Happy New Year everyone!
We hope you enjoyed your holidays as we say goodbye to 2019 tonight.
We’ll be back on our normal posting schedule now that we’re refreshed and recharged from the holiday break.
We’re looking forward to the calendar turning to January and putting a poor December behind us. We finish the first half of the season 64-48, +13.1U YTD.
There are 10 games in the NHL tonight we’ll be involved in 3 of them.
Good luck on whatever you play!
Odds below are at the time we made the pick.
Reasons to bet Chicago: The Blackhawks have won 5 of 7 overall and 3 straight on the road. Calgary has dropped 5 of 7 overall and scored just 6 goals in its last 4 home games.
Reasons to bet Calgary: The Flames should be motivated to bounce back from Sunday’s 5-2 loss at home to Vancouver, when Calgary trailed 3-0 before the 11-minute mark. Chicago has lost 6 straight meetings.
Other things to know:
- Chicago is 8-8-3 on the road
- Chicago has allowed 6 goals in its last 3 road games
- Calgary has allowed 3+ goals in 6 of its last 7 home games
- The Over is 5-2-1 in the last 8 meetings
- The Under is 6-1-1 in Calgary’s last 8 games following a loss by 3+ goals
- Calgary has lost 10 of its last 11 games following a home loss by 3+ goals
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Reasons to bet Philadelphia: The Flyers have won 5 of 6 overall and are 6-2 in their last 8 visits to LA. The Kings have lost 4 of 5 and are playing their second home game since Dec. 10.
Reasons to bet LA: The Kings outshot their last 2 opponents 89-50 and are playing with 2 days rest. Philadelphia has 0 regulation time wins in its last 7 games on the road, allowing 3+ goals in 6 of those outings.
Other things to know:
- Philadelphia is playing its 3rd game in 4 days
- Philadelphia has scored 1 goal in 4 of its last 6 road games
- LA has scored 2 regulation time goals or less in 4 of its last 5 games
- LA is 10-7-1 at home
- LA has won 4 of the last 5 meetings and 6 of the last 8
- The Under is 17-6-3 in the last 26 meetings
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Reasons to bet St. Louis: The Blues have won 8 straight games, scoring 4+ goals in 7 of those outings. Arizona has lost 5 of 6 at home.
Reasons to bet Arizona: The Coyotes beat St. Louis 3-2 in a shootout Nov. 12 in St. Louis, their fifth win in the last 6 meetings.
Other things to know:
- St. Louis’ power play is 5 of 8 in its last 4 games
- Arizona has scored 5 goals in its last 3 games
- Arizona is playing its 3rd game in 4 days
- Arizona has scored 4 regulation time goals in the last 3 meetings, excluding empty netters
- St. Louis has won 10 of its last 12 visits to Arizona
- The Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Arizona
- The Over is 7-1 in Arizona’s last 8 home games
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Reasons to bet Florida: The Panthers have won 5 of their last 6 games, scoring 4+ goals in each of the wins. Columbus continues to be devastated by injuries, the latest coming to goalie Joonas Korpisalo on Sunday.
Reasons to bet Columbus: The Blue Jackets are 6-0-4 in their last 10 games. Florida has lost 11 of its last 12 trips to Columbus.
Other things to know:
- Florida has allowed 9 goals in its last 2 games
- Florida is playing its 3rd game in 4 days
- Florida has been outshot by an average of 11 shots per game in its last 4
- Columbus has allowed 8 goals in its last 5 games, excluding empty netters
- Columbus has scored 2 regulation time goals or less in 4 of its last 5 games, excluding empty netters
- The Over is 21-5-1 in Florida’s last 27 games when playing its 3rd game in 4 days
- The Over is 8-3 in Florida’s last 11 road games
- Florida has lost 19 of the last 26 meetings
- The Under is 8-3-1 in the last 12 meetings in Columbus
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Reasons to bet Montreal: The Canadiens have scored 4+ goals in 3 straight games and 3+ in 6 straight. Carolina has allowed 20 goals in its last 4 games.
Reasons to bet Carolina: The Hurricanes have won 7 of the last 8 meetings and 5 straight in Carolina. Montreal is playing its 6th consecutive road game, and its 3rd in 4 days.
