On the lookout for a fantastic NHL wager as the season winds down? I have summarized and broken down some of the best straight-up, puckline and OVER/UNDER wagers because the beginning of March for you to target or fade in your discretion.
Greatest Straight-Up TeamCalgary Flames (7-1): In case you’ve been gambling that the Calgary Flames moneyline the last month — congratulations, you are probably set to retire. The Flames are 12-1 straight up in their past 13 games and they’ve already begun another winning series after having their 10-gamer ended from the Bruins last week.
Bettor beware, though, the Flames’ next three games will come on the road against the Capitals, Predators and Blues, so make certain that you pick your spots carefully. An approach I’d take would be to fade them in Washington and should they lose, boosting their worth a bit heading into Nashville and St. Louis, them back as the underdog.
This is starting to feel like more than lightning in a bottle to the Flames. They are a team that could roll four lines if needed and that has a great mixture of ability, speed and grit. If Brian Elliott keeps up his roster that’s seen him move 14-1-1 with a .935 save percent because the all-star fracture, Calgary could do something very similar to what a former Flames team did circa 2004.
Worst Straight-Up TeamNew Jersey Devils (1-8): By losing 10 straight games until their win over the Flyers last Thursday, the Devils have all but locked up last position in the Eastern Conference and procured a fantastic shot at winning that year’s draft lottery.
What they’ve been doing is losing bettors an extraordinary amount of money and if you’ve been silly enough to back them some moment throughout the last month or so — I’m sorry, but it looks like it is back to the grindstone for you. Going an astounding 1-12 up in their last 13 matches, the Devils have nowhere to go but up and with seven of the past 11 games set to be played in their home (the Prudential Center), you are likely to go ahead and make the most of these as home dogs in a couple of situations.
New Jersey is a respectable 14-20 straight up in friendly territory this year so backing them from groups like the Hurricanes, Stars, Jets and Flyers could wind up being very profitable.
Best Puckline TeamBuffalo Sabres (7-3): Do not let this tendency disturb your betting patterns a lot of, the Sabres are still a bad team, they have just been losing the majority of their matches by less than two this month. This matters is because Buffalo has become the underdog in seven of its 10 games in March and in those seven games the Sabres are 5-2 against the spread.
By no signifies is that a very profitable bet — unless you’re hitting it or placing a large amount of money on it.
Buffalo finishes out its schedule with only three more home games so your chances to capture the Sabres as puckline underdogs are running out. If they are given +1.5 at home, however, jump all over it like a Bills fan would on a desk at a tailgate party. The boys in Buffalo have hardly been outscored on their home ice for the season and should continue that trend as they struggle to get a quickly fading playoff place.
Worst Puckline TeamWashington Capitals and Los Angeles Kings (2-7): The Capitals have a talk of both of these next two honors but the first is one they — and their bettors — are not happy about as they’ve lost five of their last seven matches and cashed two spread tickets this season.
One of the biggest contributors to this tendency is the degree of competition the Caps happen to be playing. Five of the last six competitions were groups that were at a playoff spot when they played them but with games coming from teams such as the Coyotes and Avalanche, don’t hesitate to re-familiarize yourself with the Caps’ puckline. Washington has the best goal differential in hockey and will want to get back on track going to the playoffs.
In terms of the Kings, I would keep fading them. They’ve been improving a great deal, in regard to their record, but they are still not scoring. Bookmakers have been setting them as the preferred increasingly and as a team which scores only 2.40 goals per game, they’ll always have a difficult time beating a team by more than a goal.
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