Nhl Playoff Predictions - May 13, 2009

We missed the mark on our lone play last night.  Even with the loss, we are still hitting 60% at 6-4 over the last week.  We look to come back strong tonight.

WUNDERDOG 2009 RECENT RESULTS ($100/bet)
SPORT	WINS-LOSSES	%	NET
MLB	72-67 Season-to-Date	52%	+$820
NBA	283-221 last 504 picks	56%	+$12470
NFL	72-44 last 116 picks	62%	+$7320
NHL	6-4 last 10 picks	60%	+$380
TOTAL			+$20990

 

Today's NHL Hockey Picks:

Game: Pittsburgh at Washington (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 3 units on Pittsburgh +110 (moneyline) (risk 3 to win 3.3)

It all comes down to one game for the Capitals and the Penguins, who have locked up in a dead heat at three games apiece through six. All you have to do is look at where both these teams came from to decide who the better team is right now. The Caps back in late February were -203 at home vs the Penguins, a far cry from the -130 here for game seven. There is a reason for that. The Penguins have already won three games on the road in the playoffs, while the Caps have already lost three on home ice in the playoffs. The Caps have sandwiched a five game winning streak around a 2-6 mark before and after, and really have lost the home ice advantage they had early in the season when they started 18-2 and out-scored their opponent by a count of 75-39. What has happened since then does not look like the kind of numbers of a team ready to move onto the conference finals. The Caps have played about even, outscoring their opponents at home by a single goal at 88-87 and that includes many teams not even in the playoffs. The Caps are also playing their fourth game in six nights, where they have been just 5-11 in their last 16, while the Penguins playing the tough teams tough, at 19-9 in their last 28 vs a team with a winning record. This simply is not the same Capital team that took the ice through the first half of the season, and I look for the Penguins to win the deciding seventh game here.

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Check out the last five NHL Hockey Picks Newsletters:

NHL-Hockey-Picks-May-12-2009
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NHL-Hockey-Picks-May-11-2009
The Pittsburgh Penguins dug themselves a big hole to open this series against the Capitals as they dropped the first two in Washington and were saddled with a 2-0 deficit. They have rebounded nicely b...

NHL-Hockey-Picks-May-10-2009
The Ducks continue to impress. First they knock off the #1 seed San Jose. Now they have things all tied up with the defensing Stanley Cup champions. They are scoring 3 goals per game. Detroit meanwhil...

NHL-Hockey-Picks-May-09-2009
The Blackhawks and the Canucks find themselves even in four games through this series, so it has really now come down to a best two out of three. This series seems to have placed the momentum on the l...

NHL-Hockey-Picks-May-08-2009
The Carolina Hurricanes have won two straight after suffering a loss in the opener to the Bruins. They have out-scored the Bruins in the series through three games. This team is on fire when playing o...