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04-18-19 | Golden Knights v. Sharks -111 | Top | 2-5 | Win | 100 | 14 h 22 m | Show |
My 10* Las Vegas Insider is on the San Jose Sharks at 10;00 ET. San Jose opened its series against Vegas with a 5-2 Game 1 win. However, the Sharks have now lost THREE in a row to the Golden Knights, getting outscored 16-6. San Jose's beleaguered goaltender Martin Jones allowed two goals on seven shots in Tuesday's 5-0 setback, before being pulled for the second time in three contests in favor of Aaron Dell. In contrast, Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has turned aside 87 of 93 shots in his last three games and all 28 he faced on Tuesday, delivering his15th postseason shutout. Fleury improved his career goals-against average in the postseason to 2.58 (it's 2.51 in this series). Clearly, San Jose is facing major goaltending issues, but head coach Peter DeBoer said Jones will start in Game 5.Let's NOT forget that Jones won 36 games this season, his FOURTH in a row with 30 or more victories (37, 35 & 30). During that span, his GAA have ranged from a low of 2.27 to a high of 2.94. Let's also remember that the Sharks rode the second-best home record in the Western Conference (were 25-11-5 at SAP Center during the regular season) to a second-place finish in the Pacific Division, eight points better than the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas beat San Jose 4-2 in last year's semifinals but the Golden Knights (109 points) were the better team, as the Sharks finished with 100 points. That's not the case this time around. Vegas may oust San Jose again in 2019 but NOT here in Game 5. Good luck...Larry |
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04-16-19 | Lightning -135 v. Blue Jackets | Top | 3-7 | Loss | -135 | 11 h 25 m | Show |
My NHL 10* Situational Stunner is on the TB Lightning at 7:08 ET. The Tampa Bay Lightning matched an NHL record for wins in a regular season (62) and took a 3-0 lead through the first period of their Game 1 with Columbus. However, since that opening period of this first-round series, the Lightning have been outscored a 12-2 in the last EIGHT periods by the Blue Jackets. Columbus earned a comeback 4-3 win on Wednesday, won Friday's Game 2 by the score of 5-1 and then took Sunday's Game 3 (back in Columbus) by a score of 3-1. What's going on here? We know this for sure, that only FOUR of 190 teams in NHL history have come back to win a best-of-seven playoff series after dropping the first three games. Game 4 is tonight and the Blue Jackets can win their first playoff series in franchise history (after 18 years), when they host the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning played Game 3 without Nikita Kucherov, who led the league with 128 points in the regular season. Kucherov was suspended one game for a late in the third period of Game 2. Also, Victor Hedman, last year's Norris Trophy winner as the league's top defenseman, missed Sunday's game with an undisclosed injury and is considered doubtful for Tuesday. Clearly, more is needed from the team’s three 40-goal scorers, Kucherov, Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point. So far, the trio has yet to make the scoresheet in the series! We’ve won a lot of hockey games as a team,” Lightning forward Tyler Johnson told reporters after helping set up Sunday's goal. “We can definitely do it. If there’s a group that can, it’s us. We’ve just go to play the right way. Everyone’s got to step up. Everyone’s got to play a solid game, and we’ve got to make it a little bit harder.” “The job’s not done, but at the same time this is fun,” Columbus center Matt Duchene told reporters after scoring for the second straight game in a 3-1 victory Sunday. “This has been unbelievable, and we want to finish the job and leave no doubt. Obviously, we have a great opportunity Tuesday at home in front of our fans. I think these fans deserve that we get the job done here at home.” Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky played a huge part in Columbus’ 7-1-0 finish to the regular season and after allowing three first-period goals in Game 1, has stopped 69 of the 71 shots he faced in the past eight periods (.972 save percentage). The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1975 New York Islanders, 2010 Philadelphia Flyers and 2014 Los Angeles Kings are the only NHL teams to overcome an 3-0 deficit in a seven-game playoff series. The question here isn't, "Can Tampa Bay join that group?" Rather, it's can the Lightning find a way to win ONE game! Tampa Bay finished the third period of Game 3 with a 17-8 edge in shots, creeping within 2-1 on Ondrej Palat’s goal. Captain Steven Stamkos told reporters: “If anything, maybe we found a recipe to break some of their structure there." In just can't NOT play Tampa Bay in this spot. Remember, there is another goalie in this series, Andrei Vasilevskiy. He led the league with 39 wins this season, (2.40 GAA / .925 SP) and was 6-2-0 with a .948 save percentage against the Blue Jackets coming into the series. See you in Game 5! Good luck...Larry |
