NHL betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Thursday, January 18, 2018 from various handicappers and websites
Thursday’s NHL
Islanders lost eight of last ten games with Boston; Bruins won their last five visits to Brooklyn. Under is 5-1-1 in last seven series games. Bruins won eight of last 11 games, with three of last four going OT/SO; over is 5-3-1 in their last nine games. Bruins are 2-5 if they played night before. Boston won five of last seven road games. Islanders won three of last four games, but lost three of last four at home. Over is 29-7-3 in their last 39 games.
Flyers won three of last four games with Toronto; Maple Leafs lost three of last five games in this building. Over is 4-1-2 in last seven series games. Leafs lost their last three games, all by one goal; they’re 2-6 in last eight road games. Five of last six Toronto games stayed under the total. Flyers won four of last five games overall; they won four of last five home games. Six of their last seven games went over total.
Devils lost nine of last ten games with Washington; four of last five series games went over total. Caps won their last five games in the Garden City. Washington won six of its last seven games; they split last eight road games. Five of their last seven games went over total. New Jersey lost six of its last seven games; they’re 6-2 in last eight home games, but lost last two. Five of Devils’ last seven games went over total.
Blue Jackets won their last four games with Dallas; last three series games stayed under total. Dallas Stars lost three of their last four visits to Ohio. Stars won six of their last eight games; they split last eight road games. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Columbus lost six of its last nine games overall- they’re 5-3 in last eight home games. Six of their last seven games stayed under total.
Road team won last seven St Louis-Ottawa games; Blues won four of their last five games in this building. Last three series games went over the total. St Louis lost three of its last four games overall- they lost six of last eight road games. Three of their last four games went over total. Ottawa won three of its last four games; they’re 5-3 in last eight home games. Over is 8-3 in Senators’ last 11 games.
Rangers won seven of last ten games with Buffalo; road team won seven of last nine series games. Sabres split their last four visits to Manhattan. Last three series games stayed under. Sabres lost five of their last six games; they’re 2-15 in their last 17 road games. Over is 6-4 in their last ten games. Rangers lost three of their last four games; they’re 5-3 in last eight home games. Last three Ranger games went over the total.
Knights beat Tampa Bay 4-3 in Las Vegas last month, teams’ only meeting. Las Vegas lost three of its last four road games, scoring two goals in last two games. Knights are 14-4 in last 18 games overall. Eight of their last ten games stayed under total. Tampa Bay split its last eight games; they’re 9-2 in last 11 home games. Last four Lightning games went over total.
Home side won last seven Arizona-Nashville games; Coyotes lost their last four games in this building. Last six series games stayed under total. Arizona lost its last four games, scoring 10 goals; they’ve lost eight of last nine road games. Under is 23-9 in their last 32 games. Nashville won its last three games, allowing four goals; they won last three home games, allowing one goal. Five of last six Predator games stayed under.
Sharks won seven of last nine games with Colorado; they won three of last four visits to Denver. Over is 6-0-1 in last seven series games. San Jose won its last three games, scoring 13 goals; they’ve lost six of last nine road games. Under is 7-3 in Sharks’ last ten games. Colorado won its last seven games; six of those were at home; four of last five Avalanche games stayed under the total.
Kings won their last four games with Pittsburgh; under is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Penguins lost 5-3/3-2 in last two visits here. Pittsburgh won four of last five games, outscoring opponents 22-13; they’re 2-3 in last five road games. Three of their last four games went over. Penguins are 1-5 on road if they played night before. Los Angeles lost its last four games, outscored 16-9; Kings lost their last four home games. Three of their last four games went over.
