Nhl Prediction - November 13, 2009

We dit it again last night on the NHL ice, picking up another three winners. We are now smoking at 67% (44-22) for +51.2 units over the last three weeks. Four plays are on today's NHL menu including a 4-unit selection.

WUNDERDOG 2009 RECENT RESULTS ($100/bet)
SPORT	WINS-LOSSES	%	NET
NFL	7-5 last 12 picks	58%	+$360
CFB	16-11 last 27 picks	59%	+$1240
MLB	265-219 last 484 picks	55%	+$8370
NHL	44-22 last 66 picks	67%	+$5120
WNBA	121-90 last 211 picks	57%	+$5490
TOTAL			+$20580

Today's NHL Hockey Picks:

Game: Anaheim at Columbus (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 4 units on Anaheim -110 (moneyline) (risk 4 to win 3.6)

The Columbus Blue Jackets must regroup from their most humiliating loss - a 9-1 setback at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings. The bigger issue that was emphasized in that one was the shoddy goaltending and lack of defense. After a 5-1 start, the Jackets have allowed an amazing 51 goals in their last 11 games, nearly five per contest. That will make the task at hand difficult against a Duck's team that has found the net 28 times in the last eight games, or averaging 3.5 per. The Blue Jackets have not rebounded well off a big loss as they are now 1-7 off a loss by three goals or more. Anaheim gets this one.

The Carolina Hurricanes stand at a surprising 2-12-3 to start the season - their worst start in franchise history including their days as the Hartford Whalers. One quick-to-see reason is the fact that they have allowed a minimum of three goals in each of their last 10 games. That is simply something you don't see in this era of the NHL. When you add into the equation that the NY Islanders have allowed three or more goals in 13 of 18, we have the makings of a shootout here. This is especially true when considering that on the road, those Islanders’ stats of 3+ becomes eight out of nine games. History may be ready to repeat itself tonight as these two clubs have produced an OVER in each of the last six meetings. OVER gets the call in this one.

The Atlanta Thrashers have spent a lot of time on the road. They haven't been home enough to gain any semblance of a home ice advantage. They have won just twice here all season, and have won here just once in their last five and it took a shootout to accomplish that. The goaltending has been suspect allowing four goals or more in six of their last nine games, making it hard to win. Los Angeles has been winning on the road to the tune of a 6-4-1 mark, and has been a perfect 4-0 against teams that are .400 or less at home. The Thrashers’ next problem is playing on consecutive nights where they have been a poor 10-26 in their last 36 on the back end. I'll go with the Kings in this one.

Calgary and Buffalo have opened as two of the top teams in the NHL this season. The Flames have won four straight and getting great goaltending, but the offense has really been nonexistent with just 12 goals in the last six games. The Sabres have tallied 25 in their last seven at home, and should be able to crack the net enough in this one to get the win. The Flames have flamed out as a dog, where they are just 7-20 in their last 27 as a dog of +110 to +150. They have also struggled against top teams on the road, where they are 18-44 against a home team with a .600 winning percentage or higher on home ice. The Sabres are 9-2 after allowing two or fewer goals last time out. The Sabres take this one.

Results: 2-2

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Check out the last five NHL Hockey Picks Newsletters:

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NHL-Hockey-Picks-November-11-2009
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NHL-Hockey-Picks-November-10-2009
The Minnesota Wild have been facing a recurring nightmare when taking to the road as they have just a single win to show for nine road games this season. The nine games have seen them push just 16 goa...

NHL-Hockey-Picks-November-09-2009
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NHL-Hockey-Picks-November-08-2009
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