No such thing as a dead cert in betting however there is definitely money to be made doing it. I should know seeing as its my 'job' :lol:
Not going to get rich betting on EIHL as its a fairly small market for bookmakers so they won't take big bets but you can make some pocket money from it done properly.
Not sure if i'm allowed to share links here so feel free to delete if it's not welcome but i write EIHL betting tips for a website and have a 20%roi over the past two and a bit seasons:
http://www.bettingkingdom.co.uk/tipsters/655
With regards to bookmakers pricing up games. Pretty much every bookie prices up the league games these days (Not always been the case) although only the odd one or two price up Challenge cup games. Odds aren't usually released until the morning of the games by any of them though.
Always worth using a website such as
http://www.oddschecker.com/ to see what the best odds on offer are as that is key to being profitable longterm.
I keep a betting blog too where i type up my stats/analysis for the coming games and thoughts on the matches if anyone is ever remotely interested. Links below in my signature.
Shameless self promotion over...