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Results for Thursday 25th of April 2024
Handicapper | Units | Dollars |
Doc's Sports | 7 | $700.00 |
Robert Ferringo | 0 | $0.00 |
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy) | -6 | $-720.00 |
Raphael Esparza (VSI) | -4 | $-420.00 |
Tony George | 7 | $700.00 |
Vernon Croy | 4 | $400.00 |
Scott Spreitzer | -3 | $-345.00 |
Doug Upstone | 2 | $200.00 |
August Young | 0 | $0.00 |
Strike Point Sports | 0 | $0.00 |
Jason Sharpe | -3 | $-330.00 |
Griffin Murphy | 7 | $700.00 |
Thursday 25th of April 2024
Doc's Sports
7-Unit Play Take Florida -105 over Tampa Bay (7 p.m. EST, Thursday April 25)
Getting a great price here on arguably the best team in the NHL. They will miss Sam Bennett tonight, but they have plenty of firepower to get the job done. They will have plenty of firepower in their arsenal. And this is a regional rivalry so they never feel far from home playing in Tampa Bay. In fact, they have won the last three meetings in Tampa Bay. And only one of them was close. They had a goal differential of +11 in those three games. Tampa Bay is a very solid team but they have been slowly getting worse since their epic championship runs. This is a crucial game and they can basically land the death blow to the Lightning by going up 3-0 after Tampa Bay blew their chance in Game 2 in OT.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
Passing for today.
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
6-Unit Play. Take #10 Tampa Bay Lightning (-120) over Florida Panthers (Thursday @ 7:00pm est)
Tampa is 25-11-5 at home this season, and we think they show up here as it's do or die with them down 2-0 in the series. The Lightning have been outshot both games but now in Tampa, it will be a raucous crowd and we think the Lightning bring all they have here. The Lightning have the best power play in the NHL, and had a four minute power play chance to try and get a puck in the net and were only able to get off two shots, so they will be furious that they had such a great chance and even took the Panthers to OT despite not playing well and still lost. Tampa Bay are 21-9 SU in their last 30 games when playing at home against Florida...and this game is literally for their season.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
NHL HOCKEY
4 Unit Play. Take #10 Tampa Bay -105 over Florida (7:00p.m., Thursday April 25 ESPN)
Tony George
NHL
4/25/24
7 Units
#09 Florida (-105) over Tampa Bay *7 EST
Both games at Florida were 3-2 games in favor of the Panthers. I am not in any way sold on Tampa returning home and winning this game. Florida has beaten Tampa 6 out of the last 7 games they played against each other and only 1 time in those 6 losses did Tampa score more than 2 goals, and in that game, they managed 3.
Florida is 26-11 on the road this season, and simply put have the better team catching a great number here. Tampa is 1-5 overall their last 6 games and have zero momentum. Florida has also won their last 3 trips to Tampa, and I just think their frontline is way to strong for Tampa to deal with. Florida was -175 and -185 in the first 2 games and now basically are an underdog?
Last 5 games goals allowed – Florida 1.6 and Tampa 3.4. With Florida net tenders Bobrovsky and Stolarz, in their last 18 starts between them, they are 14-4. There is going to be a lot of action on Tampa as they are at home here down 0-2, but I am fading the public and taking the dominant team and confident one against a team that has won 1 game since April 11th.
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play - #009 Florida -110 over Tampa Bay (Thursday, April 25, 2024, 7:00 pm ET)
Take Florida on the Moneyline as my top NHL pick for Thursday night. This pick falls into 1 of my top NHL systems and this is a red-hot Florida team averaging 3.6 goals per game and 39 shots on goal per game over their last 5 games holding opponents to just 1.6 goals per game against them and 24.4 shots on goal per game against them over those 5 games. Tampa Bay’s penalty kill has struggled in this series and I look for that to continue here tonight. Play Florida Moneyline
Scott Spreitzer
3-Unit Play: Take 10 Lightning -115 over Panthers (7 p.m., Thursday, April 25)
We know Florida has been a team on a mission this season and their 5-on-5 has been outstanding. But they’re missing their agitator for a week with Sam Bennett sidelined. Tampa should generate enough tonight in the offensive zone for Vasilevskiy to come away victorious after posting a .922 save percentage through two games in Florida. It’s virtually now or never if Tampa wishes to make this a series. I’m betting they take care of business. I’m backing the Lightning. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
Doug Upstone
2 Unit Play. Take #9 Florida -105 over Tampa Bay (7:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, April 25)
Though Florida won both games at home by just a single goal, they decidedly outshot Tampa Bay both times and spent way more time in the offensive zone than the Lightning did. Though Tampa Bay will come out on fire down 0-2, the Panthers won twice this season at Tampa Bay and are 26-15 on the road. From a situational perspective, Florida is 15-3 after allowing two goals or less in five straight games and 31-13 after scoring three goals or more in two straight games. The Panthers will win of the two games in Tampa, it’s just which one.
