NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Islanders are 5-3 in last eight games with Florida; under is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Florida lost three of last four visits to Brooklyn. Panthers lost six of last nine games overall, but won last three road games- their last seven games stayed under total. New York lost three of last four games, losing last two in OT/SO. Six of their last eight games went over the total.
Montreal won seven of its last ten games with Winnipeg, but lost 5-2/4-2 in last two visits to Manitoba. Last three series games went over total. Canadiens won three of last four overall, four of last five on road; over is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Winnipeg won three of its last four games; they split last four at home. Four of their last six games went over the total.
Home side won last six Pittsburgh-Washington games; Penguins lost last two visits here, by 3-1/7-1 scores. Over is 2-0-1 in last three series games. outscored opponents 22-10 in winning their last five games; they lost two of last three on road. Over is 5-2 in last seven Penguin games. Capitals won their last six games, allowing one goal in last three; under is 2-1-2 in their last five games.
Calgary is 6-4 in last ten games with San Jose; road team won four of last five series games. Sharks won 5-4/2-1 in last two visits to Saddledome. Under is 2-0-1 in last three series games. San Jose won six of last nine games, splitting last four on road; their last three games went over the total. Flames won last three home games, outscoring foes 11-4; three of their last four games overall stayed under total.
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FLORIDA (18-16-0-8, 44 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (15-15-0-8, 38 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 29-58 ATS (+94.3 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 17-5 ATS (+10.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 78-118 ATS (-41.1 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 7-6 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 7-6-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)
MONTREAL (25-10-0-6, 56 pts.) at WINNIPEG (20-20-0-3, 43 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 2-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL 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)
PITTSBURGH (26-8-0-5, 57 pts.) at WASHINGTON (26-9-0-5, 57 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 21-29 ATS (-17.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 88-46 ATS (+27.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 90-55 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 47-23 ATS (+14.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 93-82 ATS (+183.0 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 37-18 ATS (+11.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 9-8 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 9-8-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)
SAN JOSE (24-14-0-2, 50 pts.) at CALGARY (22-19-0-2, 46 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 7-5 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 7-5-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)
FLORIDA vs. NY ISLANDERS
Florida is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 8 games
NY Islanders are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games
MONTREAL vs. WINNIPEG
Montreal is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
PITTSBURGH vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Pittsburgh's last 21 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
SAN JOSE vs. CALGARY
San Jose is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 8 games when playing at home against San Jose
Calgary is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
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Florida at NY Islanders, 7:05 PM ET
Florida: 17-27 SU after having won 2 of their last 3 games
New York: 10-1 SU after playing 4 consecutive road games
Montreal at Winnipeg, 7:35 PM ET
Montreal: 7-1 SU after allowing 2 goals or more in the third period last game
Winnipeg: 1-9 SU after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored
Pittsburgh at Washington, 8:05 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 45-23 SU after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6
Washington:7-10 ATS when playing their 8th game in 14 days
San Jose at Calgary, 9:35 PM ET
San Jose: 25-37 SU after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games
Calgary: 14-7 SU revenging a loss versus opponent
NHL Betting Preview: Penguins at Capitals
By Covers.com
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals (-120, 5.5)
The Pittsburgh Penguins may be having their way with opponents in December and January, but a lopsided setback against the Washington Capitals still resonates with coach Mike Sullivan. Winners of five in a row and boasting a 13-1-2 mark in their last 16, the Penguins look to atone for a dismal performance versus the Capitals in November when the Metropolitan Division rivals meet at Verizon Center on Wednesday.
"It's a game where we certainly weren't at our best," Sullivan told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette of a 7-1 shellacking on Nov. 6. Phil Kessel scored a late third-period goal in that outing and has tallied in the second straight contest in Sunday's 6-2 rout of Tampa Bay to extend his point streak to five games.
Streaky Pittsburgh has company in the top-heavy Metropolitan Division with Washington, winners of six in a row, joining the Penguins and New York Rangers in a second-place logjam behind Columbus. Captain Alex Ovechkin, who scored his 544th career goal to tie Maurice Richard for 29th on the NHL's all-time list in Monday's 4-1 triumph over Montreal, resides one point shy of becoming the first Russian-born player to reach 1,000.
LINE: Many sportsbooks have the Capitals pegged with a -120 moneyline after opening Washington as a slightly larger moneyline favorite, with Pittsburgh coming back at Even money. The total is at 5.5 goals.
INJURY REPORT: Penguins - K. Letang (Ques. Illness), P. Kessel (Ques. Illness), T. Daley (Ques. Illness), C. Ruhwedel (Ques. Illness), T. Kuhnhackl (Ques. Lower body). Capitals - T. Oshie (Prob. Upped body), T Wilson (Prob. Lower body)
WHAT BOOKS SAY: "This is one of the matchups I always try to watch, always produce great games with lots of stars on both sides. We opened this game with the Caps a -130 favourite and the Pens at +110 on the moneyline but with action coming in on the Pens we have moved to Caps -120 and Pens to Even, with just over 50 percent of the action on the moneyline coming in on the Caps." -- Michael Stewart, CarbonGaming.ag.
WHAT SHARPS SAY: "While both teams are red hot, at this price, I'd lean to the Caps. Pens are 8-9 on the road, Caps are 15-6 at home. The home team has won both meetings this season, with the Caps winning 7-1 here at Washington. The Pens have allowed seven goals (while scoring 13) in their last three games. The Capitals, on the other hand, have allowed only a single goal over their last three games combined. They won them by a commanding 10-1 margin. Caps have tomorrow off, Pens play at Ottawa. Pens get outscored by a 3.2 to 2.9 margin on the road, Caps outscore teams by a 2.9 to 1.9 margin here at Washington. Pens 12-12 last 2-plus seasons in January, while Caps are 19-9. All things considered, the price could probably be a little higher." -- Covers Experts' Ben Burns.
ABOUT THE PENGUINS (26-8-5): Evgeni Malkin, who was selected to his seventh NHL All-Star Game on Tuesday, has recorded at least two-point performances in four of his last seven games and collected a goal and an assist in 3-2 shootout win over Washington on Oct. 13. The 30-year-old Russian's 16 goals this season are second on the team to captain Sidney Crosby (26) and his 311 career are one shy of tying Rick Kehoe for fifth on the team's all-time list. Crosby missed the first encounter with the Capitals as he dealt with concussion-like symptoms and was kept off the scoresheet and saddled with a minus-3 rating in the second before erupting for 31 (16 goals, 15 assists) of his 44 points.
ABOUT THE CAPITALS (26-9-5): Like Ovechkin, Braden Holtby was named to the NHL's All-Star Game on Tuesday and the goaltender's play of late has been nothing short of spectacular. The reigning Vezina Trophy winner secured the league's Third Star of the Week honors after stopping 81 of 82 shots in his last three contests and has yielded two goals or fewer in 10 of his last 12 starts. Holtby traditionally has struggled versus the Penguins (6-7-2, 2.59 goals-against average), but owns a 1-0-1 mark in two meetings this season with a 1.44 GAA and .946 save percentage.
TRENDS:
- Home team is 6-0 in the last six meetings.
- Over is 5-2-5 in the last 12 meetings.
- Penguins are 5-2 in the last seven meetings.
CONSENSUS: 55 percent of moneyline bets like Washington while 62 percent like the Over 5.5 goals.