NHL betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Friday, January 5, 2018 from various handicappers and websites
Friday’s NHL
Islanders lost five of last seven games with Pittsburgh; four of last five series games went over total. Penguins split their last four visits to Brooklyn. Pittsburgh is 4-7 in its last 11 games, losing three of last four road games. Under is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Islanders were outscored 20-5 in losing last four games; they’re 2-3 in last five home games. Over is 26-6-3 in their last 35 games.
Road team won last five Florida-Detroit games; last four went OT/SO. Panthers won four of last five visits here. Three of last four series games stayed under. Panthers won five of last six games; they were snowed out in Boston last nite. Florida lost four of its last five road games. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Detroit won its last three games, allowing four goals; Red Wings won their last four home games. Under is 8-2 in Detroit’s last ten games.
Senators won five of last seven games with San Jose, but lost last two; Sharks split their last four visits here. Seven of last eight series games went over total. Sharks won four of their last six games overall; they lost four of last five road games. Four of their last five games stayed under total. Ottawa lost six of its last seven games overall; they’re they’re 3-2 in last five home games. Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
Sabres won their last four games with Winnipeg, winning 3-1/4-2 in their last two visits here. Over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Sabres lost seven of their last nine games; they’re 1-7 in their last eight road games. Four of their last six games went over total. Winnipeg won 10 of its last 11 home games; they’re 5-3 in last eight games overall. Under is 5-3-1 in their last nine games.
Blackhawks lost 4-2 in Las Vegas in teams’ first-ever meeting Oct 24. Las Vegas won eight of its last nine games overall, four of last five on road. Knights are 4-3 if they played night before. Five of Knights’ last six road games stayed under total. Chicago lost four of last six games overall, they won their last four home games. Blackhawks’ last four games went over total.
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Long Sheet
Friday, January 5
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PITTSBURGH (20-18-0-3, 43 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (20-16-0-4, 44 pts.) - 1/5/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-3 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 6-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)
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FLORIDA (17-17-0-5, 39 pts.) at DETROIT (16-16-0-7, 39 pts.) - 1/5/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 13-32 ATS (-23.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-18 ATS (-11.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-21 ATS (-18.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-4 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-4-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)
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SAN JOSE (21-12-0-4, 46 pts.) at OTTAWA (12-17-0-9, 33 pts.) - 1/5/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 410-325 ATS (-115.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
OTTAWA is 27-20 ATS (+48.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 40-35 ATS (+76.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 123-94 ATS (+21.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 12-26 ATS (-23.1 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 4-10 ATS (+14.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
OTTAWA is 0-5 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-2 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.2 Units)
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BUFFALO (10-20-0-9, 29 pts.) at WINNIPEG (23-11-0-7, 53 pts.) - 1/5/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 4-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 4-0-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)
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VEGAS (27-9-0-2, 56 pts.) at CHICAGO (19-14-0-6, 44 pts.) - 1/5/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 55-26 ATS (+21.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
VEGAS is 27-11 ATS (+39.9 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 63-70 ATS (-39.0 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1996.
CHICAGO is 5-12 ATS (+17.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHICAGO is 5-12 ATS (-8.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 1-0 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 1-0-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
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Friday, January 5
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Trend Report
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PITTSBURGH @ NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
FLORIDA @ DETROIT
Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
SAN JOSE @ OTTAWA
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
BUFFALO @ WINNIPEG
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Buffalo is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Winnipeg is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Winnipeg is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
LAS VEGAS @ CHICAGO
Las Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home