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04-15-19 | Capitals v. Hurricanes -124 | Top | 0-5 | Win | 100 | 11 h 59 m | Show |
My NHL 10* Game of the Week is on the Car Hurricanes at 7:00 ET. The Carolina Hurricanes lost Game 1 at Washington 4-2 and then went toe-to-toe with the defending Stanley Cup champs in Game 2, before Caps veteran Brooks Orpik scored 1:48 into overtime Saturday to give Washington a 4-3 victory and a 2-0 lead. I was just Orpik's fourth goal in his 151st playoff game! The Hurricanes have seen a pair of late rallies fall short in the first two games of this first-round series, after losing all FOUR regular-season meetings with Washington. Tonight,playoff hockey returns to Raleigh, NC for the first time since May 26, 2009. Ncklas Backstrom scored twice to highlight the Capitals' three-goal first period in Thursday's 4-2 win and joined T.J. Oshie with first-period goal on Saturday. Alex Ovechkin had an NHL-best 51 goals this season and has a goal plus two assists in the first two games. Capitals goalie Braden Holtby began last year's playoffs on the bench but retutrned to lead the Caps to their first-ever Cup. The former Vezina Trophy recipient has turned aside 196 of 209 shots in his last seven contests (7-0-0), giving him a .938 save percentage. FOUR of those victories have come against Carolina. Carolina's leading goal scorer Sebastian Aho (30 goals and 83 points) scored late in the second period, snapping a 15-game goal drought. "It's not like we're playing bad, but this time of year, you've got to get that extra step and play even better," he said after the game. For teh Hurricanes to get back in the series, goaltender Petr Mrazek has to do a better job than him turning away 43 of 50 shots as he's done in Games 1 & 2 (.860 SP). The key to Game 3 will likely be Carolina getting off to a better start, as Washington holds a 5-1 combined edge in first-period scoring. Let me remind all that Washington was only five points better than Carolina during the regular season, so down 0-2, I see no reason why the Hurricanes can't beat the Caps for the first time in SEVEN tries in this one. That's the bet. Good luck...Larry |
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04-14-19 | Lightning -132 v. Blue Jackets | Top | 1-3 | Loss | -132 | 13 h 12 m | Show |
My 10* "signature" LEGEND Play is on the TB Lightning at 7:00 ET. The Tampa Bay Lightning matched an NHL record for wins in a regular season (62) but after blowing a 3-0 lead through the first period of their Game 1 with Columbus, the lightning have been outscored a 9-1 in the last five periods by the Blue Jackets. Columbus earned a comeback 4-3 win on Wednesday and then in Friday's Game 2, took a 3-0 first period lead on the way to a 5-1 win. What's going on here? The Presidents’ Trophy-winning haven't aced much adversity this season but it's a "whole new ballgame" tonight going into Game 3 of the Easrtern Conference first-round series against the host Columbus Blue Jackets. Columbus has clogged the neutral zone, holding the lightning to just one goal the last five periods, while NINE players have scored one goal apiece for the Blue Jackets.During that stretch, goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has stopped 39 of the 40 shots he's faced. What's more, while the Blue Jackets were just 28th in the regular season on the power play, they are 3-for-6 (50.0%) in the series. "We’re in a tough position, but we’re not going to quit,” Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos said. “We’ve got to take a page out of their book and go on the road and win a hockey game. We just got to focus on Game 3." Making Tampa Bay's situation even tougher is the fact that they won’t have the league’s leading scorer Nikita Kucherov (128 points), who was suspended one game for an illegal hit. So here's the bottom line. Tampa Bay dominated Columbus in the regular season, outscoring them 17-3. Tampa Bay crushed the competition on the way to a record-tying 62-win season and lost consecutive games just twice, a pair of regulation losses in November and a set of overtime games in February. The Lightning haven't lost three straight all season and went 30-9-2 on the road for the year (no other team won more than 25 road games). The Blue Jackets have NEVER won a playoff series and were also up 2-0 last year in the opening round against the Capitals (won 1st two games in Washington), before the Caps rallied for four consecutive wins on the way to the team's first Stanley Cup. Deja vu? Maybe but "FOR SURE," I'm on Tampa Bay in this one! Good luck...Larry |
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04-13-19 | Maple Leafs v. Bruins -140 | Top | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 13 h 6 m | Show |
