Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for from various handicappers and websites for Wednesday 3/27/19
There are four games scheduled in the National Hockey League on Wednesday, March 27, including an Eastern Conference battle between the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins. In other great action, the Toronto Maple Leafs face off against the Philadelphia Flyers and the Dallas Stars battle the Calgary Flames..
Featured Game
New York Rangers (+260) vs. Boston Bruins (-335)
The New York Rangers are in seventh in the Metropolitan Division with 71 points (29-33-13). New York is 12-20-5 on the road this season and they are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. The Boston Bruins are in second in the Atlantic Division with 101 points (46-21-9). Boston is 28-7-3 at home and is 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. Boston has clinched a playoff berth, while New York has been eliminated.
Goaltending Matchup:
Henrik Lundqvist will be in goal for the Rangers. Lundqvist is 18-20-7 this season with a 2.99 goals-against average and .909 save percentage. He has lost his last three starts and is 2-6-1 in this last nine starts.
Tuukka Rask will be in net for the Bruins. Rask lost his last start, allowing five goals on 28 shots to Tampa Bay. However, he has won six of his last nine decisions, allowing 22 goals in his last 10 appearances.
Hot Trends:
The New York Rangers are…
17-36 in their last 53 games.
18-44 in their last 62 road games.
0-4 in their four games when playing on one day’s rest.
The Boston Bruins are…
50-18 in their last 68 games at home.
19-7 in their last 26 games.
1-7 in their last eight games on a Wednesday.
Stat Pack:
Rangers:
Goals For: 2.69
Goals Against: 3.28
Power-Play: 19.1%
Penalty Killing: 78.7%
Bruins:
Goals For: 3.09
Goals Against: 2.51
Power-Play: 26.1%
Penalty Killing: 81.5%
Prediction
The Boston Bruins have been the far superior team in recent history, but they have not fared well against the New York Rangers at all. New York has won the last four meetings between these two teams in Boston and has won nine of the last 10 overall. Boston is heavily favored in this game, but they have not proven that they are the better team against the Rangers. That’s why we go with New York, as they clearly have figured out something about the Bruins that they have been able to exploit.
The total is set at 6.0 for this contest. These two teams have gone under in five of the last seven meetings and 13 of the last 21 meetings in Boston. New York has gone under in seven of their last 12 games, including five of their last seven on the road, while Boston has gone under in five of their last seven at home. Rask is coming off an extremely tough start but had allowed just one goal in his prior to outings combined. Even though Lundqvist has lost his last three decisions, he has a 2.60 goals-against average over his last five starts. We look for a low-scoring affair here as well as the New York Rangers win, 3-2.
Two Games to Watch
Toronto Maple Leafs (-145) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (+131)
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in their place in the Atlantic Division with 96 points (45-25-6). Toronto is 22-11-4 on the road this season and is 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. The Philadelphia Flyers are in sixth in the Metropolitan Division with 80 points (36-32-8). Philadelphia is 18-16-4 at home this season and are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games.
Why Toronto Wins:
Maple Leafs are 13-4 in the last 17 games on a Wednesday.
Flyers are 2-5 in their last seven games.
Flyers are 0-4 in their last four games at home when facing a team with a winning record on the road.
Carter Hart gave up four goals in his last start.
Why Philadelphia Wins:
Maple Leafs are 0-4 in their last four games following a victory.
The home team has won the last four meetings in the series.
Flyers are 5-2 in the last seven meetings in Philadelphia.
Frederik Andersen gave up five goals in his last outing.
What About the Total?
Go under 7.0, because…
Hart gave up four goals in his last start.
Andersen gave up five goals in his last start.
Toronto has gone over in 11 of their last 16 games.
Philadelphia has gone over in seven of their last nine games at home.
Dallas Stars (+142) vs. Calgary Flames (-157)
The Dallas Stars are in fourth in the Central Division with 84 points (39-31-6). Dallas is 17-17-3 on the road this season and they are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. The Calgary Flames are in first in the Pacific Division with 101 points (47-22-7). Calgary is 25-8-5 at home this season and are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. Calgary has clinched a playoff berth while Dallas is in seventh place in the conference.
Why Dallas Wins:
Stars are 5-0 in their last five games on the road.
Flames are 2-5 in their last seven games against teams from the Western Conference.
Ben Bishop has a 1.10 goals-against average in his last 10 starts.
Stars are 6-2 In the last eight meetings in Calgary.
Stars have won five straight meetings between these two teams.
Why Calgary Wins:
Flames are 5-1 in their last six home games.
Flames are 6-2 in their last eight games.
Stars are 4-10 In their last 14 games on a Wednesday.
Stars are 3-8 in their last 11 against teams with a winning record.
David Rittich has won four straight games.
What About the Total?
Go under 5.5, because…
Total has gone under in five of the last seven meetings.
Bishop has a 1.10 goals-against average in his last 10 starts.
Rittich has a 2.20 goals-against average in his last five starts.
Dallas has gone under in 35 of their last 53 games.
Calgary has gone under in five of their last six games.
43Toronto -44 Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA is 19-9 ATS (12 Units) against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.
45Ny Rangers -46 Boston
NY RANGERS are 5-31 ATS (-21.6 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
47Dallas -48 Calgary
DALLAS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the current season.
49Vegas -50 Colorado
COLORADO is 6-18 ATS (-12.2 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) in the current season.
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NHL
Wednesday, March 27
Trend Report
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 16 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games at home
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
NY Rangers is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
NY Rangers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Rangers is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 7 games on the road
NY Rangers is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 9 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games at home
Boston is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 12 games
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Dallas's last 15 games on the road
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Calgary
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 10 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Calgary is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Calgary is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Calgary is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing Dallas
Calgary is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary's last 10 games when playing at home against Dallas
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Vegas
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