Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Sunday 4/21/19
There are two games scheduled in the Stanley Cup playoffs on Sunday, as both the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vegas Golden Knights have an opportunity to advance as they lead their series, 3-2.
Featured Games
Boston Bruins (+100) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (-120)
The Toronto Maple Leafs have never trailed in their series with the Boston Bruins, and that continues into Game 6, as Toronto pulled out 2-1 a huge victory over the Boston Bruins, giving them the opportunity to advance with a victory at home on Sunday. The Maple Leafs jumped out to a 2-0 lead as Kasperi Kapanen helped set up Auston Matthews fourth goal of the series before scoring his first game of the playoffs. Frederik Andersen kept Boston off the scoreboard for 59 minutes, before the Bruins would finally get on the board, but they would get no closer.
Goaltending Matchup:
Tuukka Rask played a good game in net for Boston, allowing only two goals on 27 shots. He has only given up 13 goals in the series but will need to pull out the game of his life to keep his team alive. Rask finished the regular season 27-13-4 with a 2.48 goals-against average.
Frederik Andersen was absolutely brilliant on Friday night, stopping 28 of 29 shots he faced. That was a dramatic rebound after giving up five goals in the 6-4 loss at home on April 17. Andersen has also given up 13 goals in the series. He finished the regular season 36-16-5 with a 2.77 goals-against average.
Trends to Watch:
The Boston Bruins are…
5-2 in their last seven games on the road.
22-10 and their last 32 games.
6-13 in their last 19 games on a Sunday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are…
2-5 in their last seven games at home.
2-5 in their last seven games overall.
3-7 in their last 10 conference quarterfinals games.
Stat Pack:
Bruins:
Goals For: 3.13
Goals Against: 2.59
Power-Play: 25.9%
Penalty Killing: 79.9%
Maple Leafs:
Goals For: 3.49
Goals Against: 3.04
Power-Play: 21.8%
Penalty Killing: 79.9%
Prediction
If this series continues as it has then Boston will win this game. The Bruins have won the even games in the series, including Game 4 in Toronto when they scored five goals-against Andersen. The Maple Leafs have not had the killer instinct yet to put the Bruins away, but they have to be realistic about the fact that their chances of winning a Game 7 in Boston are not good. Look for the Toronto Maple Leafs to put this series away with a victory on Sunday at home.
The total is set at 5.5 in this contest, and we have seen the total go under in all one of these games. That was Game 4 when Boston one, 6-4. Goaltending is going to be the story of this game, so expect the total to be under as Toronto wins, 3-2.
San Jose Sharks (+155) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (-172)
Faced with elimination, the San Jose Sharks came a big, dominating the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday 5-2. San Jose jumped out to a 2-0 lead 11 minutes into the first period before Vegas would get a power-play goal with 30 seconds left in the frame. The teams would exchange goals to make it 3-2, but the Sharks would put it away with two goals in the last five minutes of the contest. Martin Jones had his best game of the series, stopping 30 of 32 shots.
Goaltending Matchup:
Martin Jones starts for San Jose. After back to back mediocre appearances, the goaltender came a big, stopping 30 shots. He has now given up 15 goals through the first five games the series. Jones finished the regular season 36-19-4 with a 2.94 goals-against average.
Marc-Andre Fleury gave up four goals on 28 shots for Vegas in Game 5. He had won three straight games in this series and has allowed 14 total goals in the five games. Fleury finished the regular season 35-21-3 with a 2.51 goals-against average.
Trends to Watch:
The San Jose Sharks are…
6-2 in their last eight games on a Sunday.
5-2 in their last seven games on the road when facing a team with a winning record at home.
5-12 in their last 17 games.
The Vegas Golden Knights are…
9-3 in their last 12 games at home.
4-9 in their last 13 games.
7-2 in their last nine conference quarterfinals games
Stat Pack:
Sharks:
Goals For: 3.52
Goals Against: 3.15
Power-Play: 23.6%
Penalty Killing: 80.8%
Golden Knights:
Goals For: 3.00
Goals Against: 2.78
Power-Play: 16.8%
Penalty Killing: 80.9%
Prediction
The San Jose Sharks had absolutely no answers for the Golden Knights in Vegas. They gave up 11 total goals while scoring just three of their own. Vegas has been very tough at home and we expect them to knock San Jose out of the playoffs with a decisive victory in Game 6.
The total was originally set at 6.5 but has dropped 6.0. These two teams have gone over in all but one game in the series, that was Game 4 in Vegas. These two teams have gone over in five of the last seven meetings in Vegas and have gone over in six of the last seven meetings overall. We take the Vegas Golden Knights to win, 5-2.
Sunday, 21 April 2019 • 04:00 PM
83 SAN JOSE @ 84 VEGAS
Play on VEGAS using the money line in All games on Sunday games
The record is 22 Wins and 4 for the last three seasons (+17.65 units)
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Sunday, 21 April 2019 • 12:00 PM
79 BOSTON @ 80 TORONTO
Play under BOSTON on the total in All games vs. division opponents
The record is 9 Overs and 26 for the last two seasons (+16.5 units)
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79 BOSTON -80 TORONTO
TORONTO is 20-21 ATS (-16.1 Units) against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.
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NHL
Long Sheet
Sunday, April 21
BOSTON (51-27-0-9, 111 pts.) at TORONTO (49-30-0-8, 106 pts.) - 4/21/2019, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 6-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 58-62 ATS (-30.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 211-168 ATS (+42.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
TORONTO is 23-25 ATS (+48.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 14-10 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 14-10-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
12 of 22 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)
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SAN JOSE (48-30-0-9, 105 pts.) at VEGAS (46-34-0-7, 99 pts.) - 4/21/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 48-39 ATS (-14.3 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 22-4 ATS (+16.0 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 49-24 ATS (+15.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 47-25 ATS (+10.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 56-41 ATS (+5.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 62-47 ATS (+115.1 Units) in road games in April games since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 225-241 ATS (+508.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
VEGAS is 46-41 ATS (-2.1 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 23-22 ATS (-11.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 12-7 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 12-7-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
13 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.6 Units)
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Saturday, April 20
Trend Report
Boston Bruins
Boston is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Boston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games on the road
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Boston is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 5-16 ATS in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 3-14 ATS in its last 17 games
San Jose is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing Vegas
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games at home
Vegas is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games when playing San Jose
Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 7 games when playing at home against San Jose
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