NHL
There is a small slate tonight, only two games.
Carolina Hurricanes+130 @ Columbus Blue Jackets-150 – O/U-6
In the first game, the Carolina Hurricanes head to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets. Both teams are on the 2nd game/night of a back-to-back. The Hurricanes are coming off an OT loss at home against the Islanders. Columbus is coming home off a win in Detroit. Last night the Blue Jackets had their backup goalie in; and tonight their starter, Sergi Bobrovsky, will be between the pipes for his season debut. These teams are pretty even, but I think that Columbus has a bit of an edge. Digging deeper to find an edge, Columbus has the better goalie. I am slightly nervous that Columbus has not fared well within their division. However, when on the road, with a total of 6, the Hurricanes are 5-6. When at home, the Blue Jackets with a total of 6, are 7-2. Over the last 16 games the O/U is 4-10-2. I think the Under is a solid investment here. Columbus, over the last 30 games, has fare better than Carolina on the 2nd game of a back-to back.
Taking Columbus and Under 6.
San Jose-120 @ Los Angeles Kings+100 – O/U 5.5
San Jose finds themselves in the same position as Boston did last night. They came out flat opening night and they got a little embarrassed, losing 5-2 at home to the Ducks. San Jose has high hopes after their recent success, add that to the acquisition of Karlsson and they are all in on competing for the Stanley Cup this season. They have had a day to contemplate and fix the issues resulting in their embarrassing loss, to their in-state rival no less. SJ faces a LA Kings team that is playing their first game of the season, their home opener, and also in-state rival. This shouldn’t be an easy game for SJ, but I like them to bounce back here. LAK has the better record, when at home with a total of O/U 5.5. But SJ has the better recent historical record on friday nights and vs division opponents. SJ has also been phenomenal at bouncing back, they are 31-17 after allowing 4 goals or more. And they are 26-15 after a loss, giving up 2 goals or more in their previous game. SJ is 6-3 SU against LAK over the last 3 seasons. The last 5 games have gone Under.
Taking San Jose and Under 5.5.
Happy Friday and GL2ALL!!!