Other things to know:
- Carolina beat Montreal 4-3 in a shootout Oct. 3 in Carolina
- Montreal has allowed 11 goals in its last 2 games and 3+ in 4 of its last 5
- Montreal is 10-7-3 on the road
- Montreal has outshot its opponents 134-93 in its last 3 games and recorded 40+ shots in 5 of its last 7
- Carolina has recorded 40+ shots in 3 of its last 4 games
- Carolina has scored 14 non-empty net goals in its last 3 games
- Montreal has scored 5 power play goals in its last 4 games
- Carolina has allowed 10 power play goals in its last 6 games, and 2 PPG in each of its last 4
- The Over is 5-0 in Montreal’s last 5 games
- Carolina has won 11 of its last 15 games on 2 days rest
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Reasons to bet Tampa: The Lightning has won 8 of its last 10 trips to Buffalo and 22 of the last 28 meetings overall. Buffalo has scored just 7 goals in its last 5 games, part of a 1-6 skid in its last 7.
Reasons to bet Buffalo: The Sabres are 11-4-3 at home. Tampa is playing its 3rd game in 4 days and just its second road game since Dec. 10.
Other things to know:
- Tampa beat Buffalo 5-2 Nov. 25 in Tampa, 5-3 Nov. 9 in Sweden and 3-2 Nov. 8 in Sweden
- Tampa has won the last 6 meetings
- Tampa has allowed 1 goal in 2 of its last 3 games
- Tampa is 6-2-1 in its last 9 games
- Buffalo has allowed 9 non-empty net goals in its last 4 games
- The Over is 20-7-1 in Tampa’s last 28 games on 1 days rest
- The Under is 6-1 in Tampa’s last 7 road games
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Reasons to bet Toronto: The Leafs are 6-0-1 in their last 7 games and have won 5 of 6 on the road. Minnesota has scored just 4 goals in its last 3 home games, excluding empty netters.
Reasons to bet Minnesota: The Wild is 10-3-3 at home, where it’s won 5 of its last 6 against Toronto. The Leafs have given up 14 goals in their last 3 games.
Other things to know:
- Toronto beat Minnesota 4-2 Oct. 15 in Toronto
- Toronto has scored 4+ goals in 6 straight games, excluding empty netters
- Toronto has allowed 3+ goals in 6 of its last 8 games, excluding empty netters
- Toronto has won 3 of the last 5 meetings
- Minnesota has allowed 7 goals in its last 2 games and 3+ in 6 of its last 7
- The Under is 12-3-1 in the last 16 meetings
- The Under is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Minnesota
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Reasons to bet Winnipeg: The Jets are 11-7-1 on the road. Colorado has dropped 3 straight at home and 5 of 7 overall.
Reasons to bet Colorado: The Avalanche have won 6 straight home games versus the Jets. Winnipeg has lost 5 of 6 overall and allowed 3+ goals in 7 of its last 8, excluding empty netters.
Other things to know:
- Colorado beat Winnipeg 4-0 Nov. 12 in Winnipeg
- Winnipeg has allowed 13 goals in its last 3 games, excluding empty netters
- Colorado has allowed 3+ goals in 4 of its last 5 games
- The Under is 5-1-1 in Winnipeg’s last 7 road games
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Reasons to bet San Jose: The Sharks open a 5-game road trip coming off a 6-1 win Saturday over Philadelphia. The Red Wings have given up 4+ goals in 8 of 10 at home, where they’re 5-14-1 on the year.
Reasons to bet Detroit: The Red Wings have earned points in 5 of the last 8 meetings (4-3-1). San Jose has lost 10 of its last 12 games and is 6-9-2 on the road.
Other things to know:
- San Jose scored 6 goals Saturday after scoring 17 non-empty net goals in its previous 10 games
- San Jose has allowed 6 regulation time goals in its last 3 games
- San Jose is playing with 2 days rest
- Detroit is playing its 3rd game in 4 days
- Detroit was outshot 39-20 in a 2-1 loss Sunday at Tampa
- Detroit has lost 6 straight games
- The Over is 5-0 in Detroit’s last 5 home games
- San Jose is 5-1-1 in its last 7 trips to Detroit
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Reasons to bet New York: The Rangers are 9-7-2 on the road and have scored 3+ goals in 6 of their last 8 games overall. Edmonton has dropped 8 of 10, including 5 of 6 at home.
Reasons to bet Edmonton: The Oilers were ripped by coach Dave Tippett following their 5-1 loss Friday at home to Calgary and have won 5 of their last 6 games following a home loss by 3+ goals. New York has given up 16 goals in its last 4 on the road.
Other things to know:
- Edmonton beat New York 4-1 Oct. 12 in New York
- New York is 3-1-1 in its last 5 visits to Edmonton
- New York is playing with 2 days rest
- Edmonton is playing with 3 days rest
- Edmonton has allowed 4+ goals in 4 of its last 5 home games
- Edmonton has scored 2 goals or less in 6 of its last 7 games
- Edmonton has won 7 of its last 9 games after allowing 5+ goals in its previous game
- The Over is 7-0-1 in New York’s last 8 games
- The Under is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings in Edmonton
Good luck!
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