Something we seldom see in the NHL is a final total of more than 5.5. Since the turn of this calendar, however, we have seen three — the exact same amount we’d seen in the first three weeks of this program. So, what’s going on? Are bookmakers going crazy, or do they see something that the public does not?A common thread in these types of games is that they have all involved at least one group in the Metropolitan Division. This makes sense since the division boasts the 3 highest-scoring teams in the league — the Rangers, the Penguins and the Blue Jackets. The OVER/UNDER record for these games this year is 3-3 so that doesn’t really tell us the way to wager when these situations arise but the Metro Division scoring tendency might.
When you take a look in the Penguins and Rangers, then you’ll see that they have combined to get a 53-27-8 O/U document along with a 22-5-4 O/U record against teams within their division. This usually means the total is going OVER enjoy mad when these teams have played others in the Metro and it could be a bet you want to target later on.
Here’s a listing of the Penguins’ and Rangers’ next five games against their division so you can mark them in your gambling calendar:
Penguins: @ Carolina Jan 20, vs Columbus Feb 3, @ Columbus Feb 17, @ Carolina Feb 21, vs Philadelphia Feb 25.
Rangers: vs Philadelphia Jan 25, vs Columbus Jan 31, @ Columbus Feb 13, @ NY Islanders Feb 16, vs Washington Feb 28.
The Blue Jackets, the third-highest scoring team in the group, have posted many more UNDERs than OVERs using a 16-23-4 O/U album and that may be traced back into the Vezina-caliber play of goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. When Bob hasn’t begun, the Jackets’ O/U record is 3-1-3 so if bench boss John Tortorella ever rolls with a backup in the long run, you should probably take the OVER, especially if the total is 5.
Tread carefully, however. It’s normally after the all-star fracture that scoring begins to drop off significantly. Teams start to transition to playoff mode and begin locking it down in the defensive end. Keep a watch out for this NHL page for my analysis on how best to wager the unofficial second half of the NHL season.
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