Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for from various handicappers and websites for Wednesday 1/16/19
NHL – Trends of the Day 01/16/2019
Date 16th Jan 2019
Admir Aljic
NHL – TRENDS OF THE DAY
There are five games on tap in the National Hockey League on Wednesday, January 16. That includes a great battle between two Pacific Division opponents when the Edmonton Oilers travel to British Columbia to take on the Vancouver Canucks. In other action, the Boston Bruins battle the Philadelphia Flyers and the Colorado Avalanche take on the Ottawa Senators.
Featured Game
Edmonton Oilers (-115) vs. Vancouver Canucks (-105)
These two teams enter this contest tied for fourth in the Pacific Division with 47 points. Edmonton is 22-21-3 while Vancouver is 21-21 -5. The Oilers are 10-11-2 on the road this season and are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. Vancouver is 10-9-2 at home this season and are 5-4-1 in their last 10.
Goaltending Matchup:
Edmonton will start Mikko Koskinen. Koskinen is 13-8-1 this season with a 2.69 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage. He stopped 41 of 43 shots he faced in a victory over the Buffalo Sabres on January 14. Prior to that, he had lost six of his last seven starts.
Vancouver will send Jacob Markstrom between the pipes. Markstrom is 18-12-4 this season with a 2.83 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. The Vancouver goaltender stopped 23 of 24 shots he faced in a victory over the Florida Panthers on January 13. He had lost his three previous starts.
Hot Trends:
The Edmonton Oilers are…
5-11 in their last 16 games on the road.
4-9 in their last 13 games.
2-6 in their last eight games against Pacific Division teams.
The Vancouver Canucks are…
5-2 in their last seven games against teams with a losing record.
18-40 in their last 58 games against Pacific Division teams.
4-1 in their last five games on a Wednesday.
Stat Pack:
Oilers:
Goals For: 2.9
Goals Against: 3.2
Power-Play: 21.4%
Penalty Killing: 77.7%
Canucks:
Goals For: 2.9
Goals Against: 3.1
Power-Play: 17.1%
Penalty Killing: 78.6%
Prediction
The home team has won six of the last seven meetings between these two teams and the Canucks are 20-7 in the last 27 meetings in Vancouver. With Edmonton struggling on the road and not playing particularly well over their last 13 games, it makes sense to choose Vancouver in this contest.
The total is set at 6.0 in this game. The total has gone under in three of the last five in Vancouver with it pushing into of those contests and have gone under in two of the last four overall with it pushing and the other two. Combined these two teams are averaging 5.8 goals per game while allowing 6.3 per contest. This makes for a pretty tough decision on what to go with here, but if you feel the need to bet on the total then we say to go under as Vancouver wins 3-2.
Two Games to Watch
Colorado Avalanche (-170) vs. Ottawa Senators (+150)
Colorado is in fourth in the Central division with 50 points (21-17-8). They are 12-11-3 on the road this season and are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. Ottawa is in last in the Atlantic Division with 39 points (17-24-5). They are 11-9-4 at home this season and are 2-7-1 in their last 10.
Why Colorado Wins:
Avalanche are 10-3 in their last 13 games against Atlantic division teams.
Senators are 0-5 in their last five games at home.
Senators are 4-10 in their last 14 games against Western Conference opponents.
Why Ottawa Wins:
Senators are 4-1 in last five meetings between these two teams.
Avalanche are 2-9 in the last 11 games.
Avalanche are 1-6 in their last seven games against teams with a losing record.
Semyon Varlamov has lost eight of his last 10 games.
Anders Nilsson has not allowed more than three goals in any of his last four starts.
What About the Total?
Go over 6.5, because…
Total has gone over in 12 of the last 14 meetings between these two teams.
Total has gone over in five of the last seven meetings in Ottawa.
Colorado has gone over in five of their last six games.
Colorado has gone over in eight of their last 10 games on the road.
Ottawa has gone over in 30 of their last 47 games.
Ottawa has gone over in 19 of their last 30 at home.
Boston Bruins (-135) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (+115)
The Boston Bruins are third in the Atlantic Division with 57 points (26-15-5). They are 10-9-4 on the road this season and are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. The Philadelphia Flyers are in last in the Metropolitan Division with 40 points (17-23-6). They are 9-10-3 at home this season and are 2-7-1 in their last 10 games.
Why Boston Wins:
Bruins are 4-1 in their last five games on the road.
Bruins are 6-2 in their last eight games.
Flyers are 1-5 in their last six games against teams with a winning record.
Flyers are 8-21 in their last 29 games.
Bruins are 22-7 in last 29 meetings between these two teams.
Bruins are 11-5 in last 16 meetings in Philadelphia.
Why Philadelphia Wins:
Bruins are 2-5 in their last seven games on the road when facing a team with a losing record at home.
Bruins are 0-5 in their last five games on Wednesday.
Home team is 6-1 and last seven meetings.
What About the Total?
Go under 6.0, because…
Total has gone under in four of the last five meetings.
Boston has gone under in four of their last five games.
