Calgary Flames vs Washington Capitals

Mar 12, 2008 | By Stan Leung | Picks Articles Archive

NHL Betting Odds

Calgary Flames (-105) vs Washington Capitals (-115)
Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM Eastern
Capitals -115
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As a NHL bettor I like the Calgary Flames in this NHL battle tonight at the Verizon Center. Sportsbook oddsmakers currently have the Flames listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus Washington with the game's total is sitting at 5½ for the Over/Under.

After a night off the Capitals will be well rested while the Flames have had to cross a time zone to play tonight after beating the Blues in St. Louis on Monday. The Capitals are a great ATS team this year as they have beat the spread 40-30 and are plus on the moneyline this year at +779 while the Flames are 29-40 ATS this year and -1030 on the moneyline this year.

Even though the Flames are the favorite I like the Capitals in this hockey bet. They will be well rested and the Caps just always play well versus the Flames. The Flames are 1-4-1 in their last 6 meetings in Washington and are 0-5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

Bottom Line: The Flames are a better team but the betting trends for this head to head matchup all point towards a Capitals money line victory.

Look for the combo of Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom to use their speed past the tired Flames tonight

NHL Hockey Betting at BetUS.com

A few trends to consider:

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Washington is 4-0-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
Washington is 6-1-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Calgary

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