My NHL 10* Game of the Week is on the Bos Bruins at 8:08 ET. The Toronto Maple Leafs have suffered a pair of demoralizing Game 7 losses in Boston but opened this year's best-of-seven opening round series against the Bruins with an emphatic 4-1 Game 1 win on Thursday in Boston. Mitch Marner scored twice, the first to erase a first-period deficit, and the second to give the Leafs the lead for good after he was brought down from behind by Jake DeBrusk on a short-handed breakaway. "We're a different team. We've got a little more confidence in this room and we're ready to play with it," said the 21-year-old Marner, who scored twice to help Toronto secure its first series-opening victory since 2003. John Tavares, a key free-agent acquisition in the offseason, collected a goal and an assist on Thursday, boosting his playoff point total to 24 (12 goals, 12 assists) in 25 career games. "When you get a power play, you want to get something good out of it and get some momentum. Obviously, that did the opposite. ... That can't happen," said Patrice Bergeron, who scored with the man advantage for Boston's lone goal. However, after Bergeron's goal, the Maple Leafs outskated and outplayed the Bruins the rest of the game. However, the Bruins won their first-round playoff series 4-3 over the Maple Leafs last year and also took the season series 3-1 with the Maple Leafs this regular season. The Boston Bruins must turn over the page instead of turning over the puck Saturday night. Why should we expect anything less? Only Tampa Bay accumulated more points this regular season than Boston's 107 and only the Lightning (32-7-2) had a better home record than the Bruins' 29-90-3 mark. Boston must be well aware that the Lightning's record-tying season is now on 'life-support' after two home losses and Boston surely wants to avoid a similar scenario. Boston has history on its side against Toronto, having beaten the Maple Leafs in each of the last five times the teams have squared off in the playoffs. Boston can't win the series tonight but the Bruins can "get back in it." The Bruins' top line of Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak dominated the Maple Leafs in the playoffs last year. Expect a "repeat scenario" tonight. Good luck...Larry |
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04-12-19 | Blues v. Jets -110 | Top | 4-3 | Loss | -110 | 13 h 14 m | Show |
My 10* Situational Stunner is on the Win Jets at 9:30 ET. St Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington did not make his first NHL start until Jan 7, 2019. He had played one game for the Blues back in 2015-16 but he would go on to set a franchise record for wins by a rookie, finishing 24-5-1 with a league-leading 1.89 GAA (also had an impressive .927 save percentage). The question going into Wednesday was how Binnington would handle the pressure of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Question answered. Binnington made 24 saves and kept his team in it until St. Louis scored twice in the game’s final 16 minutes, with his biggest save coming with 12.4 seconds remaining, as he slid across his net to deny Mark Scheifele's one-timer. The Jets were a popular Stanley Cup preseason favorite after reaching the conference finals last spring and they led the Western Conference in early January. However, the Jets would go 16-16-3 down the stretch (since Jan 19), losing the Central Division title to Nashville in the final two weeks. Once again, Winnipeg could not hold a 1-0 advantage in the final 20 minutes, allowing Tyler Bozak’s game-winning goal with just 2:05 to play. It's troubling that the Jets lost NINE games in the regular season in which they led after two periods. Patrik Laine gave Winnipeg the lead with a first-period goal but the Jets' high-powered offense was shut down by Binnington the rest of the way. Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves but could not hold off the Blues in the final period, losing his FIFTH consecutive playoff start (dating back to four straight losses against Vegas last season). NHL Stanley Cup history tells us teams that teams that win the first game of a best-of-seven series end up closing out a series 68.5 percent of the time. The Jets are hardly facing impossible odds against coming back and the Blues are surely no 'lock' to win, just because of their Game 1 win. That said, the Jets can ill afford to drop the next outing before the series shifts to St Louis for two games. Winnipeg won 25 home games this season and the only Western Conference team to win more was Calgary (26), which led the West with 107 points. It's not a "must-win" scenario but it's pretty close. I had the Blues in Game 1 but it's the Jets in Game 2. Good luck...Larry |
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04-10-19 | Blues +104 v. Jets | Top | 2-1 | Win | 104 | 12 h 3 m | Show |
