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: Carolina at Washington (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 4 units on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -116 (risk 4 to win 3.5)
Carolina is 20-12 UNDER on the road this season and right now they can't score. They have gone UNDER in seven straight games and nine of the last ten! They are averaging just about 2 goals per game right now. Washington is the opposite, playing no defense and tending to the OVER at home on the year. But they have struggled to score posting just 2 goals total in their last two games. How will Carolina do against a defense as bad as Washington's? Consider they are 28-16 UNDER vs. teasm that allow 2.9+ goals per game this season. They are also 24-14 UNDER vs. good offensive teams scoring 2.9+ per game. Washington is 8-1 UNDER at home after a low scoring game (scoring under 2 goals) the past two seasons.
Game: Los Angeles at Detroit (7:30 PM Eastern)
Pick: 3 units on Game Total OVER 5.5 -127 (risk 3 to win 2.4)
Five of the last six times these two teams met, they sailed OVER the total. LA is 18-13 OVER on the road this season. Detroit has gone OVER in six of their last seven games! At home against losing teams they have gone OVER the last seven in a row and they've gone OVER in their last five at home facing teams that allow 3+ goals per game.
Game: Edmonton at Anaheim (10:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 2 units on Edmonton +245 (risk 2 to win 4.9)
Edmonton has no shot here tonight, right? Wrong! The Oilers have actually won five of the last six games played here in Anaheim. They are struggling mightly right now while Anaheim has been rolling. It's an opportunity to catch the Ducks napping. They have a nine-point lead over San Jose so they aren't really feeling much pressure. They are without Chris Pronger (broken toe). Without him on Wednesday, they squeaked out a one-goal victory as a -320 favorite, scoring just two goals. The Ducks are prone to letdowns as they are barely over .500 this year vs. losing teams and they are under .500 vs. bad defensive teams that allow 2.9+ goals per game. Take a chance on the big underdog.
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