Red Wings head home to face Jackets
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03/22/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Red Wings hope a return home will enable them to break out of a recent funk, as the Central Division contenders begin a stretch of three consecutive games at Joe Louis Arena tonight with a matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Red Wings just completed an unsuccessful journey through Alberta, in which the club was handed road defeats by both Vancouver and Calgary. In its most recent test, Detroit was edged by the Flames by a 2-1 count on Tuesday.
Calgary prevailed despite being outshot by a 31-23 margin on the night, as Pavel Datsyuk's wrister early in the second period was the only Detroit attempt to get past All-Star goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff.
The goal extended Datsyuk's scoring streak to 11 straight games. The standout center, who tops Detroit with 78 points this season, has racked up four goals and 13 assists during the tear.
Datsyuk also had the Red Wings' lone goal in Saturday's 4-1 setback at Vancouver, but Detroit could get a boost to its sputtering offense tonight with the expected debut of forward Todd Bertuzzi.
Bertuzzi was acquired from the Florida Panthers on February 27 but has not played since October because of a back injury. The rugged winger had 25 goals and 46 assists with Vancouver last season and was a 46-goal scorer as a Canuck in 2002-03.
The Red Wings, who enter the contest trailing rival Nashville by just one point for first place in both the Central Division and Western Conference standings, have been dominant on home ice this season. Detroit is 26-4-5 at Joe Louis Arena for the campaign and is 4-1-1 in its last six tilts as the host.
In addition, Columbus is just 3-13-0 lifetime in the Motor City and has dropped three straight and five of its last six as the visitor in this series.
The Blue Jackets do come in on a good note, though, as the team stopped a two- game losing streak by besting Chicago by a 5-2 count Tuesday at Nationwide Arena. Fredrik Modin had a pair of goals to lead Columbus, while Gilbert Brule amassed a goal and two assists in the win.
Fredrik Norrena stopped 22 shots for the Jackets, who will try to improve on a 13-21-3 road mark.
Detroit has won 10 of the last 13 overall meetings between these divisional foes and is 3-2-0 against Columbus so far in 2006-07.
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Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends
We all know by now that the “public” loves to put their money on the FAVORITES and the OVERS. Just by taking a quick glance at Sportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends” it appears as is this tendency will continue as far as the Eastern Conference games are concerned. For the inaugural games of the first round, 69% of the early money is on Toronto -4.5; 59% of bettors prefer Chicago -4.5; 84% are backing Detroit -9; and 56% think Cleveland -11.5 is the way to go. As far as TOTALS are concerned, the only UNDER the “public” is backing is the Cleveland/ Washington game in which 83% are pounding the UNDER (190). Remember, there is no better way to predict a possible line change than by monitoring MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”. By determining who the “public” is backing, you can get the most ideal line for your bet. For example, if you are siding with the public you better place your bet before the line moves in the wrong direction. On the other side of the coin, if you prefer the team that the “public” is betting against; you might be able to get and extra ½ or even more by placing your bet a bit later. Under the “Betting Trends” section, Sportsbook.com also provides plenty of statistical data and trends in order for the bettor to make the most informed pick. Below are some extremely important trends for the first round opponents of the Eastern Conference match-ups, more can be found at MySportsbook.com
New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Toronto is 33-19 ATS including 17-9 at home.
New Jersey has covered four games in a row while Toronto has failed to cover their last four games.
When playing a team with a winning record during the second half of the season, New Jersey was just 5-13 ATS this season.
After scoring 105 points or more, Toronto has covered the OVER only 28% of the time this season.
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls
Miami has failed to cover their last 7 games whereas Chicago has covered 6 out of their last 8 games.
Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
Away from home, Chicago is just 16-25 ATS this season.
At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
The last 13 times these teams have played each other, Chicago has covered 9 times.
In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times.
Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons
Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season.
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
In a home game where the TOTAL is between 190 and 194.5 points, Cleveland is 9-1 ATS this season.
Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
When playing on 3 or more days of rest, Washington is just 18-37 ATS since 1996.
Since 1996, Washington is 28-16 ATS versus Cleveland including 11-5 over the last 3 seasons.
In their last 7 road games, Washington is 6-1 ATS.
Versus Eastern Conference teams at home, Washington is just 6-18-2 ATS.
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