NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Monday, November 13th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
DALLAS (9-7-0-0, 18 pts.) at CAROLINA (6-5-0-4, 16 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 4-17 ATS (-17.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 8-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 51-35 ATS (+86.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 194-165 ATS (+22.7 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
CAROLINA is 24-41 ATS (+67.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 11-21 ATS (+33.2 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-0 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 5-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)
ST LOUIS (13-4-0-1, 27 pts.) at CALGARY (9-7-0-0, 18 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 29-19 ATS (+52.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 169-161 ATS (+347.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 113-92 ATS (+206.8 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 66-48 ATS (+14.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 3-13 ATS (-13.1 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-4 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)
DALLAS @ CAROLINA
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
ST. LOUIS @ CALGARY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NHL Knowledge
Dallas Stars won their last six games with Carolina; they won four of last five visits to Raleigh. Over is 5-2 in last seven series games. Dallas won four of last six games overall; they split their last six road games. Under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Carolina lost five of last seven games, four of last five at home. Three of their last four games stayed under the total.
Blues won seven of last ten games with Calgary; they won three of last four games in the Saddledome. Over is 4-1-2 in last seven series games. St Louis won seven of last nine games; they won 2-1/3-1 in last two road games. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games. Calgary won four of its last five games, all at home, last three of which went over the total.
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NHL Picks and Betting Tips
By Parker Michaels
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MORNING LINE REPORT
It was a quiet Sunday on the ice as oddsmakers set some pretty tight lines and there was very little movement across the four games yesterday. It ended up being a good day to relax and get some rest and a binge-watching session of Stranger Things 2 highlighted my day. It’s not only important for NHL players to get some rest while they can but also for us handicappers as it’s a very long season and it can become very easy to overextend yourself and burn out a little. It’s okay to take a day off without any action and refuel the mind. In fact, it’s highly recommended to take some time for yourself once in a while and you’ll be amazed at how much better you feel.
There will be a special event in Toronto tonight as the Hockey Hall of Fame will hold a public ceremony for their seven inductees for the class of 2017. Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya, Dave Andreychuk and Mark Recchi will highlight the former players being inducted on the men’s side and Danielle Goyette will enter on the women’s side. Goyette is one of Canada’s best hockey players ever as she won nine gold medals and three silvers between the Olympics and World Championships for Canada.
We have another light schedule tonight with just two games but there’s some value on the road Stars so we’ll give them a shot at turning around their road woes.
DALLAS STARS @ CAROLINA HURRICANES
Projected Goaltenders
Dallas – Ben Bishop (confirmed)
Carolina – Scott Darling (expected)
Injury Report
Dallas – Methot (out)
Carolina – Stempniak (out)
The Dallas Stars dominated from start to finish in a 5-0 win over the Islanders on Friday. Ken Hitchcock said a few weeks ago the team was better than their record suggests and since then the Stars have gone 4-2-0 and are starting to find some consistency as they head out for a three game in four nights road trip.
That consistency has been coming at home though as the Stars currently sit second in the NHL at home with a 1.75 goals-against average and third with a .934 save percentage. The road hasn’t been as kind as the Stars have struggled to a 3-5-0 start with a 25th ranked 3.63 GAA and .883 save percentage.
Hitchcock’s new line combos on Saturday will remain into tonight’s game. Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin were split up to center their own line to give the team a better 1-2 punch down the middle. The Stars offense received contributions from the top three lines as they all found the scoresheet.
Ben Bishop will get the start with Kari Lehtonen tomorrow in Florida for the back-to-back. Tyler Pitlick will return to the lineup after missing the last two games but defenseman Marc Methot did not travel with the team and will miss his second consecutive game with a lower-body injury.
This is an important road trip for the Stars as they look to meet the first of their season goals. The Stars wanted to be in a playoff position at the 20-game mark and after 16 games currently sit tied with Calgary for one of the two wild card spots. Seven teams are separated by just two points so the Stars will look to create some separation.
The Carolina Hurricanes seemed to be doing everything right on Saturday night as they carried a two goal lead into the third period but couldn’t hold off Chicago who fought back to down the Canes 4-3 in overtime.
Bill Peters has promised some changes for the lifeless powerplay but hasn’t said exactly what. The Canes are just 1-for-26 over the past ten games with the man advantage after going 0-for-3 on Saturday and failing to put the game out of reach.
Lee Stempniak was recalled from his conditioning stint in the AHL but he only played two shifts there before reinjuring himself so won’t be available tonight.
This line opened above my range and an overnight move on Carolina has it too high at the moment so we’ll jump on Dallas as our lone play for today.
ST. LOUIS BLUES @ CALGARY FLAMES
Projected Goaltenders
St. Louis – Jake Allen (expected)
Calgary – Mike Smith (confirmed)
Injury Report
St. Louis – Fabbri (out), Berglund (out), Bouwmeester (out)
Calgary – Hamonic (likely)
The St. Louis Blues put up a stinker of a game on Saturday night with a flat 5-2 loss to the Islanders and now embark on a three game Western Canada road swing. Mike Yeo feels maybe the team is getting a bit stagnant so he tinkered with his lines in Sunday’s practice looking for a spark. The Blues high-flying line of Schenn-Schwartz-Tarasenko was split up with Tarasenko joining Steen and Stastny. Beau Bennett, a healthy scratch the last four games, was inserted in Tarasenko’s spot. Sobotka was dropped to the third line with Sundqvist falling to the fourth line. Yeo wasn’t sure if he’d stick with these lines for tonight but the team definitely needs a jolt. The Blues have been a little slow out of the gate recently only scoring first in one of their last five games, a new trend that Yeo doesn’t want to become commonplace.
There were a couple of fresh faces at practice yesterday as Jay Bouwmeester skated with the team for the first time since a broken ankle early in training camp. Recovery has been slow for the defenseman but this is a positive step. Bouwmeester will travel with the team this week but will not play. Patrik Berglund will also travel with the team on this trip and although he won’t play in any of the three games either, he seems well ahead of his mid-December timeline for a return. Berglund will be re-assessed when they return home and could play before the end of the month.
The Calgary Flames moved to 4-2-0 on their current seven game homestand after Thursday’s 6-3 victory over Detroit. The Flames wrap up the homestand tonight in a game Glen Gulutzan is treating like a road game. The final game of a long homestand can sometimes be a tough spot for a team as they prepare to head out onto the road and Gulutzan is well aware. Gulutzan also thinks the team is giving up too many scoring chances and wants to tighten things up defensively. The Flames have allowed 12 goals over the last three games to the Devils, Canucks and Red Wings after only allowing four goals over the previous three games against the high powered Stars, Capitals and Penguins.
Johnny Gaudreau is quietly having an MVP type season as he sits tied for fourth in NHL scoring with 22 points in 16 games. The entire Flames top line has been igniting the offense as Sean Monahan has eight points over the first six games of this homestand and Micheal Ferland has scored in three straight games and has six points in six games.
This line opened with Calgary as a favorite which was a mistake in my opinion. The market has already corrected this overnight which is unfortunate as it’s removed all the value for us. I debated about making this a play regardless as I really liked the Blues earlier this morning but have decided to abide by the numbers and let it go for now. We’ll see where the market takes the line this morning and maybe jump in a little later if it swings back on Calgary some.