Philadelphia has gone under in 12 of their last 17 games.
Boston allows 2.6 goals per game on average.
An extremely lucky push last time out in the National Hockey League and just a five-game card for Wednesday and none of them can really be described as good games.
Colorado at Ottawa: The Avalanche opened -170 and the line is holding in that vicinity with the betting being somewhat even and the Sens actually have a slight majority of the wagers. The total opened 6.5 was bet up to 6.5-over (-135) and has dropped five cents to -130, which is a bit surprising, with both teams having some decent over trends and totals of 6.5 being 69-62 so far this season. The Avs are 12-14 on the road, where they’ve also gone 17-9 in totals, while Ottawa is 11-13 at home and 14-8-2 in totals. Colorado is 9-11 after a win and also 9-11 in totals, while the Sens are 11-17 after a loss and 18-7-3 in totals.
Boston at Philadelphia: The Bruins opened -140 and are now -145 after getting three-quarters of the early wagers, while the total has shifted from 6 to 6-under (-120) with 60% of the wagers on the under. The Flyers are just 4-12 after a win and 9-7 in totals, while the Bruins are 12-7 after a loss and 3-15-1 in totals. On the road, Boston is 19-13 and 6-16-1 in totals, while the Flyers are 9-13 at home and 11-11 in totals, so will ride the Bruins’ under trends and take the under 6 in this one.
Buffalo at Calgary: The Flames are -215, which is right at the opening number with close to 70% of the wagers on the Calgary. The price is a little on the high side here, with Buffalo being 10-12 after a loss and 9-14 on the road, while the Flames are 15-8 at home and 18-11 after a win. The total has moved from 6.5 to 6.5-under (-120) even with more than 70% of the wagers on the over. Calgary is 17-5-1 in totals at home, while Buffalo is 11-11-1 on the road.
San Jose at Arizona: No line out on this one, although the Sharks should be around -155 and 6-under when it comes out. The Coyotes haven’t got things going at home, which is the main reason they’re facing an uphill battle for the playoffs, as they’re just 8-14 at home, while San Jose is 11-12 on the road.
Edmonton at Vancouver: Edmonton opened as slight favorites and now Vancouver is -115, while the total has moved from 6 to 6-under. Both teams are coming off wins and both are below .500 in that spot, as well as a few games under .500 in totals. No real trends here either way.
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Wednesday, January 16
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COLORADO (21-17-0-8, 50 pts.) at OTTAWA (17-24-0-5, 39 pts.) - 1/16/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 11-42 ATS (+84.3 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 7-14 ATS (-9.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
OTTAWA is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games this season.
COLORADO is 91-77 ATS (+174.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 255-217 ATS (+27.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 32-21 ATS (+57.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 108-94 ATS (-12.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 104-115 ATS (-74.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 13-34 ATS (+57.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 16-28 ATS (-20.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.7 Units)
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BOSTON (26-15-0-5, 57 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (17-23-0-6, 40 pts.) - 1/16/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-29 ATS (+17.0 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-13 ATS (-5.2 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 30-48 ATS (-19.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 1-8 ATS (-8.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 2-12 ATS (+14.7 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-2 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)
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BUFFALO (23-17-0-6, 52 pts.) at CALGARY (30-13-0-4, 64 pts.) - 1/16/2019, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 30-17 ATS (+56.4 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 17-13 ATS (+33.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
BUFFALO is 242-242 ATS (+510.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
BUFFALO is 220-235 ATS (+507.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CALGARY is 7-16 ATS (-15.9 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 2-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
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SAN JOSE (28-13-0-7, 63 pts.) at ARIZONA (20-22-0-3, 43 pts.) - 1/16/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 163-119 ATS (+27.2 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 37-18 ATS (+10.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 1-7 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-6 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 6-5-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)
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EDMONTON (22-21-0-3, 47 pts.) at VANCOUVER (21-21-0-5, 47 pts.) - 1/16/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 17-11 ATS (+28.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
VANCOUVER is 242-248 ATS (-152.3 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 137-138 ATS (-75.6 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 388-370 ATS (-44.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 100-91 ATS (-66.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-6 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 6-5-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.9 Units)
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Wednesday, January 16
Trend Report
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games
Colorado is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Colorado is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 10 games on the road
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
Ottawa is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
Boston Bruins
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Boston's last 20 games on the road
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Philadelphia is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 17 games
Philadelphia is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Boston
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Buffalo is 13-2 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing Calgary
Buffalo is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Buffalo's last 16 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary's last 8 games
Calgary is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games at home
Calgary is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing Buffalo
Calgary is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Calgary's last 16 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Edmonton is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Edmonton is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Edmonton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Edmonton is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games
Vancouver is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Vancouver is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Vancouver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Vancouver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Vancouver is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Edmonton
San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 9 games
San Jose is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Jose is 8-16 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
San Jose is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games on the road
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Jose's last 16 games when playing Arizona
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Coyotes
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games
Arizona is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Arizona is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games at home
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Arizona's last 16 games when playing San Jose
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing at home against San Jose
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