The first night out of the gates was rough.
1-3-1 (-3.5 units)
Here's the games for tonight. All of the favs and dogs are according to the Dunkel Index. The W-L for the situations are for point differences in a certain category. For example: teams that are favored on the road by 1.00-1.49 points are 2-6 while teams that are favored at home by 2.00-2.49 points are 5-1.
Anaheim is .91 point away favorites over Detroit. Teams in this situation have gone 1-3 (25%). Anaheim (4-3-2-1 on road) is playing in their 3rd game in 4 days on the road. Detroit is 5-2-2-0 at home. Early Play: Detroit
Atlanta is .97 point home favorites over Phoenix. Teams in this situation have gone 2-5 (28.6%). Atlanta's home record stands at 2-6-1-0 while Phoenix is 4-6-0-1 on the road. Early Play: Phoenix
Carolina is 1.31 point home favorites over Philadelphia. Teams in this situation have gone 6-5 (54.5%) Carolina (6-2-2-1 at home) hasn't played in two days and Philadelphia (4-2-1-0) should be very well rested. Early Play: No play, should be a great game.
Chicago is .17 point home favorites over Washington. Teams in this situation have gone 1-1 (50%). I'm always on the wrong side when I play Washington games. Chicago(6-3-0-0 at home) is hot and are playing at home, but it's Washington (4-5-1-0 on the road) - yuck! No Play.
Dallas is 1.27 point home favorites over Colorado. Teams in this situation have gone 6-5 (54.5%). Colorado travelling after their win last night against Nashville. Colorado on the road is 5-0-1-2 while Detroit is 5-2-2-0 at home. Should be a great game, I'm going to watch it. No Play.
Montreal is 1.03 point away favorites over New Jersey. Teams in this situation have gone 2-6 (25%). Does anyone know how teams usually play when going on one game road trips? That's the situation tonight for Montreal. Montreal (3-1-1-0 on the road)is also starting out a 3 game in 4 night swing. I know that third game is tough, especially on road teams ... but what about the first game? Montreal returns home again after tonight. . I like NJ (5-3-0-0) as the home doggie. Early Play: New Jersey
St. Louis is .55 point away favorites over Edmonton. Teams in this situation have gone 1-3 (25%) Oilers (1-2-2-1 at home) have been in a tail spin - coming off a road trip doesn't help. Going against trend here as St. Louis is 5-1-0-0 on the road. Early Play: St. Louis
Tampa Bay is 1.54 point home favorites over San Jose. Teams in this situationhave gone 2-5 (28.6%). Tampa Bay at home: 6-0-0-1. San Jose on the road: 3-3-0-2. Against the trend, I don't think SJ stops TB's home unbeaten record. Early Pick: Tampa Bay
Toronto is .13 away favorites over Buffalo. Teams in this situation have gone 1-4 (20%). Last game of a home stand for Buffalo (2-4-1-0 at home). Toronto's (1-3-1-0 on road) travelling after a two day lay-off. Pick your poison. I like the home doggie.Early Play: Buffalo
I like to play the home dog, especially in the NHL. Since Nov 5th, home teams are 37-26 (58.7) and 17-7 (70.8%) as the underdog. Det, NJ, Ed, and Buf all qualify as home dogs tonight. If I had just played the home dogs last night (according to the Dunkel Index), I would have been 1-1 with plays on Calgary and Ottawa. I think the Detroit play tonight is fairly strong with Anaheim coming away with a tough come-from-behind win last night and then having to travel and play again on the road in Detroit. Be back later with more...
1-3-1 (-3.5 units)
Here's the games for tonight. All of the favs and dogs are according to the Dunkel Index. The W-L for the situations are for point differences in a certain category. For example: teams that are favored on the road by 1.00-1.49 points are 2-6 while teams that are favored at home by 2.00-2.49 points are 5-1.
Anaheim is .91 point away favorites over Detroit. Teams in this situation have gone 1-3 (25%). Anaheim (4-3-2-1 on road) is playing in their 3rd game in 4 days on the road. Detroit is 5-2-2-0 at home. Early Play: Detroit
Atlanta is .97 point home favorites over Phoenix. Teams in this situation have gone 2-5 (28.6%). Atlanta's home record stands at 2-6-1-0 while Phoenix is 4-6-0-1 on the road. Early Play: Phoenix
Carolina is 1.31 point home favorites over Philadelphia. Teams in this situation have gone 6-5 (54.5%) Carolina (6-2-2-1 at home) hasn't played in two days and Philadelphia (4-2-1-0) should be very well rested. Early Play: No play, should be a great game.
Chicago is .17 point home favorites over Washington. Teams in this situation have gone 1-1 (50%). I'm always on the wrong side when I play Washington games. Chicago(6-3-0-0 at home) is hot and are playing at home, but it's Washington (4-5-1-0 on the road) - yuck! No Play.
Dallas is 1.27 point home favorites over Colorado. Teams in this situation have gone 6-5 (54.5%). Colorado travelling after their win last night against Nashville. Colorado on the road is 5-0-1-2 while Detroit is 5-2-2-0 at home. Should be a great game, I'm going to watch it. No Play.
Montreal is 1.03 point away favorites over New Jersey. Teams in this situation have gone 2-6 (25%). Does anyone know how teams usually play when going on one game road trips? That's the situation tonight for Montreal. Montreal (3-1-1-0 on the road)is also starting out a 3 game in 4 night swing. I know that third game is tough, especially on road teams ... but what about the first game? Montreal returns home again after tonight. . I like NJ (5-3-0-0) as the home doggie. Early Play: New Jersey
St. Louis is .55 point away favorites over Edmonton. Teams in this situation have gone 1-3 (25%) Oilers (1-2-2-1 at home) have been in a tail spin - coming off a road trip doesn't help. Going against trend here as St. Louis is 5-1-0-0 on the road. Early Play: St. Louis
Tampa Bay is 1.54 point home favorites over San Jose. Teams in this situationhave gone 2-5 (28.6%). Tampa Bay at home: 6-0-0-1. San Jose on the road: 3-3-0-2. Against the trend, I don't think SJ stops TB's home unbeaten record. Early Pick: Tampa Bay
Toronto is .13 away favorites over Buffalo. Teams in this situation have gone 1-4 (20%). Last game of a home stand for Buffalo (2-4-1-0 at home). Toronto's (1-3-1-0 on road) travelling after a two day lay-off. Pick your poison. I like the home doggie.Early Play: Buffalo
I like to play the home dog, especially in the NHL. Since Nov 5th, home teams are 37-26 (58.7) and 17-7 (70.8%) as the underdog. Det, NJ, Ed, and Buf all qualify as home dogs tonight. If I had just played the home dogs last night (according to the Dunkel Index), I would have been 1-1 with plays on Calgary and Ottawa. I think the Detroit play tonight is fairly strong with Anaheim coming away with a tough come-from-behind win last night and then having to travel and play again on the road in Detroit. Be back later with more...
