Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Sunday 3/31/19
There are six games scheduled in the National Hockey League on Sunday, March 31st. that includes a great battle in the Pacific Division where the Calgary Flames will take on the San Jose Sharks, the teams with the two top records in the Western Conference. In other great action, the New York Rangers take on the Philadelphia Flyers and the Carolina Hurricanes battle the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Featured Game
Calgary Flames(+104) vs.San Jose Sharks(-126)
The Calgary Flames enter this game with the top record in the Western Conference with 103 points (48-23-7). Calgary is 22-14-2 on the road this season and they are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. The San Jose Sharks have the second-best record in the Western Conference with 97 points (44-25-9). San Jose is 24-10-5 at home this season and they are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games.
Goaltending Matchup:
David Rittich will be in goal for Calgary. Rittich is 26-8-3 this season with a 2.62 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage. The Calgary goaltender has won four of his last five starts and has allowed five total goals in his last three outings. He is 6-4-0 in his last 10 starts.
Martin Jones will be in net for San Jose. Jones is 35-18-4 this season with a 2.95 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage. Jones won his last start but had lost five straight games prior to that. He has allowed at least three goals in seven straight appearances.
Hot Trends:
The Calgary Flames are…
7-3 in their last 10 games.
35-17 in their last 52 games when playing on one day’s rest.
4-13 in their last 17 games on the road when facing a team with a winning percentage at home of greater than .600.
The San Jose Sharks are…
1-7 in their last eight games.
1-5 in their last six games at home.
6-1 in their last seven games at home when facing a team with a winning record on the road.
Stat Pack:
Flames:
Goals For: 3.53
Goals Against: 2.72
Power-Play: 20.4%
Penalty Killing: 79.4%
Sharks:
Goals For: 3.49
Goals Against: 3.10
Power-Play: 24.1%
Penalty Killing: 7.5%
Prediction
While San Jose has been struggling of late, they have beaten Calgary at home in the last five meetings. In addition, the Sharks have won seven of the last eight meetings overall. While it would make sense to go with the team that is playing much better right now, Calgary has not proven that they can beat the Sharks in San Jose. Until they do, it makes sense to stay with San Jose.
The total is set at 6.0 for this contest. The teams have gone over in four of the last five meetings overall but have gone under in four of the last six in San Jose. Calgary has gone under in six of their last eight games while San Jose has gone over in three of their last five. Rittich has been playing well in the net of late while Jones has been struggling. These are tough trends to follow, so we go with the push as the San Jose Sharks win 4-2.
Two Games to Watch
Carolina Hurricanes(+130) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins(-149)
These two teams are separated by two points in the Eastern Conference. The Carolina Hurricanes are in seventh with 93 points (43-28-7) while the Pittsburgh Penguins are in sixth with 95 points (42-25-11). Carolina is 20-15-3 on the road this season and are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. Pittsburgh is 21-14-3 at home this season and are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games.
Why Carolina Wins:
Hurricanes are 10-4 in their last 14 games on the road.
Hurricanes are 17-8 in their last 25 games.
Why Pittsburgh Wins:
Penguins are 119-53 in their last 172 games at home.
Penguins are 26-10 in their last 36 games on a Sunday.
Hurricanes are 1-5 in their last six games against teams from the Metropolitan.
Curtis McElhinney has lost four of his last six starts, giving up 23 goals in that span.
Penguins have won five of the last seven meetings in Pittsburgh.
Penguins have won 10 of the last 14 meetings between these two teams.
What About the Total?
Gounder6.0, because…
Total has gone under in eight of the last nine meetings.
Total has gone under in five straight in Pittsburgh.
Carolina has gone under in six of their last nine games.
Pittsburgh has gone under in six of their last eight at home.
Pittsburgh has gone under in six of their last eight overall.
New York Rangers (+150) vs. Philadelphia Flyers(-172)
The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers are both eliminated from the playoffs. The New York Rangers are in 12th in the conference was 73 points (30-34-13), while Philadelphia is in 10th in the conference with 82 points (37-33-8). The Rangers are 12-21-5 on the road and are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games. Philadelphia is 19-16-4 at home and are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games.
