Handicapper: Nite Owl Sports
Sport: NHL Hockey
Game: New York Rangers @ New Jersey Devils - Sunday April 6, 2008 3:00 pm
Pick: 2 units (Bonus Play) TOTAL: Over 4.5 (-133)
We like the over here, at this inviting totals line of 4.5 (in which a 2-2- tie at any point of game guarantees a win). We know these two play alot of low scoring games, and are 1-5-1 to the under in their 7 games TY, but with Rangers needing not only a win but a win in regulation (more about that in a minute) to clinch home ice in their upcoming playoff series vs Devils (teams both locked into # 4 and 5 positions), we expect Rangers to play more aggressively and take more chances oin offense than usual, which will create more scoring chances for both teams. We were initially going to have a pick on Rangers, based mostly on their total series dominance of NJ Devils TY (7-0 in the 7 games between them, including 3-0 at NJ), but fact that Rangers need not only a win but a win in regulation to keep NJ from getting a point from this game (which would result in teams having same # of points and Devils getting # 4 seed due to more wins than Rangers, despite NYR series dominance TY) means Rangers likely to "pull" their goalie at end of regulation in event of a tie score late in third period, which gives NJ too much of an advantage for us to take a chance on Rangers. So take the Over, but only at 4.5. But our best advice is to buy (for just $25) our NHL Regular season Game of the Year (another 3 pm eastern time start), which we expect will be just as easy a winner as our two NHL picks yesterday, both 3 goal wins. In fact, we are so confident about our pick in that game that we have it for 7 units, 5 on the money line and two on the "plus money" puck line. Or better yet, consider our best deal today, which is our all sports combo pack, for just $50, which includes all of our NHL picks today plus our winning NBA picks (47-34 for +25 units last six weeks in NBA) as well.
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