12/5/2008
6:35:00 PM NEW JERSEY NETS (-6.5)
over Minnesota Timberwolves
ASA 4-Star NJ Nets (-6.5) over Minnesota Timberwolves - 6:35 pm CST
The Nets have won 7 of the last 8 meetings with the Timberwolves at home and they’ll get a double digit win at the IZOD Center tonight.
Pro Hockey Picks
12/5/2008
9:35:00 PM 0 GOALS(0) EDMONTON OILERS
-vs- Los Angeles Kings
Scott Rickenbach’s NHL 1* (regular play) Edmonton Oilers Money Line (+) @ Los Angeles @ 10:35 PM ET – The Oilers have revenge on their minds here. The Kings beat them in Edmonton last Wednesday and the Oilers get a shot to return the favor here tonight by beating Los Angeles in their own barn! Edmonton has won two of three since the loss to the Kings as the Oilers defeated the Blues in St Louis and got a big home win over the Stars. In between, Edmonton did lose at Dallas but that game showed how resilient the Oilers are right now as they battled back from a 3-0 deficit on the road to tie up the Stars. Even though Dallas won the game 4 to 3 on a late Modano goal, that effort is what gave the Oilers a lot of momentum heading into their home game versus Dallas on Wednesday. Edmonton also brought Mathieu Garon back between the pipes for that game and the performance of the former #1 goalie coupled with how well the Oilers played all facets of the game in a 5 to 2 win, gives Edmonton a ton of momentum for tonight’s match-up. As for the Kings, things haven’t been going so well. Over the last three weeks, Los Angeles played eight games other than the win at Edmonton. In those eight games, the Oilers went just 2-5-1. The five regulation losses came by a combined total of twelve goals as the Kings haven’t just been losing they’ve been getting roughed up. With this being revenge game for Edmonton, we look for more of the same tonight as the Oilers come in hungry (from the home loss to LA) and confident (from the blowout win over Dallas Wednesday). Add it all up and we’re getting great line value with the Oilers on the road here. Play Edmonton on the money line as a regular selection.