Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Thursday 1/3/19
NHL – TRENDS OF THE DAY
It’s a big day in the National Hockey League on Thursday, January 3 as there are eight games scheduled. That includes the Minnesota Wild traveling to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. In other action, the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Philadelphia Flyers and the Washington Capitals battle the St. Louis Blues.
Featured Game
Minnesota Wild (+170) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs(-210)
The Minnesota Wild are in fifth in the Central Division with 39 points (18-17-3). Minnesota is 8-10-0 on the road this season and are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games. Toronto is in second in the Atlantic with 54 points (26-11-2). They are 12-6-1 at home this season and are 6-3-1 in their last 10.
Goaltending Matchup:
Minnesota will be starting Devan Dubnyk in goal. Dubnyk is 13-14-3 this season with a 2.62 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. The Minnesota goaltender lost his last start, giving up three goals on 32 shots to the Pittsburgh Penguins on New Year’s Eve. Dubnyk has lost six of his last seven starts but has not allowed more than three goals in any of his last 10 starts
The Toronto Maple Leafs will send Garrett Sparks to start this contest. Sparks is 6-2-1 this season with a 3.00 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. Sparks also lost his last start, giving up four goals on 28 shots to the New York Islanders on December 29. He had won his two previous contests but has allowed four goals in two of his last three starts.
Hot Trends:
The Minnesota Wild are…
1-4 in their last five games on the road.
1-6 in their last seven games overall.
2-5 in their last seven games against teams with a winning record.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are…
5-1 in their last six games.
39-17 in their last 56 games at home.
41-18 in their last 59 games against teams with a losing record.
Stat Pack:
Wild:
Goals For:2.9
Goals Against: 2.8
Power-Play: 23.2%
Penalty Killing: 83.9%
Maple Leafs:
Goals For: 3.7
Goals Against: 2.8
Power-Play: 23.8%
Penalty Killing: 79.6%
Prediction
Minnesota has won eight of the last 10 games between these two teams, but it is hard to overlook how badly the Wild have been playing of late. Toronto is exceptional at home while Minnesota has struggled on the road. Take the Toronto Maple Leafs in this contest.
The total is set at 6.0 for this game. In the last six meetings between these two teams in Toronto, the total has gone under in five of those games and the total has gone under in 11 of the last 13 meetings overall. It is true that these teams are averaging 6.6 goals per game combined, but we look for this to be slightly under that. Take Toronto to win. 4-1.
Two Games to Watch
The two bottom teams in the Metropolitan Division square off when the Carolina Hurricanes, seventh in the division with 37 points, take on the Philadelphia Flyers, last in the division with 35 points. Both of these teams are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games.
Why Carolina Wins:
Carolina is 8-3 in their last 11 games on the road when facing a team with a losing record at home.
Philadelphia has lost four straight.
The Flyers are 2-6 in their last eight games against teams with a losing record.
Curtis McElhinney has allowed just one goal in each of his last two starts.
Carter Hart has lost his last three starts for Philadelphia.
Why Philadelphia Wins:
Carolina is 1-5 in their last six games on the road.
The Hurricanes are 2-6 in their last eight games against teams with a losing record.
Carolina is 4-10 in their last 14 games.
The Flyers are 5-2 in the last seven meetings against Carolina in Philadelphia.
What About the Total?
Go over 6.0, because…
The total has gone over in seven of the last 10 meetings between these two teams.
The total has gone over in five last seven meetings in Philadelphia.
Washington Capitals (-120) vs. St. Louis Blues (+100)
Washington is first in the Metropolitan Division with 51 points (24-11-3). They are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games. St. Louis is in last in the Central Division with 34 points (15-18-4). The Blues are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games.
Why Washington Wins:
Washington is 52-25 in their last 77 games.
The Capitals are 27-9 in their last 36 games on the road.
Louis is 2-5 in their last seven games at home when facing a team with a winning percentage on the road of greater than .600.
Jake Allen has lost his last two starts.
Washington has won five straight meetings between these two teams.
Capitals are 5-1 in the last six meetings in St. Louis.
Why St. Louis Wins:
Blues are 5-2 in their last seven games against teams with a winning percentage greater than .600.
