Sports Investors Group ********NHL Hockey Tuesday, November 9*******

NHL Record: 1-0 (+40.00 Units)


Well I am off to a good start and I hope this is a sign of good things to come this season. I spent a good part in the Land of Hockey (Canada) and know quite a bit about this sport. I don't handicap obvious games and love to pick winners. Good Luck to everyone this season and remember the end goal is to beat the books and this is actually one of the best sports to do it.

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New York Rangers ML +125

This might be a crazy pick by the standards of many but I don't buy the line Vegas put out there and I have no respect for what seems to be a rare sucker line in the NHL. So the Washington Capitals are on a four game win streak right now and they have not lost since their 2-1 defeat at Minnesota on October 28 (a few weeks ago) now beating Calgary, Toronto, Boston and Philadelphia in their next four games but if they have been vulnerable in 2010 it has been on the road where three of their four losses have come. Washington dominated the Rangers last season beating them both times they played in Madison Square Gardens and beating them three of the four times they played in the season but again I don't buy this line. The Rangers were completely shut down by one of the best defensive teams in the NHL in their last game on the weekend (2-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues) and I think they have a great shot tonight against a Washington Capitals Penalty Kill that is at only 80.0% over the course of the last five games. I can't say the Rangers have been all that much better but there is an urgency to start winning at home now that they are 2-4-1 this season on home ice. So now you probably see where I am coming from with the idea that the line is sketchy at best and Vegas probably knows something we do not about why a team that has won four straight and won both meetings here in 2009-2010 would be a short favorite against a team with three home losses this season. You will never find stats that support going against the Capitals because in the end they are that good and in the end they always get the job done and win a ton of games per season but this is a case of backing the Rangers who are a perfect 7-0 in their last seven games coming off a game where they scored 2 or less goals and that's incredible record for a bounce back team like New York. Also keep in mind how well the Rangers have played this season as an underdog and they are now 6-1 in their last seven games as an underdog and I have made some mad money backing them as underdogs over the years. The whole point of the season for the Rangers is not to beat Washington but it's one of their goals because they have now lost 6 of the last 7 meetings and it has been a huge obstacle for them both in the Regular Season and in the Playoffs where they lost to Washington in 2008-2009. The Rangers are too good coming off bad performances and they rock as an underdog. The line is sketchy at best and I am going big with New York to come out on top in overtime or a shootout maybe? Let's do it.

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Montreal Canadiens ML +103

Another great underdog wager tonight and another sort of trap line considering the Montreal Canadiens have now dropped three of their last four games and considering Vancouver is one of the hottest teams in the NHL right now and have won 6 in a row coming into tonight. Having said that, ask Vancouver when was the last time they came to Montreal and had success and they will tell you that it was back in 2007 and that since then they are 0-2 in their last two trips here scoring only 2 goals in those two games and allowing 6 goals along the way. Montreal was hot at the beginning of the year and I still think they have a decent team but winning at home and ending their two game home losing streak is a must for the team, the fans and the media or something might go down as early as tomorrow morning. The problem with betting on hot teams like Vancouver is that the Canucks feed off their Power Play (46.2% the last five games which is the best in the NHL for that time span) but as soon as they run into a team who can shut them down on the PP, what do the Canucks have? And the answer to that is...NOT MUCH! Montreal has a Penalty Kill hitting at 90.9% the last five games and although they have not been very good at home, the goal scoring has been the problem for this squad and Montreal is now a pathetic 1-6 ATS at home when trying to cover the Puck Line. Things have to change around here and I think the Habs get the job done in this one. Montreal lost to Ottawa here on Saturday Night as a -119 favorite and the fans booed them off the ice at the sound of the final buzzer. Vancouver comes into this game having won six straight games as a favorite and having won a very impressive 19 of their last 26 games versus the NHL Northeast Division. Having said that, the last seven times they have been a favorite of -110 to -150, they have managed to win only twice and this exactly the spot I recommend fading them. Montreal on the other hand are 5-2 in their last seven games as an underdog, they have won 4 of their last 5 games versus Western Conference opponents and they are 4-1 in their last five games coming off a game where they score 2 or less goals so expect some offense tonight no matter how good Vancouver has been defensively. The Home Team has won every single game in this series since the 2007-2008 season and I have been saying for a few nights now that all it takes to beat Vancouver is a good Penalty Kill (Montreal CHECK) and some decent defense (Montreal CHECK) to get the job done. No way the Canadiens let their fans down in this home game so expect a close game and a nice win to get off the snide.

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The line is not sketchy at all. You answered your own question. Caps are 3-3 on the road. I feel the line is where it should be. Sure rags can win, but lundqvist is gonna have to steal this one.

BOL buddy

Like your style SIG.
I will tail you starting with hockey cause I like these picks.
I will track you elsewhere too, keep up the good picks and writeups.

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Colorado Avalanche ML -118

Take this one straight to the bank with confidence. Alright so Colorado has not won a home game against the Flames in quite some time now as Calgary has won the last two times here and the road team has won 6 of the last 7 in this series but again bet the Avalanche with confidence until Calgary can figure out what the heck is going on with their team. I mean the Flames come into this game with a 6-7 SU record on the season and they have now lost four straight games and are coming off a five game homestand that saw them lose three of the five games. They went to Minnesota on the weekend and still found a way to lose going down 2-1 to the Wild and for those who like high scoring games and lots of goals, this might be the game to pound on the OVER. Both Penalty Kills have been nothing short of terrible the last five games as Calgary has a 78.3% PK the last five games and Colorado has a 62.5% PK their last five games but the difference is that Colorado is firing on all cylinders right now with their 4.00 goals per game in those games while Calgary has struggled to score averaging only 2.60 goals per game their last five games. The Flames have a horrendous Power Play on the road at only 4.5% compared to Colorado's Power Play which is at 21.7% at home this season. That's a huge x-factor in this game considering how bad the two Penalty Kill units have been in recent games and because Craig Anderson is out for Colorado, Peter Budaj has been tremendous, he has a 4-1-0-0 record on the season and has been the leader of this team on the defensive side of things. Definitely not the easiest game to bet on tonight for the simple fact that both teams have not generated much profit this season and they have both struggled in their own ways this season. I do however have a big problem with Calgary and not only because they have lost four straight games and can't seem to get things going away from home but because they are now 0-7 in their last seven games coming off a break of 3 or more days and the time off the ice has done nothing more than build more tension within the team and the coaching staff. The Flames are also 1-4 in their last five games as an underdog and they are 2-5 in their last seven games versus opponents from the NHL Northwest Division. Colorado on the other hand have won 11 of their last 16 home games as a favorite and have won 9 of the last 13 meetings played in Colorado despite losing the last two in 2009-2010. The Underdog has been cash money in 10 of the last 11 meetings between these teams but Calgary is playing like trash right now, their don't have a Power Play away from home and Peter Budaj is playing some damn good hockey right now and I just don't see how Calgary comes away with a win on the road. Should be a great game for those who love to watch intense hockey and Colorado shows why they are taking charge once again in this series of rivals. Go with the Avalanche to break the underdog streak in this series.

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Great thread... I do think Rangers can win it but it's very hard to bet against Caps for me so I've chosen UNDER 6 in this game.

GL with these picks