Los Angeles Kings vs. St. Louis Blues Prediction: March 25th 2010

March 25, 2010 By

Los Angeles Kings vs. St. Louis Blues
Free NHL Pick: Los Angeles Kings -110 (March 25th 2010 – Rocky Atkinson)
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Los Angeles is 21-7 this year when playing against a team with a losing record. St Louis is 6-19 this year at home when the total is 5 1/2. St Louis is only 11-23 SU at home this year. Kings are 6-0 in their last 6 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation. Kings are 4-0 in their last 4 games playing on 0 days rest. Kings are 11-1 in their last 12 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation. Kings are 6-1 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400. Kings are 5-1 in their last 6 games as a road favorite. Kings are 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite of -110 to -150. Kings are 20-6 in their last 26 vs. a team with a losing record. Kings are 12-4 in their last 16 games as a favorite. Kings are 9-4 in their last 13 road games. Blues are 7-15 in their last 22 home games. Blues are 23-50 in their last 73 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Blues are 2-5 in their last 7 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game. Blues are 4-11 in their last 15 games playing on 0 days rest. Blues are 2-6 in their last 8 games as a home underdog. Blues are 1-4 in their last 5 games as a home favorite. Blues are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. Western Conference. We’ll recommend a small play on Los Angeles tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky

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NHL Prediction: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Los Angeles Kings: March 8th 2010

March 8, 2010 By

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Los Angeles Kings
Free NHL Pick: Los Angeles (March 8th 2010 – Nick Parsons)
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The Kings are hoping to make it to the “promised land” (Playoffs) this season, but have dropped two in a row; for a number of different reasons I believe LA on the “puck line” is the prudent wager in this circumstance: Columbus (25-19-11) has lost two of its last three visits to visits to LA and is 0-2-2 since winning three in a row; the Blue Jackets lost 6-2 in the last matchup on Oct 25th. Columbus is coming off a disheartening 2-1 loss to the Sharks on Saturday, which was the beginning of a tough three-game California road-swing. Keep in mind that Columbus is just 1-4 its last five overall and a disturbing 4-19 its last 23 on the road. On the other side of the ice: Los Angeles’ Jonathan Quick made 21 saves Saturday but lost for the second straight start. He has beaten Columbus two straight times and is 2-1-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average versus the Blue Jackets this season. Los Angeles remains on a long-term 11-4 overall run; 5-2 at in front of the home town faithful.

Bottom line: The Kings have no mercy on “lesser opponents” as evident by their 18-7 (+6.2 units) mark against teams with a “losing record”. LA is also 12-6 (+3.7 units) after allowing 4 goals or more in its previous contest (lost 4-2 to the Habs on Sat.); which means of course that after a “sub-par” performance, this team responds with a much more concerted effort on both ends of the ice. I believe this is a very bad spot for Columbus as it catches a hungry home team in the middle game of a challenging road trip; lay the 1 1/2 here.

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NHL Prediction: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo Sabres: March 5th 2010

March 5, 2010 By

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo Sabres
Free NHL Pick: Over 5.5 (March 5th 2010 – Jimmy the Moose)
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The Philadelphia Flyers have played over the total in their last 3 games. The total combined score in all of their last 3 games was at least 8. The over is 17-8 in the Flyers last 25 games vs. a team from the Northeast Division. Philadelphia failed to get a goalie at the trade deadling so look for Leighton to carry the load between the pipes and he’s yet to prove he’s a legitimate number one goalie. Tonight’s game will be Buffalo’s 3rd game in 4 nights and in the last 5 times they have been in this situation the over is 4-1. The over is 5-2-2 in the Sabres last 9 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. The over is 5-2 in the Flyers last 7 trips to Buffalo. In the last 21 meetings between the clubs the over is 15-5-1. Play the over.

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NHL Prediction: Colorado Avalanche vs. Phoenix Coyotes: March 4th 2010

March 4, 2010 By

Colorado Avalance vs. Phoenix Coyotes
Free NHL Pick: Phoenix Coyotes (March 4th 2010 – Ben Burns)
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The Avalanche have won both meetings in this series so far this season. This should be a good spot for the Coyotes to get some payback though. While Phoenix had last night off, Colorado is coming off a late win at Anaheim. The Avs are now playing their third game in the past four nights. Note that the Avs are 12-18 (-4.4) the last 30 times that they played the second of back to back games.

Yes, the Avs won both earlier meetings. However, they both came at Colorado. Considering that the Coyotes have the third most home wins (22) in the Western Conference, winning here at Phoenix figures to be considerably more difficult. Note that the Coyotes were 2-0 as a host of the Avs last season. Also, note that they’ve gone 11-5 the last 16 times that they were coming off a loss by two or more goals. Consider Phoenix

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NHL Hockey Prediction: New Jersey Devils vs. San Jose Sharks: March 2nd 2010

March 2, 2010 By

New Jersey Devils vs. San Jose Sharks
Free NHL Pick: San Jose -150 (March 2nd 2010 – Nick Parsons)
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San Jose (40-13-9) and New Jersey (37-21-3), who could potentially meet in the Stanley Cup finals, had a combined 13 players make the trip to Vancouver; for a number of different reasons I believe the home team offers decent value in this position: The Devils got a chance to rest and clear their heads after stumbling into the break, going 5-10-2 despite acquiring Ilya Kovalchuk in a trade with Atlanta on Feb. 4. However, Martin Brodeur was showing signs of tiring, going 3-4-1 with a 3.20 GAA in his last eight games. Also keep in mind that New Jersey is just 5-7 (-3.7 units) in non-conference games. On the other side of the rink: The Sharks are eager to play again after losing 3-1 to Buffalo on Feb. 13 in their last game before the break. San Jose is 21-9 (+8.2 units) when playing against a team with a winning record; meaning the Sharks tend to play at their best when faced with stiff competition. Bottom line: Home ice advantage can’t be overlooked in this case; consider a play on the decently valued SHARKS.

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