Quote:
Originally Posted by Jcb890
I like PITT (+110) and the OVER of 5.5 in that game and I also like Buffalo (-180). Any thoughts on those?
EDIT: Penguins are now +110 (11:18am)
|
as for BUF, i don't play anything over about -150 at the very top top of the chart. I played CAL at -175 the other night and it just isn't worth it. If you lose a play at -180, you basically have to win 2 plays just to get that money back. I put together a sort of "playbook" if you want to call it that last year and if i stick to it, NHL is profitable. When i don't, like the other night playing 2 favorites (CBJ who should never have been -145 and i knew it and Calgary), it's just too hard to dig out of. If you put a gun to my head i would take BUF. TOR is playing a lot better, though, and should have won that game the other night. BUF home off of a 3 game road sweep and probably not the best spot for them. Not worth the -180 IMO, but if i had to play a side, i would take BUF at home.
As for PIT, no Malkin for 3 weeks but i am really surprised they are a dog tonight. They still have some very capable players. CBJ is playing awful hockey right now and looks nothing like a playoff team. You may want to check the goaltenders tonight as it says on leftwinglock.com that Johnson is starting for PIT tonight. CBJ is a pretty desperate hockey team right now and the fact that they are favored kind of should point you away from PIT tonight, especially with Malkin and Gonchar out and the back up in net. Plus PIT is going to lose some games along the way and these are the ones they are likely to lose. I would honestly lean to CBJ in that one and it is a debatable play at this point. As for the total, no real lean. I would like to see how PIT puts their lines together without Malkin first.
GL if you play them.