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AAA's SITUATIONAL DESTRUCTION - 13-5 (72%) +$4,569 L18 NHL!
(NHL) Minnesota vs. NY Islanders,
02/02/2016 2:00 PM, Score: 3 - 5
Money Line: -138.00 NY Islanders (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -138.00 NY Islanders (Home)
Result: Win
This is an 8* SITUATIONAL DESTRUCTION on the New York Islanders.
We don't subscribe to any one 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 a bunch of 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. The actual contestants on the field of play rarely enter into our equation when making selections, unless it's a Top 3 player like a LeBron James or Aaron Rodgers etc. One set of criteria which we almost always use when making our decisions, are Against The Spread (ATS) statistics. Sometimes these stats can be overrated and other times they help foreshadow the outcome of a contest.
This particular play is based on a few different factors:
Zero momentum: The Wild finished the first half with a winning 23-17-9 record, but backed their way into the break, their final contest of the first half was brutal, giving up a short-handed goal late in the third, only to then go on to lose 2-1 in a shootout to Arizona last Monday. Minnesota would close January in a 1-6-1 slide.
Revenge situation: To say this is a revenge game would be a bit of an understatement we think, the Isles have dropped three straight in the series, including two in a row in front of the home town crowd.
Goaltenders a "wash": Devan Dubnyk has a 1.67 GAA over a 1-4-1 span, while Jaroslav Halak is 2-1-1 with a 1.72 GAA in his last four starts, while going 2-0-1 with a 0.86 mark vs. Minnesota.
ATS statistics: Note that Minnesota is already just 2-5 (-4.6 units) this season when playing with three or more days rest, while the Islanders are 12-6 (+4.9 units) in all non-conference games this year.
The bottom line: Both teams will clearly be hungry, but the ISLANDERS have the motivation advantage as well as home ice and all things considered, we definitely feel that the price is right in this one.
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We don't subscribe to any one 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 a bunch of 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. The actual contestants on the field of play rarely enter into our equation when making selections, unless it's a Top 3 player like a LeBron James or Aaron Rodgers etc. One set of criteria which we almost always use when making our decisions, are Against The Spread (ATS) statistics. Sometimes these stats can be overrated and other times they help foreshadow the outcome of a contest.
This particular play is based on a few different factors:
Zero momentum: The Wild finished the first half with a winning 23-17-9 record, but backed their way into the break, their final contest of the first half was brutal, giving up a short-handed goal late in the third, only to then go on to lose 2-1 in a shootout to Arizona last Monday. Minnesota would close January in a 1-6-1 slide.
Revenge situation: To say this is a revenge game would be a bit of an understatement we think, the Isles have dropped three straight in the series, including two in a row in front of the home town crowd.
Goaltenders a "wash": Devan Dubnyk has a 1.67 GAA over a 1-4-1 span, while Jaroslav Halak is 2-1-1 with a 1.72 GAA in his last four starts, while going 2-0-1 with a 0.86 mark vs. Minnesota.
ATS statistics: Note that Minnesota is already just 2-5 (-4.6 units) this season when playing with three or more days rest, while the Islanders are 12-6 (+4.9 units) in all non-conference games this year.
The bottom line: Both teams will clearly be hungry, but the ISLANDERS have the motivation advantage as well as home ice and all things considered, we definitely feel that the price is right in this one.
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