Kevin gets us in the holiday betting spirit with this gem today. Our picks tonight via Twitter as always…
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Lets keep it going with another 1 unit play today betting against the Habs again…
Montreal Canadiens @ Winnipeg Jets – JETS TO WIN (-125)
(Note: I’m risking 1.25 units to win 1 unit)
I won’t go into full details about the struggles that Montreal is having, as we talked about it last night, but their 5-1 loss last night drops them to 13-15-7 on the season. They’ve lost 4 straight and have won just 3 times in their last 13 games. Over their last 5 games they are averaging 4 goals against per game, and face the Jets who average just under 3 goals per game at home. Winnipeg is coming off of a 3-2 shootout loss on Tuesday night at home, moving them to 2-1-1 on their home stand. The Jets are still 9-3 in their last 12 home games. In fact Winnipeg hasn’t lost back to back home games since November 10th, and there was a 7 game road trip in the middle of the two home games. The Canadiens did spoil the Jets home opener with a 5-1 win back on October 9th, but the Jets have come along way since then and that should be added motivation. To add to that, goalie Ondrej Pavelec called out his forwards after Tuesday’s loss.
Take note that the Canadiens are just 2-5 in their last 7 road games, and a brutal 2-12 in their last 14 games playing on 0 days rest. Montreal is also just 5-12 in their last 17 road games vs a team with a home winning % greater than .600. Tonight’s game comes down to Montreal with close to zero confidence after another loss last night and struggling on the second of back to back games. Add to that the motivation that Winnipeg has in a revenge game + one of their leaders calling out the offense, and the big home advantage Winnipeg has had lately. I like the Jets to win this one, and don’t mind laying the small price to take them at home.
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Good luck everyone tonight and make your bets count…….
