Free Nhl Predictions - May 01, 2008
We hit our 5-unit last night on Philly, also cashing with them on the -1.5 puckline at +220. We missed on Dallas. Overall it was a +7.8 unit night pushing us to +32.2 units on 67% success (29-14) the past two weeks. Tonight we have picks in both games including another 5-unit.
Today's NHL Hockey Picks:
Game: Pittsburgh at New York Rangers (7:05 PM Eastern)
Pick: 5 units on Pittsburgh -120 (moneyline) (risk 5 to win 4.2)
There have been some upsets this year, both completed and in-the-making. But, in this series, it's not happening. The Penguins are just playing that good. They have won seven in a row, the first team to do that since the 1994 Rangers, ironically. They have allowed just 1.7 goals per game in the seven games while scoring 4.0 per contest. This is a mustwin for New York but they just don't have the skill. Teams coming off a home loss that have dropped three straight vs. their opponent have won just 32% of the time (65-137) the past five seasons. The Rangers can beat the mediocre teams but against the league's elite they falter. They are now just 4-16 during second-half play the past three seasons vs. teams at .600 or better. It's been an admiral run for New York but the run ends tonight.
Game: Pittsburgh at New York Rangers (7:05 PM Eastern)Pick: 3 units on Pittsburgh -1.5 goals +220 (puckline) (risk 3 to win 6.6)
We are going to make a -1.5 puckline play on Pittsburgh as well.
Game: Detroit at Colorado (10:05 PM Eastern)Pick: 3 units on Detroit -155 (moneyline) (risk 3 to win 1.9)
Detroit goes for the sweep of the Avs tonight. You know how we feel about this series. We've backed the Red Wings in a big way each game. The facts speak for themselves as Detroit has won 13 of the last 15 meetings and are 7-0 this season, having won by a comined score of 24-9. Detroit won the Presidents Trophy for a reason - they are very good and very disciplined and make it extremely hard for teams to find the net. This team has the desire to be great and those are the teams that sweep their opponents. The Avs are still beat up (Stastny, Smyth, Svatos and Clark) which makes a very tough task that much harder. While Colorado is alllowing 2.8 goals per game in the playoffs and 3.2 over their last five games, Detroit is giving up 2.1 in the playoffs and 1.6 per game over their last five. Colorado is now 0-8 on the season vs. the best of the best (teams outscoring opponents by 0.65+ goals per game). They just don't have what it takes this year. Detroit is 12-2 this year on the road off a road win and 23-4 the past two seasons off a road win in which they scored 4+ goals so we'll back them to finish this one off here in Colorado.
Results: 1-2
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NHL-Hockey-Picks-April-27-2008
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