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Apr 02, 2008 | By Stan Leung | Picks Articles Archive

Detroit Red Wings (-140) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (+120)
Wednesday April 2, 2008 8:30 PM Eastern
Over/Under: 5.5
NHL Betting Pick: Blackhawks +120

NHL Betting odds at SBG Global

The Detroit Red Wings are already in the playoffs and will be looking to rest and play some of their younger players while the Chicago have played consistent all year long and will be looking to finish off the season on a high note with one of the best young line ups in the NHL with Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Brent Seabrook, and Patrick Sharp.

The Blackhawks will finally have a home crowd on hand as the folks at the United Center are finally attending the games in the Windy city. Sportsbook oddsmakers currently have the Detroit Red Wings listed as -140 road moneyline favorites versus the Chicago, with the game's total is sitting at 5½.
The Blackhawks can match the Red Wings skate for skate and the Wings will be depleted with their core grinding group out of the line in Kris Draper, Mikael Samuelsson, Tomas Holmstrom and Brad Stuart. The Hawks are on a high note to end the NHL season with a two game winning streak while the Wings are still trying to figure themselves out.

The Wings have had shaky goal tending and are a n aging group of players that are preserved soft. Aside from Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk the Wings lack depth in and with a lot of the their players resting and out due to injury the wings will be in tough tonight. Betting wise at +120 this is a great underdog bet to make for a home team and the Blackhawks are 7-2 in their last 9 games playing on 2 days rest and are 8-3 in their last 11 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. Yes the Hawks do not have a great head to head record with the Wings but that will change in tonight’s game and NHL online bettors can reap the rewards for a great home dog pick to place your bets on.

Bottom Line: The Wings are old and tired and will play like it in a mean nothing game for them while the Hawks young players will play like it is their first NHL game still. I think the Blackhawks will just want it more

The Wings that the Hawks number but not in tonight’s game

A few trends to consider:

Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Detroit is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Chicago is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home

NHL Betting odds at SBG Global

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The Wings that the Hawks number but not in tonight’s game

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