August Young
Passing for today.
Strike Point Sports
Passing for today.
Jason Sharpe
Thursday April 25th 2024-
3 Unit Play Take #10 Tampa Bay -110 over Florida (7:00pm est):
Tampa Bay is down 0-2 in this series but they return home here in a must win game for the Lightning. Not a lot separates these two teams as Florida won the first two games by a 3-2 score. I expect Tampa Bay to bring everything to this game and get the win.
Take Tampa Bay to win this game.
Thank you and good luck,
Jason Sharpe
Griffin Murphy
7 Unit Play - Take Florida (-105) Over Tampa Bay. (7:00p.m, Thursday, April 26th)
Florida rolls into this game, finishing the season at 52-24-6. Florida is now on a six-game winning streak and leads the series over Tampa Bay 2-0. Florida has played dominant hockey all season long, finishing 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. Tampa Bay finished the season going 45-29-8, 5-4-1 in their last 10 games, and has now dropped two consecutive matchups. Florida has had no issues playing on the road this season, going 26-11-4. These two teams have squared off three times this year. Florida is 2-1 against them and leads goal differentials by 15-9. Florida is the stronger team here, and I expect them to come into Tampa and take them down in their home arena. Tampa Bay has allowed too many goals. Defensively, Tampa Bay is ranked 22nd in the NHL when it comes to goals against, allowing 3.26 per game. Florida is first in the league on the defensive side, allowing just 2.41 goals per game.
Take Florida (-105) Over Tampa Bay.
Griffin Murphy
Expert NHL Picks History:
Doc's Sports
7-Unit Play Take Florida -105 over Tampa Bay (7 p.m. EST, Thursday April 25)Getting a great price here on arguably the best team in the NHL. They will miss Sam Bennett tonight, but they have plenty of firepower to get the job done. They will have plenty of firepower in their arsenal. And this is a regional rivalry so they never feel far from home playing in Tampa Bay. In fact, they have won the last three meetings in Tampa Bay. And only one of them was close. They had a goal differential of +11 in those three games. Tampa Bay is a very solid team but they have been slowly getting worse since their epic championship runs. This is a crucial game and they can basically land the death blow to the Lightning by going up 3-0 after Tampa Bay blew their chance in Game 2 in OT.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
Passing for today.Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
6-Unit Play. Take #10 Tampa Bay Lightning (-120) over Florida Panthers (Thursday @ 7:00pm est)Tampa is 25-11-5 at home this season, and we think they show up here as it's do or die with them down 2-0 in the series. The Lightning have been outshot both games but now in Tampa, it will be a raucous crowd and we think the Lightning bring all they have here. The Lightning have the best power play in the NHL, and had a four minute power play chance to try and get a puck in the net and were only able to get off two shots, so they will be furious that they had such a great chance and even took the Panthers to OT despite not playing well and still lost. Tampa Bay are 21-9 SU in their last 30 games when playing at home against Florida...and this game is literally for their season.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
NHL HOCKEY4 Unit Play. Take #10 Tampa Bay -105 over Florida (7:00p.m., Thursday April 25 ESPN)
Tony George
NHL4/25/24
7 Units
#09 Florida (-105) over Tampa Bay *7 EST
Both games at Florida were 3-2 games in favor of the Panthers. I am not in any way sold on Tampa returning home and winning this game. Florida has beaten Tampa 6 out of the last 7 games they played against each other and only 1 time in those 6 losses did Tampa score more than 2 goals, and in that game, they managed 3.
Florida is 26-11 on the road this season, and simply put have the better team catching a great number here. Tampa is 1-5 overall their last 6 games and have zero momentum. Florida has also won their last 3 trips to Tampa, and I just think their frontline is way to strong for Tampa to deal with. Florida was -175 and -185 in the first 2 games and now basically are an underdog?
Last 5 games goals allowed – Florida 1.6 and Tampa 3.4. With Florida net tenders Bobrovsky and Stolarz, in their last 18 starts between them, they are 14-4. There is going to be a lot of action on Tampa as they are at home here down 0-2, but I am fading the public and taking the dominant team and confident one against a team that has won 1 game since April 11th.
