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A big part of my life is my 3 three kids. Each one of them holds a different attribute that I would personally use to aid me in deciding what picks to make. My twins Pork and Ribs and their little brother Bean (not their real names but very appropriate nicknames).
Pork is a doer. He is one to dive into a situation and figure it out as it unfolds, usually with great success. In terms of the puck pick, it will be a gut feeling pick and be backed with some stats to explain the feeling.
Ribs, he likes to observe the situation, take in all the information, and then make an educated decision on what his next step will be. His puck pick will be focused around teams that are on hot streaks, either against a team in a matchup or on a winning streak.
Now Bean may sound cute and innocent, but he is a wild man. Not a lot of thought goes into actions and if there is some thought, its geared towards “how can I push Dad’s buttons”. His puck pick will be a little more on the risky side. There will be reasons why I think we should go this way.
As cook by trade and hockey as a passion since I was 3 years old, let’s get some puck picks in the oven and make some dough shall we?
All odds are referenced from vegasinsider.com. The source of information comes from Newsday.sports.gracenote.com unless otherwise specified. I will play ALL the picks mentioned in these articles.
Puck Record for February (29-29) Friday night (3-1)
Those Jets couldn’t burry the puck past Calgarian Aaron Dell. Hit the + ml on the Rangers and the Hurricanes and Penguins didn’t disappoint. Let’s keep puck luck rolling!
Pork’s Puck Pick- Calgary Flames-152
Calgary has been a different team at home, usually in these articles I mean that in a good way, here, on the other hand, that’s not so good. The Flames are 0-4 in their last four home games. The two reasons I like the Flames tonight is that they have scored 6 goals in 3 of their previous 4 matchups. For Chicago, they have struggled to put the puck in the net lately after their explosion of goals a few weeks ago. The Kane, Toews, and Kubalik trio have been struggling to find twine. Chicago has lost their last 5 straight and have only scored eight goals in that span. Backlund has been on an absolute tear as of late and I expect that trend to continue as the Chicago puck stoppers have been in a bit of a rut.
Rib’s Puck Pick- Dallas Stars-106
This will be the second half of a back to back for the Canadians and Carey Price is started the first leg. The Habs have only received 2 wins from their backup goalies this season. The Stars have also beaten the Leafs on Thursday night, who in my opinion are a much better team. Dallas has one of the best puck stopping tandems in the league sitting 3rd overall. As putting the puck in the net has been a problem for both teams, I don’t see this being a high scoring contest, however, Seguin just got the monkey off his back scoring the game-winner against the Leafs. As well Dennis Gurianov has been a revelation putting in 4 pucks in his last five games. Montreal is banged up and their playoff hopes are dwindling quickly. Take the Stars on the money line.
Bean’s Puck Pick- Detroit Red Wings +260
Told you Bean was risky. Ok, hear me out. Last week I surpassed the huge money line and took Boston on the -1.5 pick line. Well, I was wrong and could have made money on a Detroit puck line at -1.5 (didn’t exist pre-game, just strengthening my point). Some teams just have other teams number for whatever reason. Detroit is getting healthier with Bernier and Mantha coming back and have won the last five matchups in a row against the Bruins. I would play this pick real light, but five in a row isn’t something I can ignore on a +260 stat line.
Zak’s Puck Pick- Tampa Bay Lightning -177
The Lightning has won six straight matchups against the Flyers. Philadelphia puck stopper Carter Hart has also struggled on the road. The Bolts are hopeful to get w/3 of their top line back as both Stamkos and Kucharov are both listed as questionable for this one. Keep tuned in toy twitter and Discord for updates on these two. If they are listed as a go, we will need to jump on this line quickly as I’m sure it will plummet.
There are a few other matchups I may like, however it depends who the puck stopper is. Stay tuned to the #nhl and # sports betting tabs on Discord, as well as Twitter for any changes or more potential matchups as more news unfolds!
I am very excited to join this team of highly skilled people at Win Daily. If you have any further questions, please feel free to find me on the Win Daily Discord chat (@Zak PRB) or on Twitter (@PRBpuckpicks) Thank you to you all for reading, let’s go make some bacon.
I am very excited to join this team of highly skilled people at Win Daily. If you have any further questions, please feel free to find me on the Win Daily Discord chat (@Zak PRB) or on Twitter (@PRBpuckpicks) Thank you to you all for reading, let’s go make some bacon.
NHL Update
The NHL Playoff picture is beginning to take shape. With about 70% of the season behind us here are your division leaders and their respective Stanley Cup Odds. The Capitals have maintained their points lead over the surging Penguins, while the Lightning has won 8 in a row in an attempt to catch the Bruins. All 4 teams see their odds stay about the same to win the Stanley Cup, while the entire Pacific Division attempts to sort out who will represent them in the playoffs and who will settle for a Wildcard spot.
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Before the first puck of the season dropped for the 2019-2020 NHL season we offered Over/Under Point Totals for each team. The Islanders and Blue Jackets are on their way to hitting the over while the Devils and Red Wings are running out of gas to get them over the finish line.
I am very excited to join this team of highly skilled people at Win Daily. If you have any further questions, please feel free to find me on the Win Daily Discord chat (@Zak PRB) or on Twitter (@PRBpuckpicks) Thank you to you all for reading, let’s go make some bacon.
