Calgary Flames over Carolina Hurricanes 1st 60 Minutes ONLY: Cal has underachieved all season mostly due to inconsistent goaltending but they have started their playoff drive battle with LA. Cal is 3-0-1 in their current road trip and will play the final game this aft. Car will be playing the role of spoiler. They are 1-5 in their last 6. Hainsey has been traded and more veterans will be on the way out before the deadline. They are also giving Lack and extended look in goal. His 884 save % says it all. Getting a take back with him in net Cal in good form gets us excellent value.
I am sure most of you have heard the phrase the definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results.
So how does this relate to sports betting? Well as I have mentioned often it is very important to evaluate as objectively as possible your bets after the fact.
Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Wisc GB Phoenix: Big game for Oak as they battle Val for the conf title. Oak has a mid-season dip but are back in good form winning 7 in a row. Gb is an impressive 9-2 s/u at home but only 4-5 ATS. Oak is clearly the better team and will be completely focused tonight. On Jan 27 as a 8 point dog Gb on the road won outright 80-72. Oak will not be taking this team lightly.
Weber State Wildcats over Eastern Washington Eagles: W St. are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 and that has their stock lower than it should be. W St. is the better team. On Jan 14 they were favored at home by 9 they won by 3 now just a month later on the road we get a 12 point swing. In a game W. St can win outright I have this game at 1.0 the points offered give us an excellent cushion.
Chicago Blackhawks over Minnesota Wild 1st 60 Minutes ONLY: This play is not a fade against Minn. They are having an excellent season Dubnyk is playing great. However to be able to get this take back substantially more than home ice with Chic is excellent value. This is a big game as far as the regular season is concerned. Chic has been involved with many and will not be fazed one bit. It is not like Chic is not in good form they are. We will lose this game more than 50% of the time but at this number we still get great value.
Chicago Blackhawks over Buffalo Sabres 1st 60 Minutes ONLY: Chic came off their bye yesterday at home and lost to Edm 3-1. Considering the bye they were not bad but will be even sharper tonight. Prior to the bye Chic had won 5 in a row. On zero days rest they are 7-2-1. Buff has won 3 in a row after winning yest a home against Stl 3-2. This has Buff stock higher than it should be. Buff will play its’ 4th game in 6 nights. They are 4-5-1 on zero days’ rest. Buff takes a big step up in class against Chic who will be focused off their loss Sat.
Minnesota Wild over Nashville Predators 1st 60 Minutes ONLY: Not often we will spot this price on a hockey game but it is warranted for this match-up. Nash comes off its’ bye week. Teams coming off this vacation are 2-10 this year. WE also get a substantial adv with home ice and in net. Nash has Colu on tap tomm. Minn has the #1 ranked home PP and will go up against the 19th ranked road PK of Nash. Nash is 8-10 going up against top 10 teams.
Answer is NO! It is never a bad time to talk baseball. Do you realize pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training this week? In my opinion no other sport has a greater anticipation for opening day than major league baseball. The beginning of spring the day in day out 162 game marathon over the hot summer months that make up the season concluding with the drama of the fall classic. Yes I am an admitted seam head.
Northern Illinois Huskies over Western Michigan Broncos: Two fairly even matched teams we get to take back more than home court advantage. I have this game at 1.0 giving us excellent value. I fully expect the absolute winner of this game to go down to the final possessions with the generous points offered providing an excellent cushion.
Chicago Blackhawks over Winnipeg Jets 1st 60 Minutes ONLY: Chic is clearly the better team that does not mean they will win a one game event but it does give us value at this price. Secondly Winn surprisingly has won all 4 games this year between the 2. Winn will get Chic best effort it will be reminded to Chic where this series is at. It is very very difficult for a weaker team to sweep a series against a better team. Lastly Winn is 4-14 against top 10 teams this year.