NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Sunday, December 18th, 2016 from various handicappers and websites
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Kings won three of last four games with Boston; three of last four series games stayed under the total. LA lost three of its last four visits to Boston. Kings won three of last four games; under is 2-1-2 in their last five games. Kings won three of last four road games. Bruins lost five of last six games, losing last three home tilts. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Jets won three of last four games with Colorado; under is 6-2 in last eight series games. Teams split last four games in this building. Avalanche lost eight of last ten games but won two of last three on road. Four of last six Colorado games went over total. Winnipeg lost four of its last five games; they lost three of last four home games. Over is 3-1 in their last four home games.
Canucks are 5-3 in last eight games with Columbus, but Blue Jackets won 6-2/2-1 in last couple visits here. Under is 6-3 in last nine series games. Columbus won its last eight games, allowing total of 11 goals; five of those eight wins were on road. Under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Vancouver lost three of last four games, but won last three at home. Four of Canucks’ last five games went over total.
San Jose won 2-0/2-1 in its last two games with Chicago; Sharks lost three of last five games in this building. Over is 5-5 in last ten series games. San Jose won its last four games, three by a goal, the last three on road. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Blackhawks won five of last six games, four of last six at home. Under is 8-3 in Chicago’s last 11 games. Blackhawks are 4-2 if they played night before.
Islanders won six of last nine games with Ottawa; seven of last eight series games stayed under the total. Senators won three of last five visits to Brooklyn. Ottawa lost three of last four games, both overall and on road; they’re 3-0 if they played the night before. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games. New York was outscored 18-10 in losing its last four games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Home side won last four Devil-Ranger games; New Jersey lost four of last five visits to Manhattan. Under is 2-1-2 in last five series games. Devils lost last five games, outscored 22-6; over is 5-1-2 in their last eight road games. NJ lost its last four road games. Rangers won five of their last six games (under 5-0-1); they won three of their last four home games.
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LOS ANGELES (16-12-0-2, 34 pts.) at BOSTON (16-13-0-3, 35 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 105-94 ATS (-37.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 35-50 ATS (-24.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 7-19 ATS (-18.0 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 15-23 ATS (-14.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)
COLORADO (11-17-0-1, 23 pts.) at WINNIPEG (14-16-0-3, 31 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 20-15 ATS (+40.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 8-3 ATS (+12.5 Units) in road games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 19-16 ATS (+41.2 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 222-176 ATS (+27.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 10-5 ATS (+18.0 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 17-10 ATS (+29.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 6-6-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)
COLUMBUS (19-5-0-4, 42 pts.) at VANCOUVER (13-16-0-2, 28 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 19-9 ATS (+28.1 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 16-9 ATS (+28.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in December games this season.
COLUMBUS is 19-9 ATS (+28.1 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLUMBUS is 12-4 ATS (+7.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
COLUMBUS is 25-20 ATS (+49.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 30-20 ATS (+52.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 34-23 ATS (+62.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 16-6 ATS (+22.6 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 25-19 ATS (+49.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 2-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 2-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)
SAN JOSE (19-11-0-1, 39 pts.) at CHICAGO (21-8-0-4, 46 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-3 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-3-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
OTTAWA (17-11-0-3, 37 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (11-13-0-6, 28 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 4-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.8 Units)
NEW JERSEY (12-12-0-6, 30 pts.) at NY RANGERS (22-10-0-1, 45 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 0-9 ATS (+13.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 0-9 ATS (+13.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 46-24 ATS (+13.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 12-8 ATS (+24.4 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 69-45 ATS (+18.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 6-3 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 6-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)
LOS ANGELES vs. BOSTON
Los Angeles is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Los Angeles
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
COLORADO vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Winnipeg is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Colorado
COLUMBUS vs. VANCOUVER
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Columbus's last 15 games when playing Vancouver
Columbus is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Vancouver's last 15 games when playing Columbus
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
OTTAWA vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 6 games at home
SAN JOSE vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chicago is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Jose
NEW JERSEY vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games on the road
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
NY Rangers are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing New Jersey
StatFox Super Situations
COLUMBUS at VANCOUVER
Play Against - Road Favorites against the money line (COLUMBUS) good offensive team - scoring 2.85+ goals/game on the season, after 4 straight wins by 2 goals or more 46-24 since 1997. ( 65.7% | 38.4 units ) 0-2 this year. ( 0.0% | -2.0 units )
COLUMBUS at VANCOUVER
Play Against - Road Favorites against the money line (COLUMBUS) explosive offensive team - scoring 3+ goals/game on the season, after 4 straight wins by 2 goals or more 43-23 since 1997. ( 65.2% | 35.5 units ) 0-2 this year. ( 0.0% | -2.0 units )
COLUMBUS at VANCOUVER
Play Against - Road Favorites against the money line (COLUMBUS) good team - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game, after 4 straight wins by 2 goals or more 45-25 since 1997. ( 64.3% | 36.6 units ) 0-2 this year. ( 0.0% | -2.0 units )