29/5/15 NHL Game 7 Best Bet Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers predictions, analysis, picks

29/5/15 NHL Best Bet Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers predictions, analysis, picks

Game 7 Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers preview and pick.

What a series it has been so far! Some defensive games and others with more than 10 goals. A lot of away wins and a lot of upsets. This series is so unpredictable that your basic "go to" betting statistics go out the window when considering betting here. Contrary to the bookies belief, I don't think home ice really does a hell of a lot for the Rangers here. BUT, Lundqvist and the fact they scored 7 goals past Ben Bishop on Tuesday night sends a pretty strong message. This game is a complete toss up, but with the form from Tuesday running into tonight and a packed out Madison Square Garden, the Rangers get it done and win the East..


PICK: New York Rangers -1.5 @ 3.30 (+230)

24/5/15 NHL Best Bet Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers predictions, analysis, picks

Game 5 Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers preview and pick.




The first 4 games of this series has seen the puck in the back of the net 28 times in an offensive slaughter. Ben Bishop has been cold as ice (mind the pun) lately, letting 5 goals slip by him in 2 games consecutively. The over has won 3 times on the trot and when something is winning consistently, the key is to just jump on board and enjoy the ride. Even though these games have been high scoring the bookies are still reluctant to shift the total line. Both teams will be talking nothing but defense between games, but both teams have shown they're vulnerable to giving upwards of 6 goals in a game...


PICK: TAMPA BAY/ NY RANGERS OVER 5 @ 1.95(-105)

5/21/15 Best Of the Day Triple - NHL Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks Picks, Predictions, Analysis

NHL Playoffs Prediction Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Bulls prediction

With the series tied 1-1 Anaheim are left with the task of stealing back an away win. The Ducks looked dominant in game 1 but struggled to get the job done in game 2 where they went 0/5 in their powerplay efforts. The Blackhawks are a monster at home and have been all season long but i'm still not convinced that they're a better team than the Ducks. For that reason I can't pick a winner in this game, but I see value in the game total. The Chicago defense is solid on the power play and the Ducks struggled to score at home. Additionally, Chicago scored twice in the first 7 minutes of the 1st period yet the total still didn't manage to go over the line. Going against the bookies and predicting another defensive battle in game 2 of this series..

PICK: Blackhawks/Ducks UNDER 5 @ 2.25 (+125)

5/19/15 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs - Chicago Blackhawks @ Anaheim Ducks Prediction, odds, picks

Game 2 Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks analysis and prediction.

Tampa Bay bounced back to win away from home against the Rangers last night, but I'm not entirely sure the Blackhawks can do the same. No doubt you can expect the Hawks to come out firing to try and get the early lead and defend it, but the ducks have just been too good in all areas so far. Game 1 the Hawks fired a lot of shots, but not a lot of good ones. Anaheim contrasted that perfectly by scoring 4 of their 27 shots on goal. They are the top seed for a reason, their defense has contained the best of them, offensively they've scored more goals than any other team in the playoffs at 3.9 a game and to wrap it all up they have yet to lose any of their 6 home ice games this post season. All of the stats and numbers lean towards another Ducks win here..

PICK: Anaheim Ducks @ 1.83

Best of the day NHL 5/18/15

New York Rangers v Tampa Bay Lighting Stanley Cup picks and prediction

The Stanley Cup continues tonight with Tampa Bay trying to level the series. The last time the Rangers hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning, most expected a high scoring affair given the offensive potency of both teams. That didn't turn out to be the case as the game finished 2-1 off the back of great defensive efforts and some shockers of missed chances.

So the bookies have dropped the Under/Over total by .5 and offered up a nice $2.40(+140) for the over. Last time out over 5.5 paid $1.87(-113) was the favoured of the two. Now you can grab that same original 5.5 line but the over is paying $3.35(+235). Same teams, same place, but the line of 5.5 has gone from 1.87 to 3.35 (-113 to +235). Crazy value in that stat alone. The last game had 54 total shots on goal, all but one of the penalties were killed, and on top there weren't all that many penalties to begin with. I can't see game 1 being an indicator that these teams aren't going to score regularly.

PICK: NY RANGERS/TAMPA BAY OVER 5.5 @ $3.35(+235)

NHL Best Of The Day 5/16/15

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final starts in New York after the Rangers came back from 3-1 to end the Capitals season.

The Rangers start heavy favourites against Tampa Bay given the confidence they carry into this one and the advantage playing in the Garden boasts.

However, Tampa Bay have been solid all season long and come into this one with far more rest than the Rangers. Additionally, TB are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings and 4-1 in their last 5 road games. Getting $2.23 for a white hot, more rested team that has no problem traveling seems a gift.

 The long 7 game series took its toll on the New York Rangers and will show tonight!


PICK: Tampa Bay Lighting - WIN @ 2.23