We rate each pick 1 to 5 units with 5 being the strongest play (read about units).
Risk 1% of your bankroll per unit (never risk more than 5% of total bankroll on any pick).
Game: St. Louis at Columbus (7:00 PM Eastern) Pick: 2 units on Columbus -1.5 +205 (risk 2 to win 4.1)
St. Louis is just 10-17 on the road this year where they allow 3.2 goals per game. Versus division opponents they are 8-16, scoring 2.3 per game and allowing 3.2. Columbus isn't much better in-division but they are a decent team at home at 13-15. St. Louis is just 1-10 this season vs. poor offensive teams (2.5 or less goals per game) like Columbus. The Blues are also just 6-23 off a home game this year and over the past two seasons, they are 5-28 on the road coming off two straight losses. Four of their last five losses have come by 2+ goals as they are showing no real interest in keeping things close if they are losing. We'll take Columbus -1.5 goals on the puck line for the big 2-to-1 payout.
Game: Florida at Ottawa (7:30 PM Eastern) Pick: 2 units on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -111 (risk 2 to win 1.8)
Florida is 17-12 to the UNDER on the road this season as they manage just 2.3 goals per game away from home. Ottawa is 17-12 to the UNDER at home as they allow just 2.4 per game here. It will likely be very tough for Florida to get the puck in the net tonight. When they came here in November, they got shutout. The Panthers are 20-11 UNDER vs. teams that score 3+ goals per game this season. They are also 15-8 UNDER on the road this year with a total posted at 6 or higher. Ottawa is 10-3 UNDER at home vs. losing teams. They are also 10-2 UNDER after two straight tough division games.
Game: Chicago at Pittsburgh (7:30 PM Eastern) Pick: 2 units on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -126 (risk 2 to win 1.6)
Chicago is playing suprisingly great defense of late as they have kept for of their last six opponents to 2 goals or less. Pittsburgh is an UNDER team at home having gone UNDER 17 out of 27 times this season. They tend to score a lot but right now Chicago can keep them in check. Chicago is 16-7 UNDER this season vs. poor defensive teams (averaging 2.9+ goals per game). Pittsburgh is 12-4 UNDER this season at home vs. teams that allow 3+ goals per game.
Game: Vancouver at Minnesota (9:00 PM Eastern) Pick: 5 units on Minnesota -148 (risk 5 to win 3.4)
Minnesota has won 5 of the last 7 these two have played here at home including back-to-back 5-2 wins. They also beat Vancouver in Vancouver 5-2 last month. This team is 20-8 at home as they beat up on opponents to the tune of 3.1 to 2.2 average score. They are feeling it right now having won five of their last six, scoring 5 goals three times and averaging 3.7 goals per game over the stretch. Vancouver is a penalty prone team averaging 5.2 opponent power plays per game. This plays right into Minnesota's hands as they convert 23% of power plays into goals. They are also 17-4 this season at home vs. teams that average 4.7+ power plays per game. Like the Wild a lot tonight.
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