Total of the Least Productive Period Over than 0.5

The total of the least productive period is an unpopular market in the provisioning for hockey confrontations. Bookmakers do not always accept bets on this market and often inflate the commission - players rarely use betting on the total of the unproductive period for long-term play.

Beginners often don't understand the nature of the game market and the principles of calculation, so betting on the total of the least productive period is not popular among players.

The total of the least productive period is a market for bets on the productivity of a hockey period with the lowest total value.

Designation in Sportsbook Platform

The market does not have a special designation in the listing of bookmakers; the market is often called - "Total of the least productive period".

The average commission level of BC on the market is 8-10%.

A hockey match is played in a format of 3 periods of 20 minutes each. The period with the smallest total is called the most unproductive.

The most unproductive period of the match is the second, during which the teams scored the least number of goals.

In basketball matches, there aren't periods, the confrontations are in a format of 2 halves, which consist of 2 quarters of either 10 or 12 minutes, depending on the tournament.

Bookmakers do not accept bets on the total non-scoring quarter or half, but players can bet on the highest scoring intervals of the match.

In the detailed list for hockey matches, bookmakers expose two sides:

• TO 0.5;
• TU (Total Under) 0.5.

The player determines the probability of a goalless period in the match.

Betting on the total of the most non-productive period TO 0.5 means that the teams will score at least one puck in each period of the confrontation.

Live Betting

The market virtually disappears in the LIVE line due to a sharp drop in odds. Bookmakers accept bets on the total of the most non-productive period during the first 5-10 minutes of the match and remove the market after the first goal is scored.

The player places a bet on the KHL match "Man U – Chelsea" in the market of total for the least productive period over 0.5 with odds of 1.92:

The match result:

• the first period – 1:4;
• the second period – 0:1;
• the third period – 1:1.

The least productive period – the second. The total of the period – 1, the total 0.5 – penetrated, the bookmaker calculates the transaction in favor of the player.

Players rarely bet on the larger shoulder of a goalless period's total. Betting shop customers often prefer a low total - a bet on the presence of a goalless period in the match.

You can select matches using the strategy of betting on a goalless period in hockey.

Strategies

The strategy of betting on a zero-goal period involves studying the statistics of completed confrontations involving teams.

Players calculate events where teams within the last 5 head-to-head meetings had at least 3 goalless periods.

The total market unable period cannot be successfully used for betting at a bookmaker over a long distance.

This market can only be found in the detail for selected hockey confrontations, the commission on this market is often inflated to 10%, and experienced players prefer other positions.