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NHL
Thursday, January 18
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Trend Report
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DALLAS @ COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games
Columbus is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
WASHINGTON @ NEW JERSEY
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Jersey's last 9 games at home
BOSTON @ NY ISLANDERS
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 14 of NY Islanders's last 20 games at home
TORONTO @ PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
BUFFALO @ NY RANGERS
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Buffalo is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
NY Rangers is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Buffalo
NY Rangers is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home
ST. LOUIS @ OTTAWA
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of St. Louis's last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games at home
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LAS VEGAS @ TAMPA BAY
Las Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games at home
ARIZONA @ NASHVILLE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Nashville
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
SAN JOSE @ COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
PITTSBURGH @ LOS ANGELES
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Los Angeles's last 14 games at home
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Long Sheet
Thursday, January 18
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BOSTON (25-10-0-8, 58 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (23-19-0-4, 50 pts.) - 1/18/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-2 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)
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TORONTO (25-17-0-4, 54 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (20-16-0-8, 48 pts.) - 1/18/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 369-393 ATS (-116.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TORONTO is 174-203 ATS (-67.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-4 ATS (+9.7 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 52-49 ATS (+1.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-4 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.9 Units)
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WASHINGTON (28-14-0-3, 59 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (23-12-0-8, 54 pts.) - 1/18/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 9-1 (+6.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 9-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)
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DALLAS (26-17-0-3, 55 pts.) at COLUMBUS (25-18-0-3, 53 pts.) - 1/18/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 12-30 ATS (+43.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 9-23 ATS (-20.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 14-24 ATS (-16.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 54-36 ATS (+17.2 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 27-14 ATS (+11.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 162-148 ATS (+353.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
DALLAS is 69-66 ATS (+152.9 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
DALLAS is 206-221 ATS (+471.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 10-25 ATS (+38.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 4-1 (+4.5 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 4-1-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)
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ST LOUIS (27-17-0-3, 57 pts.) at OTTAWA (15-18-0-9, 39 pts.) - 1/18/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 38-32 ATS (+77.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 28-21 ATS (+52.4 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 43-35 ATS (+82.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 19-14 ATS (+36.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 174-169 ATS (+360.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 22-13 ATS (+35.5 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 114-94 ATS (+210.0 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 18-10 ATS (+28.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 15-27 ATS (+15.0 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 1-6 ATS (-6.7 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
OTTAWA is 162-148 ATS (-81.2 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 2-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)
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BUFFALO (11-24-0-9, 31 pts.) at NY RANGERS (23-17-0-5, 51 pts.) - 1/18/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 11-33 ATS (+56.9 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 6-25 ATS (+42.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
BUFFALO is 3-15 ATS (+26.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BUFFALO is 212-220 ATS (+473.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 2-7 ATS (-8.7 Units) in home games in January games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 238-233 ATS (-132.2 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 10-16 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 39-53 ATS (-41.8 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 122-122 ATS (-73.5 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 138-136 ATS (-84.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 3-4 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 4-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)
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VEGAS (29-11-0-3, 61 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (31-10-0-3, 65 pts.) - 1/18/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 31-13 ATS (+44.7 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 16-4 ATS (+10.8 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 215-223 ATS (+516.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
VEGAS is 29-14 ATS (+44.6 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 14-7 ATS (+21.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 1-0-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
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ARIZONA (10-28-0-8, 28 pts.) at NASHVILLE (26-11-0-6, 58 pts.) - 1/18/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 10-36 ATS (+60.9 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 4-15 ATS (+24.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
ARIZONA is 15-44 ATS (+86.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 253-204 ATS (+41.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 202-174 ATS (-18.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 23-27 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 4-3 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 4-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.0 Units)
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SAN JOSE (24-13-0-6, 54 pts.) at COLORADO (24-16-0-3, 51 pts.) - 1/18/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 24-19 ATS (+24.0 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) in January games this season.
COLORADO is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 212-219 ATS (+470.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 4-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 4-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.5 Units)
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PITTSBURGH (24-20-0-3, 51 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (24-15-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/18/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 20-28 ATS (-13.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 3-14 ATS (+17.2 Units) in road games when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 3-9 ATS (-7.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
PITTSBURGH is 6-14 ATS (-14.5 Units) in non-conference games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 15-6 ATS (+6.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 92-53 ATS (+15.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 16-5 ATS (+8.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
PITTSBURGH is 24-9 ATS (+11.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 147-154 ATS (-21.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 65-78 ATS (-48.8 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 22-28 ATS (-19.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 2-8 ATS (-11.0 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 1-6 ATS (-6.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 4-14 ATS (-15.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 5-13 ATS (-10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-0 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 4-0-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)
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