Why New York Wins:
Flyers are 2-5 in their last seven games against Eastern Conference teams.
AlexandarGeorgiev allowed two goals in his last start.
Carter Hart has allowed four goals in each of his last two starts for Philadelphia.
Why Philadelphia Wins:
Flyers are 4-1 in their last five games on a Sunday.
Rangers are 17-35 in their last 52 games.
Rangers are 18-45 in the last 63 games on the road.
Flyers have won the last six meetings.
What About the Total?
Go under 6.0, because…
Total has gone under in four straight games between these two teams.
New York has gone under in four of their last six games against teams with a losing record at home.
New York has gone under in five of their last eight on the road.
Philadelphia has gone under in five straight Sunday games.
25Ny Rangers -26 Philadelphia
NY RANGERS are 5-32 ATS (-22.6 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
27Carolina -28 Pittsburgh
CAROLINA is 12-4 ATS (8.1 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.
29Minnesota -30 Arizona
MINNESOTA is 7-20 ATS (-18.8 Units) against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against in the current season.
31Columbus -32 Buffalo
BUFFALO is 5-20 ATS (-17.4 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.
33Boston -34 Detroit
DETROIT is 4-19 ATS (-14.6 Units) in home games against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the current season.
35Calgary -36 San Jose
SAN JOSE is 15-24 ATS (-15.1 Units) against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game in the 2nd half of the year over the last 2 seasons.
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Long Sheet
Sunday, March 31
NY RANGERS (30-34-0-13, 73 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (37-33-0-8, 82 pts.) - 3/31/2019, 12:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 29-60 ATS (+97.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 0-9 ATS (+14.2 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 51-40 ATS (-2.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-11 ATS (+30.0 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 11-2 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 3-9 ATS (+3.0 Units) in home games vs. division opponents this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 435-386 ATS (-36.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 7-4 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 7-4-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.6 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)
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CAROLINA (43-28-0-7, 93 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (42-25-0-11, 95 pts.) - 3/31/2019, 5:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 21-32 ATS (-14.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 15-43 ATS (+72.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 27-13 ATS (+9.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 74-69 ATS (+155.6 Units) in road games in March games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 12-4 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days this season.
PITTSBURGH is 4-7 ATS (-8.5 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-4 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.9 Units)
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MINNESOTA (36-33-0-9, 81 pts.) at ARIZONA (37-33-0-8, 82 pts.) - 3/31/2019, 5:08 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 3-5 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
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COLUMBUS (44-30-0-4, 92 pts.) at BUFFALO (31-37-0-10, 72 pts.) - 3/31/2019, 6:08 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 5-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 5-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)
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BOSTON (47-22-0-9, 103 pts.) at DETROIT (30-38-0-10, 70 pts.) - 3/31/2019, 7:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 6-11 ATS (-9.5 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 56-60 ATS (-29.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-5 ATS (+19.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
BOSTON is 209-167 ATS (+376.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
BOSTON is 8-1 ATS (+6.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
DETROIT is 4-14 ATS (+21.8 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 24-60 ATS (+102.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 8-3 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)
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CALGARY (48-23-0-7, 103 pts.) at SAN JOSE (44-25-0-9, 97 pts.) - 3/31/2019, 8:08 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 8-4 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 8-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)
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Trend Report
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Rangers is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games
NY Rangers is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
NY Rangers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
NY Rangers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Rangers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Minnesota is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Arizona
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games
Arizona is 9-2 SU in its last 11 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 Minnesota
Arizona is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Minnesota
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Carolina is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
Carolina is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Carolina is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Carolina's last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Pittsburgh is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing Carolina
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Columbus's last 13 games
Columbus is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Columbus is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Columbus's last 10 games on the road
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 9 games at home
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Buffalo is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus
Boston Bruins
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Boston is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing Detroit
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Boston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 15 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Detroit is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games when playing Boston
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Detroit is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Calgary is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games
Calgary is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Calgary is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing San Jose
Calgary is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Calgary is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
San Jose is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Jose is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
San Jose is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Calgary
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary
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