Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Thursday, March 8, 2018 from various handicappers and websites
Catch a Predator
For the longest time, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights were the talk of the league, with the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins and defending Western Conference champ Nashville Predators on the back burner. The Pens are sitting at 80 points, second place in the Metropolitan Division, but well back of the overall leaders. However, the Nashville Predators have streaked their way to the top of the Western Conference, leading the Winnipeg Jets by six points in the Central Division with 16 left to play. The Preds are on a nine-game winning streak and showing no signs of slowing down.
Tropical Depression
The Carolina Hurricanes are now under new ownership, but the story remains the same. The Canes are on the outside looking in after a 6-2 drumming from their former captain Eric Staal and the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. Carolina heads into Wednesday's action down four points to the Columbus Blue Jackets, who hold the No. 8 spot in the East. The Florida Panthers are also right in the mix with 71 points, and they have three games in hand on Carolina. In fact, there are four teams within seven points of the Jackets, so the Hurricanes have plenty of company and can ill-afford any losses. They're 2-6-2 and losing their grip on a wild-card spot, which will not sit well with an increasingly angry fan base in the Raleigh/Durham area.
Advertisement
Looking Ahead
Wednesday, March 7
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers do battle for Keystone State supremacy. A few weeks ago, this didn't look like a terribly attractive matchup. But the Flyers have been on fire, winning 10 of their past 14 games to vault to within two points of the Metro Division lead. So this will be a super important game, as the winner will come away with sole possession of second place, and perhaps a share or outright lead. The Penguins have held serve, winning eight of their past 11 overall, while going 11-5 in their past 16 against teams with a winning record. The 'over' is 5-1 in the past six meetings in this series, while the Pens have come away with seven of the past 10 meetings.
Thursday, March 8
The Ducks and the Predators meet for the third time this season. Anaheim has been hot lately, including a 4-0 win against Washington on Tuesday, completing a 3-0-1 homestand. Nashville has been hot, too, however, as they'll go for their 10th consecutive victory on Thursday night. The Predators have also won each of the first two meetings in this series, taking a 3-2 shootout victory on Dec. 2 in the most recent matchup, while besting the Ducks 5-3 in Anaheim back on Nov. 3. The Ducks are playing much better hockey these days, however, and this is likely to be a playoff preview.
As mentioned, the Capitals were whitewashed in Anaheim on Tuesday in the first stop of their West Coast road trip. The Caps have won three in a row at home, but they have dropped three stragiht on the road while averaging just 1.0 goals per game. They're allowing 4.0 GPG across the past three outings away from home. Los Angeles posted a 5-2 victory in D.C. back on Nov. 30, as Braden Holtby got the best of Jonathan Quick. Holtby was pulled after allowing three quick goals on Tuesday, so Philipp Grubauer might get the nod in L.A. based on his solid play as a stand-in.
Friday, March 9
The Wild and Canucks will tangle in the Pacific Northwest. It is the third meeting between these teams, and while the Canucks have won each of the first two battles, both contests remained in one-goal results. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime in the most recent meeting on Jan. 14 in St. Paul, and Anders Nilsson and the Canucks blanked the Wild 1-0 on Oct. 24. In the past five meetings, the Wild have managed to pick up just one victory, which is amazing considering the disparity in the standings between these two clubs over the past couple of seasons.
Saturday, March 10
It's an Original Six battle on Saturday afternoon in Beantown, and we have two clubs going in completely opposite directions. The Blackhawks are normally at or near the top of the Western Conference standings and contending, but it's been a trying season with a turnstile in the crease since Corey Crawford went down. The Bruins won 6-5 on Tuesday night to stay hot, winning their fourth consecutive game. Three of those contests resulted in overtime, and 16 of their games have resulted in overtime or a shootout this season. Boston has won seven of the past eight at home, while Chicago has won consecutive games just twice since Jan. 10. They haven't won three in a row since cobbling together a season-best five-game winning streak from Dec. 8-17.
The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers battle in Sunrise on Saturday night, and these are two of a handful of teams jockeying for the No. 7 or 8 playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. This is the third meeting this season, and both games have resulted in 5-4 scores. The Panthers won 5-4 in regulation at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 28, while the Rangers won on the Panthers home ice on Nov. 4 in overtime. The road team has won five in a row in this series, with the home team last winning when the Rangers took a 4-2 decision at MSG back on March 21, 2016.
