NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 from various handicappers and websites
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Senators won their last five games with San Jose; Sharks lost 4-2/5-2 in last two visits here. Last six series games went over total. San Jose won seven of its last ten games but lost four of last six on road. Sharks are 3-1 if they played night before. Under is 3-0-4 in their last seven road games. Ottawa lost five of its last seven games, two of last three at home. Over is 3-0-1 in Senators’ last five games.
Bruins won seven of last eight games with Pittsburgh; Boston won its last three games in this building, outscoring Pitt 11-4. Bruins lost three of last four games; five of their last eight games went to OT. Under is 2-1-1 in their last four road games. Penguins won their last six games, outscoring foes 35-14; four of those six games were at home. Last 11 Pittsburgh games went over the total.
Lightning won five of last seven games with Calgary; Tampa Bay won three of last five games in Saddledome. Under is 5-1 in last six series games. Tampa Bay lost seven of last eight games, losing last five on road; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Flames won their last six games, outscoring opponents 24-9, with four of those six at home; under is 6-3-1 in their last ten games.
Philly-Colorado split last ten games with home side winning 8 of 10 (0-2 last two). Flyers lost four of last five games in this building. Three of last four series games went over. Philly won its last nine games, with four wins in OT/SO, three of those nine were on road. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Avalanche lost last five home games, seven of last nine overall; three of their last four games went over.
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SAN JOSE (17-11-0-1, 35 pts.) at OTTAWA (16-11-0-2, 34 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 5-0 (+6.5 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 5-0-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.3 Units)
BOSTON (16-12-0-2, 34 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (19-7-0-3, 41 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 83-52 ATS (+25.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 20-10 ATS (+9.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 20-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 14-6 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 185-207 ATS (+448.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-1 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-1-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)
TAMPA BAY (14-13-0-2, 30 pts.) at CALGARY (16-13-0-2, 34 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 1-8 ATS (-7.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
TAMPA BAY is 0-5 ATS (-7.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 3-10 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 3-10 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 14-4 ATS (+9.2 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 39-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-1 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 3-1-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)
PHILADELPHIA (18-10-0-3, 39 pts.) at COLORADO (11-15-0-1, 23 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-38 ATS (+61.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 36-53 ATS (-28.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-20 ATS (+29.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 222-174 ATS (-15.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 25-21 ATS (+46.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 16-12 ATS (+32.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in December games this season.
COLORADO is 10-20 ATS (-11.8 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 5-13 ATS (-12.2 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 2-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)
SAN JOSE vs. OTTAWA
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing San Jose
BOSTON vs. PITTSBURGH
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
TAMPA BAY vs. CALGARY
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Tampa Bay is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Calgary is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
PHILADELPHIA vs. COLORADO
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
StatFox Super Situations
BOSTON at PITTSBURGH
Play On - Any team against the money line (PITTSBURGH) after 5 or more consecutive overs, good team (>=+0.4 goals/game diff.) vs an average team (-0.4 to +0.4 goal/game diff.) 36-9 over the last 5 seasons. ( 80.0% | 24.5 units ) 1-0 this year. ( 100.0% | 1.0 units )
BOSTON at PITTSBURGH
Play On - Any team against the money line (BOSTON) after scoring 2 goals or less in 3 straight games against opponent after scoring 4 goals or more in 2 straight games
62-36 over the last 5 seasons. ( 63.3% | 35.3 units ) 3-4 this year. ( 42.9% | -0.9 units )
TAMPA BAY at CALGARY
Play On - Home teams against the money line (CALGARY) poor closing team-outscored by opp by 0.2+ goals/game in third period, after a blowout win by 4 goals or more 27-8 over the last 5 seasons. ( 77.1% | 19.9 units ) 4-0 this year. ( 100.0% | 4.3 units )
San Jose at Ottawa, 7:05 PM ET
San Jose: 25-32 SU after a 2 game unbeaten streak
Ottawa: 8-3 SU after having lost 2 of their last 3
Boston at Pittsburgh, 7:35 PM ET
Boston: 20-10 SU in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Pittsburgh: 2-6 SU in home games off a home blowout win by 3 goals or more
Tampa Bay at Calgary, 9:35 PM ET
Tampa Bay: 25-8 SU after 2 or more consecutive losses
Calgary: 44-67 SU after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8
Philadelphia at Colorado, 10:05 PM ET
Philadelphia: 8-1 SU after a 2 game unbeaten streak
Colorado: 5-13 SU in home games in non-conference games