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Mar 21, 2008 | By Stan Leung | Picks Articles Archive

New York Islanders (+230) vs. New Jersey Devils (-270)
Friday, March 21, 2008 6:05 PM EST
Over/Under: 5
Pick: Under 5

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As a NHL bettor, picking the NY Islanders to win would be wasting your money and you have to play the safe bets with maximum profit. There is no point in risking a lot of money to make a little. Betting on the puck line for this match might be worth while but a lot on online sports betting sites don’t have puck lines. Sportsbook oddsmakers currently have the New Jersey Devils as the 270-moneyline favorites versus the NY Islanders, with the total sitting at 5 at the Prudential Center.
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For this NHL betting pick the best bet to make is the Under. The Devils are always defense first and under their system they are the “Trap” specialist. The total has gone Under in 8 of the NY Islanders last 11 games when playing New Jersey and this tend should continue as the Islanders are out of the playoffs and starting younger player to evaluate for next season.

Right now the Islanders are going no where fast as all of their players are cold with Miroslav Satan 0 pts in last 5 GP, Josef Vasicek 0 pts in last 5 GP, Trent Hunter 0 pts in last 3 GP and Freddy Meyer 0 pts in last 4 GP. Coupled with the fact that Martin Brodeur is 5-1-1, 1.80, .942 in last 7 GPI so if NY does have a scoring chance Brodeur will stop it.

Just look at all the injuries the Islanders have and their ins not way this NHL betting pick will go Over. They have Shawn Bates, Chris Campoli, Rick DiPietro, Ruslan Fedotenko, Bruno Gervais, Andy Hilbert, Frans Nielsen, Mike Sillinger, Jon Sim, Andy Sutton and Brendan Witt out of the lineup. This game will be basically a NHL team versus a farm team.

Bottom Line: No you might think that because the Islanders won’t be able to score the Devils will score over 5 goals. Well first the Islanders call ups will be play hard to impress the scouts for next year and the Devils will not likely play hard and rest a lot of their starters.

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A few trends to consider:

NY Islanders are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Islanders last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Jersey's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Jersey's last 11 games when playing NY Islanders
New Jersey is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

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