NHL
Thursday, March 8
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trend Report
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PHILADELPHIA @ BOSTON
Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
COLORADO @ COLUMBUS
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
WINNIPEG @ NEW JERSEY
Winnipeg is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
VEGAS @ DETROIT
Vegas is 16-3 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
MONTREAL @ FLORIDA
Montreal is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Florida's last 9 games at home
BUFFALO @ OTTAWA
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Buffalo's last 11 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Ottawa's last 11 games when playing Buffalo
Ottawa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
NY RANGERS @ TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games
NY Rangers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
ANAHEIM @ NASHVILLE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim
CAROLINA @ CHICAGO
Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Carolina's last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
NY ISLANDERS @ EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
NY Islanders is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
WASHINGTON @ LOS ANGELES
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 18 games
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Los Angeles is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Washington
ST. LOUIS @ SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
__________________
NHL
Long Sheet
Thursday, March 8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COLORADO (35-24-0-7, 77 pts.) at COLUMBUS (34-28-0-5, 73 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PHILADELPHIA (34-22-0-11, 79 pts.) at BOSTON (41-15-0-8, 90 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 4-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WINNIPEG (40-17-0-9, 89 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (34-25-0-8, 76 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 1-7 ATS (-8.0 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.
NEW JERSEY is 34-33 ATS (-9.8 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 40-26 ATS (+6.3 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 29-24 ATS (+59.1 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 9-4 ATS (+14.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 13-27 ATS (-15.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 3-16 ATS (+23.5 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 3-15 ATS (+20.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BUFFALO (21-35-0-11, 53 pts.) at OTTAWA (23-32-0-10, 56 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 21-46 ATS (+87.6 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 12-32 ATS (+59.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
OTTAWA is 46-47 ATS (-6.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 286-257 ATS (+544.8 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 110-124 ATS (+276.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
OTTAWA is 23-42 ATS (+79.2 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 8-16 ATS (-8.5 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 54-59 ATS (-39.3 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 7-4 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 7-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+9.2 Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NY RANGERS (30-31-0-6, 66 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (46-17-0-4, 96 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 8-20 ATS (+32.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
NY RANGERS are 3-11 ATS (-8.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
TAMPA BAY is 46-21 ATS (+76.5 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 8-1 ATS (+6.1 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
TAMPA BAY is 379-419 ATS (-173.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-2 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MONTREAL (25-30-0-11, 61 pts.) at FLORIDA (32-25-0-7, 71 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 25-41 ATS (-18.0 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 12-27 ATS (+41.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
FLORIDA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
FLORIDA is 210-229 ATS (-70.2 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
FLORIDA is 186-176 ATS (-47.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-4 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-4-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VEGAS (42-19-0-5, 89 pts.) at DETROIT (26-29-0-11, 63 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 42-24 ATS (+15.6 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 17-10 ATS (+6.8 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
DETROIT is 18-38 ATS (+57.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 100-115 ATS (-110.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 1-0-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANAHEIM (34-21-0-12, 80 pts.) at NASHVILLE (43-14-0-9, 95 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 7-17 ATS (-10.9 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 43-23 ATS (+15.4 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 59-37 ATS (+0.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 23-10 ATS (+9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 36-19 ATS (+15.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 54-34 ATS (+6.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 246-194 ATS (+35.4 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 20-12 ATS (+7.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 133-128 ATS (+278.5 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.
ANAHEIM is 436-436 ATS (+898.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 30-18 ATS (+9.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 13-8 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 13-8-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAROLINA (29-27-0-11, 69 pts.) at CHICAGO (29-30-0-8, 66 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 29-38 ATS (-15.6 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 11-18 ATS (-10.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 10-16 ATS (-9.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CAROLINA is 10-17 ATS (-9.6 Units) in non-conference games this season.
CAROLINA is 12-18 ATS (-10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 29-38 ATS (-28.8 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 4-13 ATS (+21.6 Units) after a division game this season.
CHICAGO is 356-355 ATS (-73.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 2-8 ATS (-8.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NY ISLANDERS (29-29-0-9, 67 pts.) at EDMONTON (28-34-0-4, 60 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 20-34 ATS (-18.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 28-38 ATS (-11.6 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 4-10 ATS (-7.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
EDMONTON is 7-15 ATS (-11.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 6-14 ATS (-10.7 Units) after a division game this season.
EDMONTON is 9-17 ATS (-10.4 Units) in non-conference games this season.
EDMONTON is 5-15 ATS (-13.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
EDMONTON is 10-15 ATS (-7.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 3-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON (37-22-0-7, 81 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (36-25-0-5, 77 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 190-223 ATS (-77.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 19-10 ATS (+7.3 Units) in non-conference games this season.
WASHINGTON is 7-1 ATS (+5.8 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WASHINGTON is 10-2 ATS (+7.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
WASHINGTON is 47-28 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-20 ATS (-17.4 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 4-10 ATS (-7.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 4-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-2-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS (35-26-0-5, 75 pts.) at SAN JOSE (35-22-0-9, 79 pts.) - 3/8/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 46-31 ATS (+78.3 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 21-7 ATS (+11.2 Units) in March games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 25-17 ATS (+46.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 9-17 ATS (-12.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 10-20 ATS (-12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-6-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)
__________________