Eurohockey.com takes a look at the favourites

28 Aug 2013 | Fredrik Pålsson

Start of European top leagues is getting closer, we have taken a quick look at who is the bookie favourite to grab the titles.

We have taken a look at the odds at one of the many sites that offer betting on top leagues online, William Hill Bookmakers who have odds for all the European top leagues.

In Sweden last season's champs Skellefteå are favourites at only 4.00 while Färjestad has 5.50, newcomers Örebro is an unlikely winner at 51.00. In KHL, SKA is favourites at 3.75, with Dynamo Moscow and Ak Bars Kazan as the main rivals. New Admiral Vladivostok would give a huge odds, 501.00 if they win the title.

Jokerit who plays their last season in SM-liiga before joining KHL is the favourite in Finland with 4.50. The odds says that there are many teams with a good shot at title with seven teams with the odds 9.00 or lower. Last year's winners Ässät is only sixth favourite at 8.00

In the German DEL Eisbären Berlin is favourites with 3.75 with Adler Mannheim and Kölner Haie as the closest contenders. Schwenningen has the highest odds with 67.00. In Switzerland there are five favourites with Bern (4.00), Davos (5.00), Fribourg (5.00), ZSC (6.00) and Zug (7.00), Lausanne is expected to be in the bottom.
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In the Czech Republic Trinec are favourites at 5.00, with Sparta, Plzen and Slavia as close odds favourites. Karlovy Vary has the highest odds with 41.00

The multinational EBEL has the Austrian teams as big favourites. KAC are favourites at 3.00 followed by five other Austrian teams before Czech Znojmo follows at 15.00 and Hungarian Fehervar with 21.00. But there is a Austrian team also with the highest odds, Dornbirn with 81.00