NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Friday, December 9th, 2016 from various handicappers and websites
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Washington won six of last seven games with Buffalo; Caps won three of last four visits to western NY. Under is 2-1-2 in last five series games. Washington won its last two games in OT; their last three all went OT/SO- they lost last two on road. Under is 3-2-1 in their last six games. Buffalo is 3-4 in last seven games overall; they won four of its last six home games. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games overall.
Blues won their last five games with New Jersey (under 3-2); they won 2-0/1-0 in last two visits here since a 7-1 loss three years ago. Devils lost five of last seven games overall, six of last seven on road; over is 6-0-2 in their last eight games. St Louis won seven of last ten games overall, six of last seven at home. Over is 5-1-2 in their last eight games.
Columbus is 5-3 in its last eight games with Detroit; Blue Jackets won three of last five visits to Motor City. Under is 7-2-1 in last ten series games. Columbus is 7-3 in its last ten games, winning four of last five on road; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Red Wings are 5-3 in their last eight games, losing three of last four at home; six of their last eight games went to OT/SO. Last three Detroit games went over total.
Road team won eight of last nine Edmonton-Minnesota games; Oilers won won three of last four visits to Twin Cities. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Edmonton lost six of last eight games, splitting last six games on road (over 5-1). Minnesota is 4-3 in last seven games, winning three of last four at home; Under is 2-0-1 in their last three games.
Road team won five of last seven Ranger-Chicago games; New York won its last three visits to Windy City, all by one goal. Under is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Rangers are 3-2 in last five road games but are 0-4 in game following their last four wins. Three of last four New York games went over the total. Blackhawks won three of their last four home games; under is 5-1 in their last six games overall.
Anaheim won four of last five games with San Jose; Sharks lost three of last four visits to the Duck Pond. Under is 6-1-2 in last nine series games. San Jose won six of its last eight games, but lost two of last three on road. Under is 4-1-3 in their last eight games. Anaheim won four of its last six games, including its last two at home; under is 3-2 in Ducks’ last five games.
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WASHINGTON (15-7-0-3, 33 pts.) at BUFFALO (10-10-0-6, 26 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 43-19 ATS (+15.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)
ST LOUIS (15-8-0-4, 34 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (12-8-0-6, 30 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-0 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-0-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
COLUMBUS (15-5-0-4, 34 pts.) at DETROIT (13-11-0-3, 29 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 15-9 ATS (+24.5 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 15-9 ATS (+27.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 15-9 ATS (+24.5 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLUMBUS is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) on Friday nights this season.
COLUMBUS is 10-4 ATS (+14.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
COLUMBUS is 31-23 ATS (+60.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 6-13 ATS (-13.9 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 13-18 ATS (-13.1 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 95-102 ATS (-96.2 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-3 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)
EDMONTON (14-11-0-4, 32 pts.) at MINNESOTA (13-8-0-4, 30 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 53-60 ATS (+139.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-25 ATS (-13.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 23-35 ATS (-27.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 15-21 ATS (-17.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)
NY RANGERS (18-9-0-1, 37 pts.) at CHICAGO (17-8-0-3, 37 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 2-9 ATS (-8.1 Units) in road games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 420-410 ATS (-70.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 16-5 ATS (+9.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 27-14 ATS (+10.8 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 22-11 ATS (+10.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 59-67 ATS (-39.5 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 2-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)
SAN JOSE (15-10-0-1, 31 pts.) at ANAHEIM (13-9-0-5, 31 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 49-48 ATS (-29.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 219-171 ATS (+30.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 28-12 ATS (+15.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 20-8 ATS (+10.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 6-5 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 6-5-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.0 Units)
WASHINGTON vs. BUFFALO
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Buffalo is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
COLUMBUS vs. DETROIT
Columbus is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Detroit
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Columbus
ST. LOUIS vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis
EDMONTON vs. MINNESOTA
Edmonton is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing at home against Edmonton
NY RANGERS vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing Chicago
NY Rangers are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
SAN JOSE vs. ANAHEIM
San Jose is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing San Jose
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
StatFox Super Situations
WASHINGTON at BUFFALO
Play Against - Road teams against the money line (WASHINGTON) off a close home win by 1 goal, winning between 51% and 60% of their games on the season in the first half of the season 50-16 over the last 5 seasons. ( 75.8% | 33.9 units ) 9-2 this year. ( 81.8% | 7.4 units )
COLUMBUS at DETROIT
Play Against - Road Favorites against the money line (COLUMBUS) after allowing 2 goals or less in 4 straight games against opponent after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games 104-76 since 1997. ( 57.8% | 58.5 units ) 3-2 this year. ( 60.0% | 1.0 units )
COLUMBUS at DETROIT
Play Against - Road Favorites of -200 or less against the money line (COLUMBUS) after allowing 2 goals or less in 4 straight games against opponent after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games 95-64 since 1997. ( 59.7% | 52.8 units ) 3-2 this year. ( 60.0% | 1.0 units )
Washington at Buffalo, 7:05 PM ET
Washington: 70-33 SU as a favorite
Buffalo: 4-16 SU in home games off a win or tie in their previous game
St Louis at New Jersey, 7:35 PM ET
St Louis: 2-0 SU after 2 consecutive non-conference games
New Jersey: 2-5 SU after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored
Columbus at Detroit, 7:35 PM ET
Columbus: 10-4 SU after a non-conference game
Detroit: 2-10 SU in home games after winning their previous game in overtime
Edmonton at Minnesota, 8:05 PM ET
Edmonton: 0-7 SU after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game
Minnesota: 6-3 SU after playing 2 consecutive road games
NY Rangers at Chicago, 8:35 PM ET
New York: 16-5 SU in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Chicago: 2-7 SU in home games after a blowout win by 4 goals or more
San Jose at Anaheim, 10:05 PM ET
San Jose: 14-3 SU off a home loss by 2 goals or more
Anaheim: 0-5 SU after a home game where both teams score 3 or more goals