NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Sunday, January 8th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Penguins won their last three games with Tampa Bay; five of last six series games went over total. Lightning won three of last five visits to Steel City. Tampa Bay lost four of its last five games- they lost last four on road; over is 4-2 in their last six games. Pittsburgh won its last four games, outscoring foes 16-8; they won six of last seven at home- -four of their last six games went over.
Carolina won three of its last four games with Boston; teams split last four games played in Raleigh. Under is 6-0-2 in last eight series games. Bruins won three of last five games, but lost three of last four on road; under is 3-1 in their last four games. Carolina lost three of last four games but won three of last four at home; under is 6-1-2 in their last nine games overall.
Blue Jackets won eight of last ten games with Philly, winning last four here, all in OT/SO; three of those four games stayed under total. Flyers lost seven of last nine games but won last nite; they lost five of last six on road- four of their last five games went over total. Columbus lost its last two games after a 16-game win streak; they won 8 of last 9 home games. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.
Chicago won six of its last nine games with Nashville, which lost four of last five visits to Windy City. Over is 4-1-5 in last ten series games. Predators lost five of their last seven games but won four of last five on road; three of their last four overall stayed under. Blackhawks won 4-3/2-1 in their last two games, which followed a 1-5 skid; under is 3-1-3 in their last seven games- they split their last six home games.
Road team won six of last eight Edmonton-Ottawa games; Oilers won three of last four games in this building (over 3-1). Edmonton won six of last nine games, with five of those nine going to OT- they won four of last six road games. Under is 9-1-1 in their last 11 games. Senators lost their last four games, scoring total of six goals; four of their last five games stayed under- they’re 2-3 in their last five home games.
Anaheim won five of last six games with Minnesota, winning four of last five played here. Under is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Wild lost two of last three games after a 12-game win streak; they won 7 of last 8 road games- over is 6-0-1 in their last seven games. Ducks won four of last five games, winning last three home games. Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games.
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TAMPA BAY (19-18-0-4, 42 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (25-8-0-5, 55 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-7 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-7-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
11 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+9.1 Units)
BOSTON (21-17-0-4, 46 pts.) at CAROLINA (17-15-0-7, 41 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-4 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-4-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.3 Units)
PHILADELPHIA (21-15-0-5, 47 pts.) at COLUMBUS (27-7-0-4, 58 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-42 ATS (+67.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 237-248 ATS (-87.7 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 27-11 ATS (+38.5 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 50-34 ATS (+84.9 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 13-2 ATS (+15.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLUMBUS is 10-5 ATS (+4.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLUMBUS is 10-5 ATS (+15.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-30 ATS (+71.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 82-74 ATS (+172.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 11-23 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 7-2 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 7-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA 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)
NASHVILLE (17-15-0-7, 41 pts.) at CHICAGO (25-12-0-5, 55 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 17-22 ATS (-11.0 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 18-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 33-14 ATS (+12.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 224-183 ATS (+28.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 191-166 ATS (+363.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
CHICAGO is 328-332 ATS (-65.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 12-6 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 12-6-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)
EDMONTON (21-13-0-7, 49 pts.) at OTTAWA (20-14-0-4, 44 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-1 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)
MINNESOTA (24-9-0-5, 53 pts.) at ANAHEIM (21-12-0-8, 50 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 5-1 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 5-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.4 Units)
TAMPA BAY vs. PITTSBURGH
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
BOSTON vs. CAROLINA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Carolina
Carolina is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Carolina is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
PHILADELPHIA vs. COLUMBUS
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
EDMONTON vs. OTTAWA
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
NASHVILLE vs. CHICAGO
Nashville is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Nashville is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games at home
Chicago is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home
MINNESOTA vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
Anaheim is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
StatFox Super Situations
PHILADELPHIA at COLUMBUS
Play Against - Any team against the money line (COLUMBUS) off a close loss by 1 goal to a division rival, top level team, winning 70% or more of their games in the first half of the season 36-20 since 1997. ( 64.3% | 29.9 units ) 2-1 this year. ( 66.7% | 1.0 units )
PHILADELPHIA at COLUMBUS
Play On - A favorite against the money line (COLUMBUS) hot team - covering 8 or more of their last 10 against the spread, on Sunday games 50-10 over the last 5 seasons. ( 83.3% | 33.0 units ) 4-1 this year. ( 80.0% | 2.0 units )
PHILADELPHIA at COLUMBUS
Play On - A favorite against the money line (COLUMBUS) hot team - having won 8 or more of their last 10 games, on Sunday games 50-10 over the last 5 seasons. ( 83.3% | 33.0 units ) 4-1 this year. ( 80.0% | 2.0 units )