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: Toronto at Montreal (7:00 PM Eastern) Pick: 3 units on Montreal +105 (risk 3 to win 3.2)
Toronto has been a decent road team all season but they showed how susceptible they are yesterday at Washington, losing 5-1 as a -200 favorite. Now they play back-to-back nights on the road and face a better Montreal team. Montreal is scoring 3.0 per game of late while Toronto is getting just 2.4 per game (last five games). Neither team plays a lick of defense so this one should go to the home team that is scoring better.
Game: Boston at New York Rangers (7:00 PM Eastern) Pick: 2 units on Game Total UNDER 6 -126 (risk 2 to win 1.6)
While they score 2.9 and allow 3.5 per game on average overall, Boston scores just 2.4 and allows 2.8 versus division opponents. The Rangers are 20-12 UNDER at home this year and over their past five games, 3.8 total goals on average have been scored. New York is 20-9 UNDER vs. losing teams this season and 12-5 UNDER vs. teams that are outscored by opponents by 0.3+ goals per game. Finally, they are 11-2 UNDER following a low scoring game (3 or fewer total goals scored).
Game: Philadelphia at Ottawa (7:00 PM Eastern) Pick: 2 units on Game Total OVER 6 -120 (risk 2 to win 1.7)
Three of the last four meetings between these clubs 7+ goals were scored. Ottawa averages 3.6 goals per game at home and 4.0 per game in their last five. Philadelphia games of late have been low scoring but they still allow 3.7 per game on the road on the season. The Flyers are 18-0 OVER vs. winning teams this season and 23-14 OVER vs. great offensive teams (3+ goals per game). They are also 27-13 OVER revenging a loss this season.
Game: St. Louis at Edmonton (8:00 PM Eastern) Pick: 3 units on St. Louis -118 (risk 3 to win 2.5)
St. Louis has won two of the last three played here in Edmonton and 4 of the last 6 overall. Edmonton is is on a hiddeous run having lost nine straight. In those nine games, they have scored a total of seven goals! They were shut out three times and scored one goal five times! They'll break out of this slump at some time but we don't think it's tonight. Edmonton is just 4-13 now this sesaon off a home loss. And, favorites off 3 straight losses playing a team off 2 straight losses are 133-43 (76%) over hte past decade.
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