Last night continued my Christmas time prediction woes with another 2 losses, bringing the season record to (72-75) for -0.16 units. This is the first time I’ve been in the minuses this year and I’m not a fan. I’ve found two solid underdog picks tonight that should get me out of the negatives moving into the new years.
Minnesota Wild @ Nashville Predators
The Wild have lost 7 in a row, but they do have their captain Mikko Koivu back in the lineup and it is crazy how important a role he plays on this team. Looking at the other team, the Predators, they are on the other end of the spectrum having lost their top player, Shea Weber. He is also a huge part of the team generally playing over 25 minutes a game. Weber is out with a concussion and the Preds were unable to win without him against the Red Wings two nights ago. The Preds have a .500 record at home this season and have also lost two in a row. You get the feeling of how important Weber is to this team when there is talk of him returning on Friday, which would only have him sit for 2 games with a concussion, which seems very risky. The Preds are on the playoff bubble though and they know how hard it will be to win without their top player.
Play: Wild +110 (5Dimes.com)
Los Angeles Kings @ Chicago Blackhawks
The Kings were finally able to score more than 2 goals in a game on Monday, “exploding” for 4 goals against the Coyotes. The Kings will look to build on this offensive momentum into Chicago to play the top team in the league. At their best the Kings are an extremely solid team that can be considered one of the better teams in the league, however we have not seen this Kings team very often this season. If a strong Kings team shows up like I expect they have a good shot at beating the Kings tonight and at +170 odds I can’t pass up a play on LA tonight.
It also helps to make these plays when you see other bookies such as 5Dimes and BetOnline only offering odds of +163 and +158 on the Kings tonight.
Play: Kings +170 (SportsInteraction.com)
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Written by: Niko de Jonge
Tagged with: Chicago Blackhawks betting • Los Angeles Kings betting • Minnesota Wild betting • Nashville Predators betting