or Alex Stalock. It appears him and Niemi will be 1A & 1B. Explaining why I handcuffed the two.
Opening night and raising the banner at the Staple will prove to be a distraction/hangover for the Kings. Sharks have been sitting around all summer thinking what could have been after seeing a 3-0 series lead disappear against the champs. Sharks m.o. is roll over everyone in the regular season and fold like a tent in the playoffs. Kings are just the opposite. Sleepwalk to a playoff birth and then turn on the switch.
Clearly I have to either recalibrate my judgement with NHL odds or I got some overlays. BetOnLine comes out with their openers.
Montreal -121
Toronto +110
Philly +153
Boston -168
San Jose +121
L.A. Kings -133
Vancouver -122
Calgary +111
I love Montreal this year but shocked to see them as a -121 away favorite.
Sign me up for Philly +153
In hindsight maybe I gave the Kings too much credit against a team that certainly matches up well against them. -133 is probably the correct number.
I didnt have the balls to question your early lines but I thought you had Toronto too high, Boston a little low. The vancouver line looked close either way and the Kings actually a little low. But I think its ceremony night in LA and we all know they can leave a little emotion out there on the ice before they actually drop the puck on these occasions.
But lets see where they settle Wednesday night.
But lets see where they settle Wednesday night.
| [h=3]NHL OT Included, Hockey - Wed 10/8[/h] | ||||||
| o indicates a circled "bet type" with a lower maximum. | o indicates a circled "bet type" with a higher maximum. | |||||
| GAME | HANDICAP | MONEY LINE | TOTAL GOALS | + | ||
| MAXIMUM BET: | 4,711.56 CAD | 9,423.12 CAD | 4,711.56 CAD | |||
| Wed 10/8 | 1 | Montreal Canadiens | o +1.5 -300 | o -103 | o Over 5.5 +104 | Props |
| 04:05 PM | 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | o -1.5 +264 | o -107 | o Under 5.5 -115 | |
| Wed 10/8 | 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | o +1.5 -181 | o +166 | o Over 5.5 +115 | Props |
| 04:35 PM | 4 | Boston Bruins | o -1.5 +163 | o -184 | o Under 5.5 -127 | |
| Wed 10/8 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | o +1.5 -246 | o +120 | o Over 5.5 +122 | Props |
| 07:05 PM | 6 | Los Angeles Kings | o -1.5 +219 | o -132 | o Under 5.5 -135 | |
| Wed 10/8 | 7 | Vancouver Canucks | o -1.5 +264 | o -111 | o Over 5.5 +131 | Props |
| 07:05 PM | 8 | Calgary Flames | o +1.5 -300 | o +101 | o Under 5.5 -145 |
I'm actually not that high on Philly this year, but +166 does represent a little value imo. Their forward group is decent, but their defence is Leaf-like, and I think Mason is more likely to have a SV% like his career average of .907 rather than last season's .917.
I think the other lines are pretty close.
Leafs-Habs over is pretty tempting, as those 2 teams tend to play track meets. Pretty sure all of their games last year went over fwiw.
I think the other lines are pretty close.
Leafs-Habs over is pretty tempting, as those 2 teams tend to play track meets. Pretty sure all of their games last year went over fwiw.
