NHL- 10-8-18
We have some early games to break down.
Ottawa at Boston 1PM ET
Ottawa and Boston square off in Boston’s home opener. I like Boston here. I think they are in a good spot here. They have had 3 days to get ready to play and they are going to be energized for their home opener. I also like how Ottawa is coming off a somewhat surprising win in Toronto. I think that gives them a bit of overconfidence and it will also help the Bruins to focus, knowing that Ottawa took care of business vs Toronto. Head to head, Boston has gone 6-1-3 vs Ottawa. I am taking the Bruins.
San Jose at New York Islanders 1PM ET
San Jose travels to New York to take on the Islanders. The numbers say to take SJ. Head to head history says to take NYI. The trends say take SJ, and take them on the PL. I think that SJ has the better Goalie as well. I also think that they haven’t played up to their potential yet. Their coaching staff, no doubt, knows that and will push them to play with more focus, urgency. I am taking San Jose on the puck line.
As of about 3ET the Bruins are looking good and San Jose is not. Bruins are up 3-2 heading into the 3rd and the Sharks are down 1-0.
Las Vegas at Buffalo 3PM ET
Las Vegas heads to Buffalo. Las Vegas has a clear edge here and should take cafe of business. They are 2-0 all time vs Buffalo. Take Las Vegas.
Detroit at Anaheim 10PM ET
This evenings game Detroit heads to Anaheim to take on the Ducks. Detroit is a very young and inexperienced team that will be going through some growing pains this year. The Ducks are 2-0 and looking to improve that record, especially at home. Anaheim has the clear advantage at goalie and with experience. They are 7-3 in their last 10 vs the Red Wings. Take Anaheim at home to get it done tonight.
BY THE NUMBERS / RECAP
The season is young and as we go along, the picks and leans will get sharper and sharper. Here are the season to date numbers through 10/7/18.
When going off our 0-12 Scale and going with those plays, we are at 13-7 .6500 Overall. The Home numbers are 9-6 .6000 and the Road numbers are 7-4 .6364. Keep in mind that those are the SU numbers and not ATS. After the first month we will separate the pretenders from the contenders and we will build our bankroll.
Yesterday, 10/7/18, I sent out on Twitter a play of the Rangers and Over. The Over hit quite easily, but Carolina pulled away late and won, 8-5. The Maple Leafs were in Chicago where they went to OT and the Maple Leafs won 7-6, though I did not send it out, I had Toronto -1.5 and they didn’t get that done. The last game of the night was the Red Wings in LA to face the Kings. The Kings took care of business, winning 4-2.
Today’s numbers are/were: Boston Even (0) Home, SJ+1 Away, Vegas+7 Away, Anaheim Even (0) Home. We’ll see how they do and GL2ALL!!!