My 10* Stanley Cup Opener is on the StL Blues at 8:00 ET. The St Louis Blues were last in the NHL (15-18-4) back on Dec 31, had fired head coach Mike Yeo six weeks earlier, replacing him with Craig Berube, and seemed destined for a high-chance lottery spot in the NHL Draft. However, the Blues has fashioned one of the best mid-season turnarounds in NHL history. The Blues would go 30-10-5 since Jan. 1 and tied Winnipeg in the standings with 99 points. As for the Jets, a popular Stanley Cup preseason favorite after reaching the conference finals last spring, they led the Western Conference in early January. However, the Jets would go 16-16-3 down the stretch (since Jan 19), losing the Central Division title to Nashville in the final two weeks. The Jets get the home ice advantage due to winning three of four vs the Blues (all four meeting came prior to Jan 1) but as Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice noted, "You look statistically in the back half, they're an elite team in the NHL. We've never played that team. We played them in 2018 and they were a different team." In fact, the last time these two teams met (way back on Dec 7 at Winnipeg), the Blues won 1-0. St. Louis’ fortunes turned around with the emergence of goaltender Jordan Binnington, who did not make his first NHL start until Jan 7. Binnington had played one game for the Blues in 2015-16, but set a franchise record for wins by a rookie, while finishing 24-5-1 with a league-leading 1.89 GAA (also had an impressive .927 save percentage). 'Hot' goaltenders have been known to carry a team in the Stanley Cup playoffs and my "first bet" of the 2019 playoffs is on St Louis. Good luck...Larry |
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03-16-19 | Oilers v. Coyotes -130 | Top | 3-2 | Loss | -130 | 14 h 1 m | Show |
My 10* Las Vegas Insider is on the Arizona Coyotes (10:05 EST). The Oilers have been terrible all season. Edmonton most recently comes in off a 6-3 loss to New Jersey. The Coyotes come in on the other end of the spectrum. Arizona is firmly in line for a wild card spot and it’s surging towards the finish line right now with two straight victories, most recently destroying the Ducks 6-1. Vinnie Hinostroza posted a hat-trick in the victory, while goaltender Darcy Kuemper stopped 36 of 37 shots to improve to 24-16-5 on the year. The Oilers have been consistently inconsistent all year and just when it looked as if they may have turned a corner and had some slim hope of making a run, their last pathetic effort was a stark reminder of how fickle their success has been this season. Arizona though has quietly and legitimately been one of the best teams in the league over the last month and getting it at home at this price is a gift in my opinion. Play on the Coyotes. Good luck..Larry |
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03-14-19 | Ducks v. Coyotes -136 | Top | 1-6 | Win | 100 | 15 h 23 m | Show |
My 10* PERFECT STORM is on the Arizona Coyotes (10:05 EST). Arizona comes in off a quality 3-1 road win over St. Louis and it sits one game up on Minnesota for the second wild card spot. The Coyotes will be wary to not look past the suddenly red hot Ducks, who enter off an upset 3-2 win over the Predators at home. Anaheim has been playing better of late, but it still averages only 2.27 goals per game, while conceding 3.01 goals. The Coyotes average 2.61 goals and they concede 2.79. Arizona though is third on the penalty kill, having successfully killed off 84.8 percent of their shorthanded situations this year. But Arizona could arguably be the “hottest” team in the league right now. Note that the Coyotes have won nine of their last 11. Also note that the Coyotes are 7-1 in their last eight at home, while Anaheim is just 1-5 in its last six after allowing two goals or less in its previous outing. Lay the price. Good luck…Larry |
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03-12-19 | Capitals +123 v. Penguins | Top | 3-5 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 7 m | Show |
My 10* PERFECT STORM is on the Washington Capitals (7:05 EST). The Capitals lead the Metro by four points now, but with the Isles and Penguins right behind them, clearly they can ill afford to take the foot off the gas now. Keep your eyes on Washington star Alex Ovechkin, as he’s on fire again with 77 points so far, including 46 goals. Pittsburgh’s been equally as hot of late and it’s firmly entrenched in the third spot. Sidney Crosby is leading the team with 88 points this year, including 57 assists. It wouldn’t be difficult to write a convincing argument for either of these teams. With a line like this, clearly Las Vegas would agree with me. Goaltending is pretty much a “wash” on any given night. Experience as well. This one comes down to the numbers for me though, as I’ll point out that the Capitals are 14-7 (+5.3 units) vs. the division this yearend 15-8 (+3.4 units) in its last 23 in trying to revenge a loss vs. an opponent (earlier home loss to Pitt), while the Pens are just 5-7 (-2.1 units) in their last 12 vs. teams with winning records. I’m banking on Ovechkin and the defending champs to continue their hot surge with a late season signature victory over their hated rivals. Great value on Washington. Good luck…Larry |
