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Bandy Betting
Bandy betting covers match result, handicap and totals markets on Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian league games and the Bandy World Championship, with a season that runs from November to March.
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What Is Bandy?
Bandy is played on ice with skates, curved sticks and a small orange ball. The rink is roughly the size of a soccer field, each team has 11 players, and a game runs two 45-minute halves. It looks like ice hockey with soccer rules: there is no body checking, the ball stays mostly on the ice, and goals come from open play and set pieces such as corners and free strokes.
The sport is strongest in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Russia, and it has a following in the Baltic states, Kazakhstan and the American Midwest.
What Can You Bet on in Bandy?
- Match result (1X2): home win, draw or away win after two halves. Draws are possible in regular time, so this is a three-way market.
- Handicap: a goal line that the favorite has to cover. Gaps between top and bottom teams can be wide, so handicaps of two or three goals are common.
- Totals: over/under on combined goals. Bandy usually produces more goals than ice hockey, so lines often sit between six and nine goals.
- Outrights: the league champion or the World Championship winner.
Live betting is offered on the bigger league games, mostly at Nordic sportsbooks.
Which Competitions Draw the Most Betting?
- Elitserien (Sweden): the top Swedish league and the most heavily traded bandy market. The playoffs end with the final in March.
- Bandyliiga (Finland) and Eliteserien (Norway): regular fixtures through the winter.
- Bandy World Championship: run by the Federation of International Bandy, with Sweden and Finland among the leading nations. Russia has been barred from international competition since 2022.
When Is the Bandy Season?
Most leagues start in late October or November and finish in March. The World Championship is usually held at the end of the season. Outside those months there is little or no bandy to bet on.
What Should You Check Before Betting on Bandy?
- Weather and ice: some games are played outdoors, and soft ice or snow slows play and lowers scoring.
- Squad news: rosters are small and top players carry a lot of weight, so one absence can move a line.
- Rules on settlement: most sportsbooks settle on regular time only, so extra time and penalties in playoff games don't count for the match result.