Best Bets in the NHL Since the Start of March
On the lookout for a fantastic NHL wager as the season winds down? I’ve outlined and broken down some of the very best straight-up, puckline and OVER/UNDER wagers since the start of March for one to fade or target in your discretion.
Best Straight-Up TeamCalgary Flames (7-1): If you’ve been betting the Calgary Flames moneyline the last month — congratulations, you are likely set to retire. The Flames are 12-1 straight up in their past 13 games and they have already begun another winning series after having their 10-gamer ended from the Bruins last week.
Bettor beware, though, the Flames’ next three games will come on the road against the Capitals, Predators and Blues, so make certain to pick your spots carefully. An approach I would take is to fade them in Washington and should they lose, boosting their value a little heading into Nashville and St. Louis, them back as the underdog.
This is starting to feel like more than lightning in a bottle for the Flames. They are a team that could roll four lines if needed and with a great mix of skill, speed and endurance. If Brian Elliott keeps up his roster that’s seen him move 14-1-1 with a .935 save percent because the all-star break, Calgary could do something similar to what a former Flames staff did circa 2004.
Worst Straight-Up TeamNew Jersey Devils (1-8): By losing 10 straight games before their win over the Flyers last Thursday, the Devils have locked up last place in the Eastern Conference and secured a fantastic shot at winning this year’s draft lottery.
What they’ve been doing is losing bettors an extraordinary amount of money and if you’ve been absurd enough to back them some time throughout the previous month or so — I am sorry, but it looks like it’s back to the grindstone for you. Transferring an astounding 1-12 straight up in their last 13 games, the Devils have nowhere to go but up and also with seven of the past 11 games set to be played at their home rink (the Prudential Center), you are likely to go on and make the most of these as home dogs in a couple of situations.
New Jersey is a commendable 14-20 up in friendly land this year so backing them against teams like the Hurricanes, Stars, Jets and Flyers may wind up being very profitable.
Best Puckline TeamBuffalo Sabres (7-3): Don’t allow this trend disturb your betting patterns too much, the Sabres are still a bad team, they’ve just been losing the majority of their matches by less than two this month. This matters is because Buffalo has been the underdog in seven of its 10 matches in March and at those seven matches the Sabres are 5-2 against the spread.
By no means is that a very profitable bet — unless you are hitting it or putting a large sum of money on it.
Buffalo finishes out its program with only three more home games so that your chances to catch the Sabres as puckline underdogs are operating out. If they’re given +1.5 in your home, though, jump all over it like a Bills fan would on a table at a tailgate party. The boys in Buffalo have barely been outscored in their home ice to the season and should continue that trend as they fight to get a quickly fading playoff place.
Worst Puckline TeamWashington Capitals and Los Angeles Kings (2-7): The Capitals have a share of both of these next two honors but the first is one they — and their bettors — are not happy about as they’ve lost five of the past seven games and cashed just two disperse tickets this month.
One of the greatest contributors to this trend is that the level of rivalry the Caps have been enjoying. Five of the last six competitions were groups that were at a playoff spot when they played them with games coming against teams such as the Coyotes and Avalanche, don’t hesitate to re-familiarize yourself with the Caps’ puckline. Washington gets the best goal differential in hockey and will want to get back on track heading to the playoffs.
As for the Kings, I’d keep disappearing them. They’ve been improving a great deal, in terms of their record, but they are still not scoring. Bookmakers have been putting them as the favorite more and more and as a team that scores just 2.40 goals per match, they will always have a difficult time beating a group by more than a target.
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