It’s Saturday, which means there are a lot of teams in action tonight. Most of these teams would have played yesterday, which makes for some interesting matchups with a lot of teams on back to back games. We had a slightly better night last night +0.59 units and we will look to build on that with some picks tonight. I’m sending out the exclusive pick of the week game to all newsletter subscribers via email at about 5pm EST tonight, so sign up to the newsletter at the bottom of this post if you haven’t already in order to receive this pick.
Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens
The Sabres won last night 3-1 in Toronto, mainly due to the Leafs lack of discipline, which gave the Sabres plenty of power play time in the first which they were able to capitalize on. The Sabres have been better of late and are (5-4-2) on the road this season, but their recent record is slightly skewed because of all the shootout and overtime wins they have been able to pull out while still not playing grade A hockey.
The Habs on the other hand are going back to the hot hand of Carey Price tonight after giving him a break and letting Auld see some action in Atlanta. It didn’t go well with the Habs losing 3-0. I expect them to be back to top form tonight in Montreal and Carey Price will be eager to get back between the pipes. The Sabres still aren’t that good and the Canadiens are for real this season.
My Pick: Montreal Canadiens -140 (Sportsbook.com)
San Jose Sharks @ Edmonton Oilers
The Sharks played late last night, getting killed 6-1 in Vancouver, while the Oilers had the night off. That being said the Sharks should still be considered one of the top teams in the league, while the Oilers are by far the worst. The Sharks will want to come out firing tonight after their embarrassing loss and should be able to light up the inexperienced and defensively lacking Oilers squad.
I’m expecting a big win for the Sharks this evening so I’m taking the regulation line which I feel provides great value.
My Pick: San Jose Sharks -0.5 +100 (Bookmaker.com)
That’s it for today, but the game of the week pick will be sent out around 5pm. Be sure to sign up to the newsletter below to receive the pick. I’m convinced it’s a lock. The NHL Betting Tips record is now (30-32) for -3.44 units.
Written by: Niko de Jonge
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