Some best bets from around the world including looks from the Sweden Elite League and Finnish Metis
The NHL isn’t the only hockey league in the world and sometimes hockey fans want to know about what the game looks like in other parts of the world like Sweden, Poland and many others having professional hockey leagues or tournaments that you can bet on. It’s hard to go through the time of researching all of these leagues around the world so we did it for you. Here are some of the best picks from around the world for today.
Swedish Hockey League - Frolunda HC @ Farjestad BK
Farjestad BK is top of the table in the SHL with a 17-1-5-6 record through 29 games. Frolunda is coming off a tough loss in the Spengler Cup Semi-finals to eventual Champion HC Davos and will look to come back to league play motivated.
Farjestad has 12 wins in 15 home games this season which may seem daunting but they have lost once to Frolunda at home this season already. Frolunda also has ten wins in their last 14 games versus Farjestad dating back to the 2020-21 season. It’ll be tough on the road but they will be motivated and they should at least cover as these two normally play tight games.
Pick: Frolunda HC moneyline (+160) or Frolunda HC +1.5 (-176)
Finland Metis - IPK @ Jokerit
IPK was looking good with a first-place 19-1-2-5 record this season before dropping four of their last five games. They now look down a tough matchup against third-place Jokerit, who sits at 12-5-3-7 this season with four straight wins. They look to defend home ice, where they have ten wins in 14 home games this season and will try to hold off IPK, who have the second-best road record this season with nine wins in 13 games.
IPK holds the upper-hand in history with two straight wins in this matchup and also showed, they may be starting to piece things back together with an impressive 6-1 win over 12th-place Hokki and breaking their four game losing streak. They will need to get past a Jokerit team that rarely allow opponents to score in their building with their being under seven goals in ten of 14 home games this season. I expect a low-scoring affair with Jokerit continuing their winning ways with a big win at home.
Pick: Jokerit moneyline (-182), Under 6.5 goals (-106)