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03-11-19 | Blue Jackets v. Islanders -112 | Top | 0-2 | Win | 100 | 12 h 21 m | Show |
My 10* GAME OF THE WEEK is on the New York Islanders (7:05 EST). After their 4-1 win over Pittsburgh, I think the Blue Jackets suffer a predictable letdown here in this difficult road venue. The Islanders come in as the hungrier side here after they suffered a 5-2 loss to Philadelphia. Both teams sport competent goaltending. The Blue Jackets have Sergei Bobrovsky and he’s 29-21-1, while the Isles have Thomas Greiss, who is 19-11-2. The Blue Jackets though have really struggled in this spot for bettors of late, going just 1-5 in its last six following a win. New York on the other hand is a money-making 14-6 in its last 20 as a home favorite. Home ice really has been a difference for this surprising Islanders team this season and I believe that’ll again be the case today. I think we’re getting a great price on this solid home side. Play on the Isles. Good luck…Larry |
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03-09-19 | Hurricanes v. Predators -150 | Top | 5-3 | Loss | -150 | 13 h 26 m | Show |
My 10* GAME OF THE MONTH is on the Nashville Predators (8:05 EST). Common sense, more than anything else is the basis of this selection. Carolina comes in off a humbling loss at home to the Jets just last night and I think it’ll struggle to find any intensity whatsoever in this difficult road arena. That’s now back-to-back losses for the Canes, who also fell in OT to the Bruins on Tuesday. The Predators are off a confidence building 5-4 win at home over Minnesota and they’re out for revenge here as well after a 6-3 road loss in the only other meeting this year. Considering the major fatigue and revenge factors working in favor of the home side, I think this line could/should easily be much larger. Great value. Play on Nashville. Good luck…Larry |
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03-08-19 | Jets +135 v. Hurricanes | Top | 8-1 | Win | 135 | 13 h 55 m | Show |
My 10* PERFECT STORM is on the Winnipeg Jets (7:35 EST). It wouldn’t be hard to write a convincing argument for either team, but the Jets have been playing better of late and I think they catch the Hurricanes flat footed here. Both teams come in off losses. The Jets fell 5-2 at Tampa Bay, while the Hurricanes lost 4-3 in OT in Boston. Winnipeg is in second place in the Central Division, but only one point out of first. Scoring in the setback to Tampa was Blake Wheeler and Jacob Trouba. Winnipeg is expected to send Laurent Brossoit between the pipes and he’s 11-7 with a 2.53 GAA on the year. Overall the Jets are 17-15 on the road. The Hurricanes are back in the playoff picture after having won 13 of their last 17, but I think they’ve run out of gas after their latest tough setback. Carolina is still only two points ahead of the Blue Jackets, who are in ninth place. Curtis McElhinney gets the nod in the net and he’s 1-2 with a 2.92 GAA lifetime vs. Winnipeg. Note that Winnipeg is 11-6 (+2.3 units) this year after a loss by two goals or more in its previous outing, while Carolina is still just 12-13 (-2 units) vs. teams with winning records. I’m pulling the trigger on the undervalued underdog. Good luck…Larry |
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03-07-19 | Flames v. Coyotes +117 | Top | 0-2 | Win | 117 | 14 h 13 m | Show |
My 10* Las Vegas Insider is on the Arizona Coyotes (9:05 EST). The Calgary Flames have been one of the best teams in the league for most of the season, but they’re running out of gas down the stretch. A 6-2 loss to the Leafs on Monday was followed a 2-1 defeat in Vegas just last night. Can anyone say letdown spot here?! The Coyotes had won six straight before falling 3-1 to a desperate Anaheim team. Arizona though plays with “triple revenge” here after dropping all three in the season series thus far to Calgary and in this case, I think the “revenge angle” works. Calgary is clearly struggling with consistency right now and playing the second game of a back to back at this time of year is never easy even when on top form. The Coyotes are just three points back of a playoff spot and with a win tonight, they’ll be right back into the thick of the hunt. It’s a golden opportunity to pull the trigger on an undervalued underdog. Play on the Coyotes. Good luck…Larry |
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03-06-19 | Capitals -117 v. Flyers | Top | 5-3 | Win | 100 | 13 h 10 m | Show |
