NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Monday, January 2nd, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Blackhawks have already won twice in St Louis this year, after Blues ousted them from playoffs in seven games last spring; this is an outdoor game at Busch Stadium. Over is 5-1-1 in last seven series games. Chicago lost four of last five games overall but won four of last five road games. Under is 2-0-2 in their last four games. Blues lost six of last nine games, losing three go last four at home. Over is 3-2 in their last five home games.
Bruins won six of last seven games with New Jersey, winning three of last five visits here. Under is 4-0-2 in last six series games. Boston won 4-2/3-1 in its last two games; they split last six road games. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five road games. Devils lost eight of last ten games overall, three of last four at home. Three of their last four home games went over the total.
Road team won five of last six Colorado-Vancouver games; Canucks won three of last four series games, but Avalanche won three of last four visits here. Over is 4-2-2 in last eight series games. Colorado lost eight of last nine games; four of their last five games went over the total. Vancouver won its last three games, all by one goal, allowing total of five goals. Under is 2-0-1 in their last three games.
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CHICAGO (23-11-0-5, 51 pts.) vs. ST LOUIS (19-13-0-5, 43 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 21-12 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 32-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 423-412 ATS (+857.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 11-9 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 11-9-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)
BOSTON (20-15-0-4, 44 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (14-16-0-7, 35 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 15-21 ATS (-14.9 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-1 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)
COLORADO (12-23-0-1, 25 pts.) at VANCOUVER (17-18-0-3, 37 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 4-12 ATS (+16.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 4-12 ATS (+16.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 21-17 ATS (+45.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 61-44 ATS (+106.4 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
COLORADO is 228-216 ATS (+461.0 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
COLORADO is 223-177 ATS (+28.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 11-8 ATS (+24.2 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 35-29 ATS (+75.3 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 226-221 ATS (-134.4 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 362-328 ATS (-83.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)
CHICAGO vs. ST. LOUIS
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
BOSTON vs. NEW JERSEY
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 9 games at home
COLORADO vs. VANCOUVER
Colorado is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing Vancouver
Colorado is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Colorado
Vancouver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
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CHICAGO at ST LOUIS
Play Against - Any team against the money line (ST LOUIS) revenging a loss where opponent scored 4 or more goals, off an embarrassing loss by 4 goals or more to a division rival 204-116 since 1997. ( 63.8% | 67.8 units ) 2-1 this year. ( 66.7% | 1.0 units )
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Play Against - A favorite against the money line (ST LOUIS) revenging a loss where opponent scored 5 or more goals, with a winning percentage of between 45-55% on the season in the first half of the season 51-33 over the last 5 seasons. ( 60.7% | 27.0 units ) 4-4 this year. ( 50.0% | 0.5 units )
BOSTON at NEW JERSEY
Play Against - Road Teams when the money line is -100 to -150 (BOSTON) after a win by 2 goals or more against opponent after scoring 2 goals or less in 3 straight games 45-23 over the last 5 seasons. ( 66.2% | 23.7 units ) 5-3 this year. ( 62.5% | 2.0 units )