Sports Marketwatch - NHL Edition
3/3/2010 5:00 PM EST
by The Team at SportsInsights.com
Welcome to the 2009-10 NHL Sports Marketwatch, where the Team at SportsInsights
gives sports fans unprecedented insight into the sports marketplace. If you ever
wanted to know what was really happening on the sportsbook side, you now have an
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published weekly on Wednesday, around 5PM Eastern Time.
Sports Marketplace – NHL Edition
Like the NHL, we are back from the Olympic hiatus to once
again bring you this week’s top plays. Our last Marketwatch was February 10 with
the Philadelphia Flyers to beat the New Jersey Devils. The Flyers did just that
in a 3-2 overtime victory at the Devils’ Prudential Center. Travis Zajac and Rob
Niedermayer kicked off the scoring for the Devils, and Arron Asham and Jeff
Carter's goals tied up the game to send it into overtime. Simon Gagne scored the
game winner with assists by Kimmo Timonen and Chris Pronger.
Hockey can be a very profitable sport to bet on when you base it off
moneyline odds, especially when betting underdogs. The “plus odds” is a reason
that NHL moneyline dogs can show value over time. Most people like to win – thus
overvaluing winning teams. Our selections on moneyline underdogs will normally
hit at less than 50%, but the “plus odds” payoff makes it a profitable
investment.
2009 NHL Games to Watch: 10-8, 55.56%, +5.62 units*
*Source: SportsInsights.com
Sports MarketWatch – NHL Games to Watch
Minnesota Wild +134 over Calgary Flames
This week we will be taking the Minnesota Wild (30-37-4) over the Calgary
Flames (30-23-9). Both teams are returning to action with Olympic medalists. The
Wild’s Antti Miettinen and Niklas Backstrom, both of Finland, earned the Bronze
along with the Flames’ Mikka Kiprusoff. While the Flames’ other medalist, Jerome
Iginla, brought home the gold with team Canada. Both teams are currently just
out of the playoffs, and will need a regulation win to keep them in the hunt. The
Wild have taken the first two meetings between these clubs. A 2-1 overtime
victory back in December in Calgary and a 4-1 win just before the Olympic break
at home.
Calgary opened at -148 at Matchbook, and has since dropped
to -140 with 65% of the public backing them. We haven't seen many triggered
plays today in the NHL, but this is good reverse line movement that we have seen
at several books and we are inclined to follow it.
Minnesota Wild+134 (BetFair)
Games to Watch (10-8, +5.62 units)
Minnesota Wild +134
We are looking forward to another exciting night in the NHL, and the sports
betting marketplace. Keep the Sports Marketwatch - NHL Edition picks handy and your browser pointed to SportsInsights.com for the
latest real-time updates, using our exclusive Sports Investing tools. We'll be
back Wednesday with the new edition of the Sports Marketwatch – NHL Edition.
Enjoy the games!
The Team at SportsInsights.com