The Banker
2009-10-22
LOCK 3-4*: SAN JOSE SHARKS -140
Love the way the Sharks have been playing the last couple of games. Hate the way the Bolts have been playing, getting outscored 11-2 their last 2 games. Simply put, one team is surging and one team is shuffling lines trying to find another win. Vinny in a slump, Sharks on the rise, and they won the last 4 head to head. Can you say "shark bait?"
2009-10-22
LOCK 3-4*: SAN JOSE SHARKS -140
Love the way the Sharks have been playing the last couple of games. Hate the way the Bolts have been playing, getting outscored 11-2 their last 2 games. Simply put, one team is surging and one team is shuffling lines trying to find another win. Vinny in a slump, Sharks on the rise, and they won the last 4 head to head. Can you say "shark bait?"
Handicapper: Wunderdog Sports
Sport: NHL Hockey
Game: Nashville Predators @ Ottawa Senators - Thursday October 22, 2009 7:30 pm
Pick: 5 unit(s) TOTAL: Under 5.5 (-130) (Normal)
The Ottawa Senators are off to a fast start at 5-2. The Predators, after opening with a pair of wins, have now gone winless in their last six. They opened by netting three goals in each of their first two games, but the net has gone silent since for the Predators who have not managed three in any of the last six and overall, have tallied just six in those six games. This is certainly not a recipe for winning hockey games as two of them have resulted in shutouts. The Predators don't seem to get offensively healthy vs. the Northeast where they have played seven straight UNDERS, and have also slipped under the total to a 21-10 mark against a winning team. Ottawa has obliged the UNDER against the Central in all of their last eight, and have finished UNDER the total to the tune of 37-13-3 after posting a win in their last game. It takes two teams to reach six, and neither here seems capable of much offensively the way this one sets up. I'm going with the UNDER here.
Sport: NHL Hockey
Game: Nashville Predators @ Ottawa Senators - Thursday October 22, 2009 7:30 pm
Pick: 5 unit(s) TOTAL: Under 5.5 (-130) (Normal)
The Ottawa Senators are off to a fast start at 5-2. The Predators, after opening with a pair of wins, have now gone winless in their last six. They opened by netting three goals in each of their first two games, but the net has gone silent since for the Predators who have not managed three in any of the last six and overall, have tallied just six in those six games. This is certainly not a recipe for winning hockey games as two of them have resulted in shutouts. The Predators don't seem to get offensively healthy vs. the Northeast where they have played seven straight UNDERS, and have also slipped under the total to a 21-10 mark against a winning team. Ottawa has obliged the UNDER against the Central in all of their last eight, and have finished UNDER the total to the tune of 37-13-3 after posting a win in their last game. It takes two teams to reach six, and neither here seems capable of much offensively the way this one sets up. I'm going with the UNDER here.
The Canadian Prophet
2009-10-22
BET THE FARM 3*: SAN JOSE SHARKS -137 ALT. PARLAY OR SU SHARKS/CANADIENS
The above Sharks SU line was Pinnacle early. If you can't get the line at 140, drop this to a 2* play or play the Alt. PARLAY Sharks/Canadiens +172 or SU. As for the Sharks, 2 big stats stand out to me in this matchup. First, SAN JOSE is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games off 2 or more consecutive road wins over the last 3 seasons. Second, TAMPA BAY is 6-26 ATS (+37.1 Units) in home games after 2 straight blowout losses by 3 goals or more since 1996. I am mindful of the reunion of LaCavalier and St. Louis tonight but I don't think its going to add much to this outcome. I smell another Shark's blowout. As for Montreal, congrats to the Isles last night on their first win. Now back to vacation as the Habs will have to leave town if they lose this game tonight. I would hate to see the Quebec Canadiens franchise next season. MONTREAL is 6-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
2009-10-22
BET THE FARM 3*: SAN JOSE SHARKS -137 ALT. PARLAY OR SU SHARKS/CANADIENS
The above Sharks SU line was Pinnacle early. If you can't get the line at 140, drop this to a 2* play or play the Alt. PARLAY Sharks/Canadiens +172 or SU. As for the Sharks, 2 big stats stand out to me in this matchup. First, SAN JOSE is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games off 2 or more consecutive road wins over the last 3 seasons. Second, TAMPA BAY is 6-26 ATS (+37.1 Units) in home games after 2 straight blowout losses by 3 goals or more since 1996. I am mindful of the reunion of LaCavalier and St. Louis tonight but I don't think its going to add much to this outcome. I smell another Shark's blowout. As for Montreal, congrats to the Isles last night on their first win. Now back to vacation as the Habs will have to leave town if they lose this game tonight. I would hate to see the Quebec Canadiens franchise next season. MONTREAL is 6-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
