Wednesday NHL Playoff Odds
(The Spread) – The Vancouver Canucks will look to go up 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals series tonight against the San Jose Sharks.
View Current 2011 NHL Playoff Odds
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog.com have made the Canucks –150 money line favorites over the Sharks, who are +138. The over/under total for this game has opened at 5.5 goals. Game time is set for 9:00PM ET tonight.
In Game 1 on Sunday, the Canucks scored two goals in the third period to earn a 3-2 victory. Vancouver got goals from Kevin Bieksa, Henrik Sedin and Maxim Lapierre, while Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton scored for San Jose.
According to latest NHL trends, the favorite is 11-3 in the last 14 meetings between these two teams, while the Sharks are just 1-4 in their last five games against the Canucks. The over is also 5-2 in the last seven meetings between these two squads.
NHL public betting information currently shows that of the 1,000-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 52% of public bettors favor the Canucks –150. TheSpread updates that information every 30 minutes, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most update public betting information.
2011 NHL Playoff Odds for Wednesday, May 18, 2011
57 San Jose Sharks +138 (5.5)
58 Vancouver Canucks –150 (5.5)
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