week. I noticed when I wrote this column that all five games that I handicapped were available on DraftKings Sportsbook to place wagers. And, yours truly happened to be in New Hampshire, a state where making … Read more

USCHO BETTOR’S EDGE: No. 20 UMass Lowell pick of sportsbooks and USCHO staff vs. No. 17 NU; No. 1 SCSU, No. 2 Michigan and No. 7 Minnesota all heavy favs

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Home ice meant a lot for the five games we handicapped last weekend as all five home teams claimed victory. There weren’t many upsets with only UMass (+115) and Western Michigan (+135) only slight underdogs earning the victories, which translated to a $1966.67 cash out on a $100 bet (yours truly wishes I bet said … Read more

USCHO BETTOR’S EDGE: No. 4 Minnesota Duluth, No. 7 Providence and No. 8 North Dakota all favorites in matchups against nationally-ranked opponents

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We’re entering the fifth full weekend of men’s Division I play and second week with all teams, including the Ivies, active, and we’re seeing less and less upsets. Of last week’s five games we handicapped, the favorite won four. The only underdog to have success was UMass Lowell, which actually swept Boston University. Still a … Read more

USCHO BETTOR’S EDGE: Less games between nationally-ranked teams provide sharper odds in Week 5, plus some real-time odds to consider

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Okay, show of hands: Who took Western Michigan (+400) last Friday over then No. 1 Michigan? If you did, good for you. And if you hit a five-team parlay with last week’s five featured games, GREAT for you. A $100 bet on those games in a five-team parlay paid a whopping $7,075. That’s some real … Read more

USCHO BETTOR’S EDGE: Week 3 features plenty of games between top-20 opponents and more difficult choices for USCHO’s staff

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Notre Dame (+190) became the first significant underdog from this column to earn a victory last Friday, knocking off Michigan Tech on the road, 2-1 in overtime. Michigan (+120), which was a slight underdog on Friday against host Minnesota Duluth last Friday in the IceBreaker semifinal, handling the Bulldogs with ease, 5-1, before taking home … Read more

USCHO BETTOR’S EDGE: Despite many top-20 matchups, plenty of heavy favorites according to USCHO staff; all favorites win in Week 1

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Well, if there was a desire to present to you some betting advice in this new USCHO Bettor’s Edge column, week one gave mixed results, depending on how you approach the mission. If you wanted to find out what teams were heavy favorite, congratulations. USCHO Bettor’s Edge properly nailed all of the favorites last Friday … Read more