<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width=500 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=left width="50%">Yesterday</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">2</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">1</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">0</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="20%">+3.56 Units</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=left width="50%">Last 30 Days</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">28</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">33</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">1</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="20%">+3.86 Units</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=left width="50%">Season To Date (Since October 2008)</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">72</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">90</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">1</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="20%">+2.60 Units</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
HOME TEAM IN CAPS
All games include OT unless stated otherwise
Chicago -½ +1.38 over MINNESOTA (REG)
Just before Marion Gaborik returned the Wild had dropped six straight. Upon his return they won two of three, defeating the Islanders and Canes. Now they’ll play its first game since the break, not only minus Gaborik again but also without Marc-Andre Bergeron. Oh, and this isn’t the Islanders, Canes or Blues either. No, the Blackhawks are the straight goods. They’ve won eight in a row and most of them have come in easy fashion and includes a 5-1 win over Philly, a 7-1 win over Phoenix, a 9-2 win over Edmonton and a three game sweep in Western Canada. In fact, over that stretch, the Blackhawks wins, with the exception of an OT win in Calgary, have all been by two goals or more. The Wild are virtually offensively powerless nothing without Gaborik and it gets even worse without Bergeron. This is a mismatch and unless I’m missing something serious, this line is just so out of whack it’s not funny. Blackhawks should be at least a 3-2-road favorite. The books have this one wrong. Play: Chicago -½ +1.38 (Risking 2 units).
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ST. LOUIS +1.23 over Anaheim (REG)
How the Ducks can be a bigger favorite in St. Louis then Chicago is in Minnesota is beyond me. It’s just another example of how the books are off on NHL lines more then any other sport because it’s the least bet sport by a wide, wide margin. For those of you that think the Blue Notes are among the dregs of the league, think again, because they’re not and I feel sick about not having them last night as a 2-1 home pooch against the Sharkies. Nonetheless, they’ve now split its last four games, beating San Jose and Minnesota (with Gaborik) and losing to Boston and Detroit. The Blues are still banged up but that doesn’t make them easy prey, as they still have lots of talent playing out there and when T. J. Oshie, Andy MacDonald and Paul Kariya return, this will be one very dangerous hockey club. Anyway, the Blue Notes play hard every single night and every single shift and it’s very likely that they’ll outwork the Ducks. Anaheim has lost four straight and this will be its fifth straight on the road. Just before the two day break they traveled through Western Canada and played that dreaded three gamer against Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary, they then returned home for X-Mas before playing in Dallas last night. Things don’t get easier for the Ducks here and in fact, after another loss and another plane ride they actually get tougher. Play: St. Louis +1.23 (Risking 2 units).
HOME TEAM IN CAPS
All games include OT unless stated otherwise
Chicago -½ +1.38 over MINNESOTA (REG)
Just before Marion Gaborik returned the Wild had dropped six straight. Upon his return they won two of three, defeating the Islanders and Canes. Now they’ll play its first game since the break, not only minus Gaborik again but also without Marc-Andre Bergeron. Oh, and this isn’t the Islanders, Canes or Blues either. No, the Blackhawks are the straight goods. They’ve won eight in a row and most of them have come in easy fashion and includes a 5-1 win over Philly, a 7-1 win over Phoenix, a 9-2 win over Edmonton and a three game sweep in Western Canada. In fact, over that stretch, the Blackhawks wins, with the exception of an OT win in Calgary, have all been by two goals or more. The Wild are virtually offensively powerless nothing without Gaborik and it gets even worse without Bergeron. This is a mismatch and unless I’m missing something serious, this line is just so out of whack it’s not funny. Blackhawks should be at least a 3-2-road favorite. The books have this one wrong. Play: Chicago -½ +1.38 (Risking 2 units).
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How the Ducks can be a bigger favorite in St. Louis then Chicago is in Minnesota is beyond me. It’s just another example of how the books are off on NHL lines more then any other sport because it’s the least bet sport by a wide, wide margin. For those of you that think the Blue Notes are among the dregs of the league, think again, because they’re not and I feel sick about not having them last night as a 2-1 home pooch against the Sharkies. Nonetheless, they’ve now split its last four games, beating San Jose and Minnesota (with Gaborik) and losing to Boston and Detroit. The Blues are still banged up but that doesn’t make them easy prey, as they still have lots of talent playing out there and when T. J. Oshie, Andy MacDonald and Paul Kariya return, this will be one very dangerous hockey club. Anyway, the Blue Notes play hard every single night and every single shift and it’s very likely that they’ll outwork the Ducks. Anaheim has lost four straight and this will be its fifth straight on the road. Just before the two day break they traveled through Western Canada and played that dreaded three gamer against Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary, they then returned home for X-Mas before playing in Dallas last night. Things don’t get easier for the Ducks here and in fact, after another loss and another plane ride they actually get tougher. Play: St. Louis +1.23 (Risking 2 units).
