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SHL offers plenty of opportunities for ice hockey bettors, but the odds available on the same game do not necessarily look identical at every bookmaker. A small difference in price can change your potential return without changing what needs to happen on the ice.
Oddsator helps you compare SHL odds from multiple bookmakers in one place. Whether you are looking at a game before the first puck drop, following live odds or considering a longer-term market, comparison makes it easier to see which available bookmaker offers the most competitive price.
Many bettors naturally develop a favourite betting site. The problem with automatically returning to the same bookmaker is that you also accept whatever price that operator happens to offer.
We think it makes more sense to reverse the process.
Start with the SHL game you are interested in. Choose the market and selection you want to consider. Only then should you compare hockey bookmakers and their odds.
In other words:
Choose the game → Choose the market → Compare the odds → Choose the bookmaker
Oddsator is an odds comparison service rather than a bookmaker. The purpose is not to tell you which SHL team will win, but to help you see how different betting sites price the same outcome.
Consider a simple example. You have decided to place €50 on Färjestad BK and find two bookmakers offering different decimal odds:
Bookmaker A: 1.90
Bookmaker B: 2.05
A successful €50 bet at 1.90 gives a total potential return of €95. At 2.05, the same stake and winning selection would return €102.50.
The important part is that your prediction has not changed. Färjestad still needs to satisfy the conditions of the market for the wager to win. You have simply received a higher potential return by taking the better price.
This is the basic purpose of comparing SHL betting odds. Higher odds cannot turn a losing selection into a winner, but they can improve the return when an otherwise identical bet is successful.
SHL odds can be displayed in different formats. Three of the main options are decimal, fractional and American odds.
Decimal odds are particularly straightforward when calculating potential returns. If the price is 2.20, every €10 wagered produces a potential total return of €22 when successful, including the original stake.
Fractional odds express potential profit in relation to the stake. A price of 5/1, for example, represents five units of potential profit for every one unit staked.
American odds instead use positive and negative numbers. The presentation is different, but the underlying purpose is the same: betting odds determine the potential return and reflect how an outcome has been priced.
Regardless of which format you use, odds comparison works on the same principle. Compare equivalent selections rather than simply looking for the largest number.
Check out our Odds Converter here, and change between decimal, fractional and American odds instantly.
An individual SHL game can provide bettors with far more options than simply choosing which team will win. Depending on the match and bookmaker, there can be dozens of different betting markets available.
That variety makes accurate comparison particularly important.
Suppose two prices appear to concern the same game. Before deciding which is better, check that they actually refer to the same market, selection and conditions. A higher price is only a meaningful comparison when the requirements for winning the bet are equivalent.
This becomes increasingly relevant as you move away from the main match markets. The more specific the wager, the more important it is to understand exactly what is included before comparing the available odds.
Ice hockey introduces a consideration that is particularly important when comparing match-result odds:
Does the market include overtime?
You may encounter SHL markets where the full-time result explicitly includes overtime. In other cases, the conditions of a market can differ.
This means two prices that initially appear to cover the same outcome should not automatically be treated as equivalent.
Before choosing the highest SHL odds, check exactly what period of play is included and how the market is defined by the bookmaker. The goal is to compare like for like.
This is a useful habit across all sports betting, but it becomes especially relevant in ice hockey because a game can continue beyond regulation time.
Oddsator's comparison is useful regardless of which SHL club you follow or want to bet on.
Games involving teams such as Färjestad BK, Frölunda HC, Växjö Lakers, Luleå HF, Skellefteå AIK, Rögle BK, Malmö Redhawks, HV71, Brynäs IF and Djurgårdens IF can all create opportunities to compare how bookmakers assess the same matchup.
The favourite does not necessarily offer the most interesting comparison either.
Perhaps one bookmaker has particularly competitive odds on a strong favourite, while another offers a noticeably higher price on the opponent. The objective is not to automatically select whichever outcome has the largest number attached to it. It is to compare the price for your chosen outcome across the available betting sites.
Ice hockey moves quickly, and so can its live betting markets.
With live SHL odds, prices are adjusted as the game progresses. The odds you see before the first puck drop can therefore look very different once play is underway.
This makes comparison relevant for in-play betting as well as pre-match wagers. If several bookmakers offer live markets on the same SHL game, their prices do not necessarily move in exactly the same way at exactly the same time.
However, live betting comes with an obvious limitation: prices can change rapidly.
An odd visible when you begin your comparison may have moved by the time you reach the bookmaker. A market can also be temporarily unavailable while the action develops.
Always confirm the current odds and conditions before placing an in-play wager.
Odds can also change before the game begins.
Comparing SHL odds over time can therefore give you an indication of how the market price has moved. Perhaps an outcome that was previously available at a higher price has shortened, or a team's odds have moved in the opposite direction.
Odds movements can be interesting information, but they should not be treated as predictions.
A shortening price does not guarantee that the selection will win. Similarly, an increase in odds does not mean that the outcome cannot happen.
Instead, odds movement tells you something much simpler:
The market price has changed.
For an odds comparison service such as Oddsator, this is useful context because the best available price can change between the opening of a market and the start of an SHL game.
You do not have to limit your SHL betting to individual games. Bookmakers can also provide outright or future odds covering longer-term outcomes.
These markets work differently from regular match betting.
A match wager is connected to the outcome of a particular game or an event within it. An outright bet instead remains open until the relevant longer-term outcome has been decided.
The comparison principle remains exactly the same.
If multiple bookmakers offer an equivalent SHL outright market, you can compare their prices before deciding where to place the bet. Because these markets can remain available for an extended period, their odds may also change as the competition develops.
SHL games can feature an extensive selection of betting markets. For the bettor, that does not mean there is a need to place more bets. It simply means there are more potential markets and prices to explore.
We think that distinction is important.
Odds comparison is not about finding as many wagers as possible. Its value lies in helping you investigate the price of a selection once you have identified something that interests you.
The same applies whether you prefer a straightforward game-related market or something more specialised.
First understand what you are betting on. Then compare the available prices.
There are really two separate questions involved in betting.
The first is:
Which selection do I think is worth considering?
The second is:
Where can I find the best available odds for that selection?
Oddsator is designed primarily to help answer the second question.
If one bookmaker offers 2.00 and another offers 2.10 on an equivalent outcome, you can see that the second price provides the higher potential return. What the comparison cannot tell you is whether the outcome itself will happen.
This is why the highest available SHL odds should not automatically be described as the "best bet". They are simply the strongest available price among the equivalent offers being compared.
A useful comparison starts by confirming that you are looking at the correct game and market. Then check the exact selection and whether conditions such as overtime are relevant.
After that, compare the bookmaker prices in your preferred odds format.
For pre-match betting, remember that odds can move before the puck drops. During live betting, changes can happen much faster.
Finally, confirm the current odds with the bookmaker before placing the wager. The goal is not merely to find a large number on an odds table, but to establish that the price applies to exactly the selection you intend to make.
SHL betting markets can cover individual games, live action and longer-term outcomes. Across each category, different bookmakers can price the same selection differently.
Oddsator makes those differences easier to identify by bringing SHL betting odds from multiple bookmakers together for comparison.
Instead of automatically accepting the price at one betting site, you can check the market and see whether a more competitive alternative is available elsewhere.
Comparing SHL odds does not change what needs to happen for your bet to win. It simply helps you avoid accepting a lower price when a better one is available for the same selection.