Strange lines....why??

[BUCSnotYUCKS]

Ok, the UNDER is an underdog in the Motreal @ Columbus game. Why is that? Considering...

A few trends to consider:
Montreal is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing Columbus
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games at home
Columbus is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Montreal


Why is Ottowa the underdog when...

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Ottawa is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games at home
Carolina is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home
Carolina is 6-15-3 SU in its last 24 games when playing Ottawa
Carolina is 2-9-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Ottawa

 

[CANADA MAN]

I think the Ottawa/Carolina game is pretty evenly matched. I would say Carolina being at home is part of the reasn they're favoured. Also, Gerber is most likely to start tonight for Ottawa. He is a lame 1-3 with a 3.39 GAA. Leighton is the "probable" starter for Carolina with a 3-1 record and a 2.63 GAA. Also Ottawa is coming off 2 wins - they rarely win 3 striaght. Carolina is coming off a loss. That's all I can think of - but I do think the line will even out before game time as the public will probably be all over Ottawa. I'm staying away from this game.

Regarding Montreal/Columbus, I think under is the dog because Montreal is a high scoring team at 3.50 G/G. Columbus also lets in 3.38 goals per game and has played over in 9 of 12 games this year. Halak is starting for Montreal - he is 2-0 with a 2.51 GAA. Another one I'm staying away from. Any head-to-head trends for these teams are pretty irrelevant since they rarely play eachother, haven't met since last February, and if you go back just 5 games - you're in 2002!

Good Luck!


:canada1