This here NHL January!

[akatdrake]

YTD: 0-0

As always, I play straight underdogs and have been profitable the last two years since moving from capping games to blind plays.

NYR +130
TOR +120
NYI +100
WAS +100
CAR +100
DET +120
CBS +150
COL +120
ANA +135

NHL 2011-2012: 122-118 // 50.83 % // +14.98 units (I quit in late December because of some family issues)
NHL 2010-2011: 149-142 // 51.20% // +32.35 units (followed this strategy midway throughout the year, but total for the year with my capping was 202-186-3, +29.29 units)

So it definitely requires using a smaller percent of bankroll per bet (I use 0.5% because there can be some swings), but if I start doing well, I will up that to 0.75 or 1%).

Good luck guys. I know there aren't many NHL cappers, but I wanted to show /post that I've found straight line dogs have been well for me. You're better off if you have multiple books as you want to get the best out of these lines, but I've found it takes less time with just one book. Betus.com.pa is a great underdog book that I use.

[akatdrake]

Thursday:

NYI +125
NAS +130

:thumbs:

[akatdrake]

Wednesday:

MON +135
MIN +110
EDM +110

:thumbs:

[akatdrake]

Tuesday:

WIN +105
FLA +145
WAS +120
DAL +145

:thumbs:

[akatdrake]

Bad luck the last couple of days, down a significant portion this year already. Be aware.

CAR +100
CBS +100
PHX +100
EDM +110
VAN +120

[akatdrake]

Saturday:

COL +140
CBS +140
DAL +130
PHX +115
EDM +105

[akatdrake]

Friday:

WIN +115
VAN +100

Working late again, missed early games. Sorry guys.

[akatdrake]

Thursday:

MON +115
BUF +110
FLA +115
NAS +150
DAL +105
CBS +140
EDM +115

:thumbs:

[akatdrake]

5-3 last night, late home from work didnt get my picks in, sorry guys!

[akatdrake]

Starting out slowly...

WIN +140
TB +135
FLA +130
DAL +110
NAS +130
STL +105
COL +105
EDM +100

*GET THE BEST LINE*

[akatdrake]

Today's:

BUF +100
FLA +125
CBS +105

[akatdrake]

Another thought: it will be interesting to see how long Vegas takes to step up here. Last year the first few months were very profitable and then came back down to earth... we'll see with the lock-out and ink-rust, how teams start doing and when they're able to play catch-up. I had always thought there was SO much parity in the NHL, even moreso than the MLB (because more games = more heavy faves), I thought I would test this out a couple of seasons ago - and it tended to work for me.

Like I said, since it's a BLIND follow, I would obviously make each bet a small amount of your bankroll and certainly not weight anything that wasn't capped.

[akatdrake]

Thanks for the reminder Kevin. I'll always play the underdog, but only at plus money (IE: PIT vs NYR have both small faves, that's a no-play unless it moves). I usually do not sit around and wait till it moves (better uses of my time). Also, I eliminated dogs of +155 and higher, meaning I'll only bet the games +100 - +150.

It tends to be very streaky, but I've found it's a fun way to keep track of what hockey means to me. I'm not a big fan of the sport despite being from Minnesota (shh!) but it keeps me semi-informed regarding the league.

3-5 yesterday

PHI +110
CAL +105
DAL +130
EDM +130
PHX +100

:thumbs:

[Kevin]

Looking forward to following along with this. Do you play every single underdog every day? Or do you pick and choose?