NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Monday, December 5th, 2016 from various handicappers and websites
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Penguins won five of last six games with Ottawa; four of last five series games went over. Senators lost five of last six visits to Steel City. Ottawa won five of its last seven games overall and three in row on road. Five of their last six games stayed under. Penguins won three of last four games, scoring 15 goals while winning last three at home. Last seven Pittsburgh games went over the total.
Columbus won its last three games with Arizona; four of last six series games went over total. Coyotes lost three of their last four visits here. Arizona lost its last three games, all by one goal, two in OT/SO; they lost three of last four road games. Four of their last five road games stayed under. Columbus won its last three games, allowing five goals; they won three of last five home games (under 3-2).
Washington won five of its last six games with Buffalo, winning last three here by combined score of 14-4; over is 3-2-1 in last six series games. Sabres are 4-3 in last seven games but lost three of last four on road; under is 4-3 in their last seven games. Caps were outscored 9-3 in losing last three games; they won four of last six home games. Three of last four Washington games stayed under total.
Bruins won four of last five games with Florida (under 3-1-1); Panthers lost three of last four games in this building. Florida lost three of last four games; four of their last seven games went OT/SO (under 6-0-1). Boston won three of last four games but scored twice in each of last three games- they’re 3-2 in last five home tilts. Under is 4-0-2 in their last six games overall.
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OTTAWA (15-8-0-2, 32 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (15-7-0-3, 33 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 23-16 ATS (+39.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 7-2 ATS (+9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
OTTAWA is 7-2 ATS (+9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-1 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)
ARIZONA (8-11-0-4, 20 pts.) at COLUMBUS (14-5-0-4, 32 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 9-31 ATS (+54.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 4-18 ATS (+32.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 9-37 ATS (+73.1 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 28-71 ATS (+135.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 23-65 ATS (+130.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 14-9 ATS (+28.1 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 14-9 ATS (+1.0 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLUMBUS is 9-4 ATS (+13.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
COLUMBUS is 38-32 ATS (+77.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)
BUFFALO (9-10-0-5, 23 pts.) at WASHINGTON (13-7-0-3, 29 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)
FLORIDA (12-11-0-2, 26 pts.) at BOSTON (14-10-0-1, 29 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 12-4 ATS (+16.1 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 14-6 ATS (+20.5 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 17-6 ATS (+23.5 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 29-17 ATS (+46.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
BOSTON is 7-13 ATS (-15.8 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 192-161 ATS (-64.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-3 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-3-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)
ARIZONA vs. COLUMBUS
Arizona is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Columbus is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
BUFFALO vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Buffalo's last 19 games
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
Washington is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Buffalo
FLORIDA vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Florida's last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing Florida
OTTAWA vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
StatFox Super Situations
OTTAWA at PITTSBURGH
Play Against - Road teams against the money line (OTTAWA) off a win by 2 goals or more over a division rival, in a game involving two marginal winning teams (51% to 60%) 30-7 over the last 5 seasons. ( 81.1% | 21.6 units ) 1-0 this year. ( 100.0% | 1.0 units )
OTTAWA at PITTSBURGH
Play On - A favorite against the money line (PITTSBURGH) off 2 consecutive home wins by 2 goals or more against opponent off a home win 120-44 since 1997. ( 73.2% | 49.8 units ) 2-0 this year. ( 100.0% | 2.0 units )
BUFFALO at WASHINGTON
Play On - A favorite against the money line (WASHINGTON) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games, tired team - when playing their 3rd game in 5 days 189-89 over the last 5 seasons. ( 68.0% | 64.5 units ) 12-3 this year. ( 80.0% | 8.0 units )