Ottawa senators +120
One of the most solid handicapping angles in sport may never have a chance to be utilized. With half the NHL playoff openers already on the board zero have gone to the visiting team.
I’m talking of course about backing the home team in game two on the comeback after a first game upset by the road dog. But it’s a new day and I still know from past performance that there are always some upsets in that opener and the only question is who will go down as the first.
Truth be told it could be any or all four tonight. But I’ll take the conservative approach and stick with a game I had picked from the start. In a battle of two very equal squads I like the Senators to beat their rivals in the battle of Ontario.
In the last seven meetings between these two the visiting team has won five. I guess the close proximity of the two cities and the evenly divided split of it’s populace has something to say about that. (Although something tells me that the Leafs are still king of the province.)
The Leafs have always had the Sens number in the post season and I don’t see that ending here. I like Toronto in the series but I see the first game going to the visitor. If for no other reason law of average demands it!
NHL single unit plays………96-71-8.…..+ 24.79
Unit and a half plays………..14-6-1.…… + 10.62
NHL total to Date…………...110-77-9.……+ 35.41
One of the most solid handicapping angles in sport may never have a chance to be utilized. With half the NHL playoff openers already on the board zero have gone to the visiting team.
I’m talking of course about backing the home team in game two on the comeback after a first game upset by the road dog. But it’s a new day and I still know from past performance that there are always some upsets in that opener and the only question is who will go down as the first.
Truth be told it could be any or all four tonight. But I’ll take the conservative approach and stick with a game I had picked from the start. In a battle of two very equal squads I like the Senators to beat their rivals in the battle of Ontario.
In the last seven meetings between these two the visiting team has won five. I guess the close proximity of the two cities and the evenly divided split of it’s populace has something to say about that. (Although something tells me that the Leafs are still king of the province.)
The Leafs have always had the Sens number in the post season and I don’t see that ending here. I like Toronto in the series but I see the first game going to the visitor. If for no other reason law of average demands it!
NHL single unit plays………96-71-8.…..+ 24.79
Unit and a half plays………..14-6-1.…… + 10.62
NHL total to Date…………...110-77-9.……+ 35.41