Capitals are 3-7 in their last 10 games on a Thursday.
Braden Holtby gave up six goals on 34 shots in his last start.
What About the Total?
Go under 6.0, because…
Washington has scored more than three goals just once in their last six contests.
The Blues have gone under in four of their last six games.
Washington has gone under in each of their last four games against teams with a losing record.
The Capitals have gone under in five of their last six games.
NHL
Long Sheet
Thursday, January 3
MINNESOTA (18-17-0-3, 39 pts.) at TORONTO (26-11-0-2, 54 pts.) - 1/3/2019, 2:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-2 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 3-2-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)
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CALGARY (25-12-0-4, 54 pts.) at BOSTON (22-14-0-4, 48 pts.) - 1/3/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 11-4 ATS (+15.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
CALGARY is 15-7 ATS (+23.2 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 14-5 ATS (+8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 14-5 ATS (+8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 274-237 ATS (-99.1 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 109-105 ATS (-68.5 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
BOSTON is 46-53 ATS (-29.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)
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CAROLINA (16-17-0-5, 37 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (15-19-0-5, 35 pts.) - 1/3/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 16-22 ATS (-13.3 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 14-26 ATS (-13.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 3-9 ATS (-8.0 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 424-382 ATS (+16.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-23 ATS (-15.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-4 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 6-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.3 Units)
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FLORIDA (17-15-0-6, 40 pts.) at BUFFALO (21-13-0-6, 48 pts.) - 1/3/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 8-2 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 8-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)
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VANCOUVER (20-19-0-4, 44 pts.) at MONTREAL (21-14-0-5, 47 pts.) - 1/3/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 120-116 ATS (+254.7 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 160-138 ATS (+309.5 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 17-14 ATS (+38.2 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 204-229 ATS (+511.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 5-0-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)
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CHICAGO (15-21-0-6, 36 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (21-13-0-4, 46 pts.) - 1/3/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 48-77 ATS (-38.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 15-31 ATS (-20.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-44 ATS (+67.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-17 ATS (+44.3 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 47-83 ATS (+141.8 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-1 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)
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WASHINGTON (24-11-0-3, 51 pts.) at ST LOUIS (15-18-0-4, 34 pts.) - 1/3/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 90-55 ATS (+11.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 42-25 ATS (+5.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 26-11 ATS (+11.3 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 32-17 ATS (+9.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-0 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-0-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.3 Units)
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TAMPA BAY (31-7-0-2, 64 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (16-22-0-3, 35 pts.) - 1/3/2019, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 401-427 ATS (-127.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 187-213 ATS (-72.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 31-9 ATS (+15.5 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 13-4 ATS (+7.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
TAMPA BAY is 15-1 ATS (+13.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 66-79 ATS (-49.4 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 43-51 ATS (-15.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 21-39 ATS (-24.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 4-0 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-0-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)
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NHL
Thursday, January 3
Trend Report
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 13 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 15 games
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto's last 13 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Calgary is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Calgary is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Calgary's last 17 games on the road
Calgary is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games when playing Boston
Calgary is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Calgary
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games when playing Calgary
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Calgary
Florida Panthers
Florida is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games
Florida is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games on the road
Florida is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Florida is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Florida is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Florida
Buffalo is 17-6 ATS in its last 23 games
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Buffalo is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Florida
Buffalo is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing at home against Florida
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games
Carolina is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games
Carolina is 1-11 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 8 games on the road
Carolina is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Carolina's last 10 games when playing Philadelphia
Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing Carolina
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Chicago is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Chicago's last 19 games
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 9 games on the road
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 11 games when playing NY Islanders
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Islanders is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of NY Islanders's last 17 games
NY Islanders is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games at home
NY Islanders is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Islanders's last 11 games when playing Chicago
NY Islanders is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Vancouver is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games
Vancouver is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Vancouver is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Vancouver is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Vancouver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Vancouver's last 16 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games at home
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Montreal is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Montreal's last 16 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Washington Capitals
Washington is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Washington is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Washington
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games when playing Los Angeles
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games
Los Angeles is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 7 games at home
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Los Angeles's last 18 games when playing Tampa Bay
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Los Angeles is 5-10-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
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