BIG-CHALK CHOKE-OUT (OFF PERFECT 2-0 SWEEP w/ 10* NHL, NOW +$6,000 ALL NHL YTD!)
(NHL) Philadelphia vs. Minnesota,
Money Line: -196.00 Minnesota (Home)
Result: Loss
This is a 5* BIG-CHALK CHOKE-OUT on the Minnesota Wild.

We don't subscribe to any single handicapping methodology, but instead feel that being flexible with ones approach is the best way to secure profits over the longterm. Sometimes we keep it simple, while other times we'll take into account numerous different factors, like motivation, scheduling and significant injuries. Recognizing classic "spot bets" is something we always do as well, IE: the "look ahead" spot, the "let down" spot and the "trap" game. One set of criteria which we always use when making our decisions are Against The Spread (ATS) statistics.

This particular play is based on a few different factors:

As note that Philadelphia is just 9-17 (-9.1 units) this year following a non-conference game and only 13-14 (-1.6 units) in all non-conference contests, while Minnesota is 16-11 (+1.6 units) in non-conference games and 20-14 (+2.6 units) in trying to revenge a loss against an opponent.

The bottom line: Minnesota can ill afford to rest on its heels after a win over the Sharks on Tuesday as the Wild had dropped five straight previous to that. The Flyers are spiraling down the proverbial crapper as the season comes down the home stretch, having now lost five of their last seven, including their most recent in Winnipeg earlier in the week. The Flyers are horrible on the road this year, they've lost four straight away from friendly confines and are just 4-15-3 overall. And that doesn't bode well in going up against a Wild team which has not given up a power-play goal in 11 straight home contests (note that Philadelphia has yielded at least one power play goal in eight of its last nine overall). We're banking on MINNESOTA to find a way to get the job done at the end of the night.

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