My 10* PERFECT STORM is on the Washington Capitals (7:35 EST). I like the defending champs to find a way to get the job done here as they look to keep the foot on the gas in the second half. Overall the Capitals average 3.36 goals per game, while allowing 3.14. Philadelphia averages 3.02 goals and it allows 3.30. These are two teams hungry for wins. Washington’s offense is the difference maker though in my opinion, as Philadelphia’s defense and goaltending is a clear weakness in this matchup. Additionally note that the Captials are 28-14 (+10.8 units) when playing with two days. Great price. Play on Washington. Good luck…Larry |
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03-05-19 | Canadiens -129 v. Kings | Top | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 16 h 2 m | Show |
My 10* Las Vegas Insider is on the Montreal Canadiens (10:35 EST). The Kings broke a ten-game slide with a win over the Blackhawks this past weekend, but I think an immediate return to mediocrity is in store here. The Habs’ two game win streak was snapped in a loss at Pittsburgh over the weekend, but an immediate return to the winners circle is imminent here in this favorable spot. Montreal comes in desperate for a spark as its lost six of its last ten. The Habs are still holding on to the final wild card spot, but they’ll need to take advantage here to keep pace. LA has many issues, but after it finally got the “monkey off its back,” I do indeed expect immediate regression here. Note that the Kings are just 1-4 in their last five t home anyways. The Habs? They’re a money-making 4-0 in their last four when playing with two days of rest. This line could/should be much higher in my opinion. Play on Montreal. Good luck…Larry |
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03-03-19 | Flyers v. Islanders -154 | Top | 4-1 | Loss | -154 | 9 h 44 m | Show |
My 10* GAME OF THE WEEK is on the New York Islanders (3:05 EST). After smashing the Devils 6-3 in New Jersey in their latest outing to move to three wins in its last four games, I think that Philadelphia finally has a letdown here in this difficult road arena. The Isles now sit behind the Capitals in the standings after their 3-1 home loss to Washington on Friday. New York can’t take anything for granted at this point after losing four of its last six. Note that Philadelphia truly has been a disaster for bettors in this position all year though, going just 4-11 (-7.3 units) after a win by two goals or more. The Isles on the other hand have been “money in the bank” in this spot by going 8-4 (+5.8 units) after scoring one goal or less in their previous outing. I look for the “hungrier” home side to deliver the goods. Lay it. Good luck…Larry |
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03-01-19 | Capitals -104 v. Islanders | Top | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 12 h 5 m | Show |
My 10* Las Vegas Insider is on the Washington Capitals (7:05 EST). This is an important game with both teams looking to gain ground in the competitive Metropolitan Division. Washington is currently tied with the Isles with 79 points, but it’s played two more games, meaning that a victory is very much needed here to keep pace with the surprising home side. The defense has been an issue for Washington this year, but the offense is ranked fifth with 220 goals scored thus far. The Isles have been getting the job done all season with their tough defensive play, but after last night’s 6-1 win over the Leafs, I think the home side has a predictable letdown here in the second game of the back-to-back. Look for Washington come out focused and to deliver the good at the end of the night. Great value on the Capitals. Good luck…Larry |
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02-28-19 | Lightning v. Bruins -115 | Top | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 28 h 51 m | Show |
My 10* NHL GAME OF THE MONTH is on the Boston Bruins (7:35 EST). Here’s a great situational play. The Lightning are the better team. There’s no denying that. Tampa has a “feel” about it this season. The Bruins though have also been playing exceptionally well of late though and they’re in a dog fight with Toronto for the No. 2 spot (Boston with 83 points and Toronto with 82.) The last time these teams played, the Lightning managed the 3-2 win at home on December 6th, so the home side also plays with revenge here. Boston also catch the Lightning “dog tired” after their tougher than expected 5-4 OT win in The Big Apple just last night. The Bolts have been “money in the bank” all season for bettors, but the situational/motivational factors working in favor of the home side tips the scales for the Bruins in this one. As far as I’m concerned, this is the very definition of “great line value.” I expect the home side to play with some desperation and to find a way to get the job done at the end of the night. Play on Boston. Good luck…Larry |