NHL Picks: Jets vs. Rangers

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 12:20
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Detroit and Montreal will officially close the ‘first-half’ of the season Wednesday but tonight’s lineup is loaded with 13 games and we have trends for every contest along with an Over/Under play out of New York

Tuesday is the last big hurrah for NHL betting before the All-Star break, with 26 of the league’s 30 teams in action.

NHL odds favor the home side in 11 of 13 games at Sportsbetting.com, with Vancouver and the New York Rangers priced in the 200-plus range. Dog bettors in the Big Apple may be tempted but Winnipeg is lacking two key components from the lineup.

Dustin Byfuglien (knee) hasn’t played in a month and still leads the team in power play setups (8 A) but his recovery is taking longer than expected. Evander Kane (concussion), the Jets’ top sniper (18 G, 172 SOG), sat out the last two games and there is no timetable for his return.

The Jets are 0-7 this season in the second of back-to-back road games but New York (-235, 5 OV -125) is just 10-8 this season when favored by more than -200 on the moneyline. Laying a goal and-a-half in puckline betting hasn’t been a big help, where New York is just 14-16 against the spread.

Martin Biron was a potential candidate for tonight’s game but he is out sick with the flu. With Henrik Lundqvist (21-10-4, 1.93 GAA, .936 SV) scheduled to start, look to the Over/Under betting board for your best options.

Take Winnipeg’s Team Total Under 2 (-103) or the full game Under 5 (+107) as tonight’s NHL picks.

 

NHL TRENDS FOR TODAY’S GAME

Here is a list of trends for sides and totals with series history provided by Armadillo Sports

Hot teams
-- Islanders won three of their last four games.
-- Bruins won 14 of their last 18 road games.
-- Rangers won six of their last eight home games.
-- Lightning won last three games, allowing seven goals.
-- Flyers won three of their last four road games.
-- St Louis won 13 of its last 15 home games. Penguins won last six games.
-- Chicago won its last five home games. Predators won eight of their last nine games overall.
-- Anaheim won its last five games, allowing seven goals.
-- Colorado won ten of its last twelve home games.
-- Calgary won 10 of last 12 games at the Saddledome.

Cold teams
-- Sabres lost last 12 road games; last road win was Dec 3rd. New Jersey is 2-3 in its last five home games.
-- Maple Leafs lost their last four road games.
-- Washington lost three of last four games but is 7-1 in last eight at home.
-- Jets lost five of their last seven away games.
-- Blue Jackets lost four of their last five games.
-- Florida lost six of its last eight games.
-- Dallas Stars lost last five games, scoring six goals.
-- Minnesota lost seven of its last nine games.
-- Sharks lost four of their last five games.
-- Coyotes lost eight of their last ten games. Ottawa lost its last two games, 2-1/4-1.
-- Edmonton lost eight of its last ten games. Canucks are 3-4 in their last seven home games.

Totals
-- Under is 3-1-1 in New Jersey's last five games.
-- Last five Islander games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in Boston's last seven road games.
-- Seven of last ten Winnipeg games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last seven Tampa Bay games went over the total. Six of last eight Columbus road games stayed under.
-- Three of last four Philly-Florida games stayed under.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in Pittsburgh's last five games.
-- Last five Nashville road games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Anaheim road games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Minnesota games.
-- Under is 10-4 in San Jose's last fourteen road games.
-- Last six Ottawa road games stayed under the total.
-- Seven of last nine Edmonton games stayed under total.

Series records
-- Sabres won five of last seven visits to New Jersey.
-- Islanders lost four of last five games against Toronto.
-- Bruins won four of last five games against Washington.
-- Winnipeg is 8-4 in last 12 games against the Rangers, 0-2 this season.
-- Lightning won three of last four games with Columbus.
-- Flyers lost four of last five visits to Miami.
-- Blues won last two games with Pittsburgh, both in OT.
-- Chicago won three of last four games against the Predators.
-- Dallas Stars won three of last four games against Anaheim.
-- Avalanche lost four of last five games with Minnesota.
-- Sharks won six of last seven games against Calgary.
-- Senators won four of last five games against Phoenix.
-- Oilers lost nine of last 11 visits to Vancouver.

Back-to-Back
-- Toronto is 2-6 if it played the night before. Islanders are 3-2.
-- Washington is 2-3 if it played the night before.
-- Winnipeg is 0-7 if it played the night before.
-- Columbus is 1-7 if it played the night before.
-- St Louis is 3-5 if it played the night before.
-- Nashville is 2-4 if it played the night before.
-- San Jose is 3-3 if it played night before, 0-2 if it lost.
-- Ottawa is 5-5 if it played the night before.
-- Edmonton lost six of eight if it played the night before.


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