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play - #009 Florida -110 over Tampa Bay (Thursday, April 25, 2024, 7:00 pm ET)Take Florida on the Moneyline as my top NHL pick for Thursday night. This pick falls into 1 of my top NHL systems and this is a red-hot Florida team averaging 3.6 goals per game and 39 shots on goal per game over their last 5 games holding opponents to just 1.6 goals per game against them and 24.4 shots on goal per game against them over those 5 games. Tampa Bay’s penalty kill has struggled in this series and I look for that to continue here tonight. Play Florida Moneyline
Scott Spreitzer
3-Unit Play: Take 10 Lightning -115 over Panthers (7 p.m., Thursday, April 25)We know Florida has been a team on a mission this season and their 5-on-5 has been outstanding. But they’re missing their agitator for a week with Sam Bennett sidelined. Tampa should generate enough tonight in the offensive zone for Vasilevskiy to come away victorious after posting a .922 save percentage through two games in Florida. It’s virtually now or never if Tampa wishes to make this a series. I’m betting they take care of business. I’m backing the Lightning. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
Doug Upstone
2 Unit Play. Take #9 Florida -105 over Tampa Bay (7:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, April 25)Though Florida won both games at home by just a single goal, they decidedly outshot Tampa Bay both times and spent way more time in the offensive zone than the Lightning did. Though Tampa Bay will come out on fire down 0-2, the Panthers won twice this season at Tampa Bay and are 26-15 on the road. From a situational perspective, Florida is 15-3 after allowing two goals or less in five straight games and 31-13 after scoring three goals or more in two straight games. The Panthers will win of the two games in Tampa, it’s just which one.
August Young
Passing for today.Strike Point Sports
Passing for today.Jason Sharpe
Thursday April 25th 2024-3 Unit Play Take #10 Tampa Bay -110 over Florida (7:00pm est):
Tampa Bay is down 0-2 in this series but they return home here in a must win game for the Lightning. Not a lot separates these two teams as Florida won the first two games by a 3-2 score. I expect Tampa Bay to bring everything to this game and get the win.
Take Tampa Bay to win this game.
Thank you and good luck,
Jason Sharpe
Griffin Murphy
7 Unit Play - Take Florida (-105) Over Tampa Bay. (7:00p.m, Thursday, April 26th)Florida rolls into this game, finishing the season at 52-24-6. Florida is now on a six-game winning streak and leads the series over Tampa Bay 2-0. Florida has played dominant hockey all season long, finishing 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. Tampa Bay finished the season going 45-29-8, 5-4-1 in their last 10 games, and has now dropped two consecutive matchups. Florida has had no issues playing on the road this season, going 26-11-4. These two teams have squared off three times this year. Florida is 2-1 against them and leads goal differentials by 15-9. Florida is the stronger team here, and I expect them to come into Tampa and take them down in their home arena. Tampa Bay has allowed too many goals. Defensively, Tampa Bay is ranked 22nd in the NHL when it comes to goals against, allowing 3.26 per game. Florida is first in the league on the defensive side, allowing just 2.41 goals per game.
Take Florida (-105) Over Tampa Bay.
Griffin Murphy
Expert NHL Picks History:
DOC'S SPORTS has over 50 years of sports betting experience and is one of the most well-known and well-respected handicapping groups in the industry. Doc's focuses on underdogs and small favorites, and their ultra-selective approach means that they only release the cream of the crop selections. Doc's new NHL handicapper finished off 2021-22 with a +2,400 run and followed that up with a winning 2022-23, and they look for their best effort yet in 2023-34! Sign up now and put Doc's experience and skill to work for your bankroll today!
ROBERT FERRINGO has been one of the top hockey handicappers in the country over the last decade and posted another winning season in 2022-23. Robert has posted 9 of 14 winning NHL seasons, and between 2009-2013 he was the No. 1 NHL handicapper in the U.S. (+21,780 profit) for his clients. That is sustained long-term success, and he is ready for another outstanding season on the ice.
AUGUST YOUNG took the books for +9,005 in 2021 and then followed it up with +3,925 in profit last year. That is +12,930 in two years since joining Doc's Sports, and last year he hit 65% on his plays rated 7.0+ for +4,145 in profit. Young went 4-0 last season with his 8-Unit GOTY Plays and is 7-1 on these top picks over the last two seasons. He has been fantastic on the ice since joining Doc's and looks to do it again this season!
RAPHAEL ESPARZA is steady and consistent on the ice, including beating the books for another winning season in 2022-23. Esparza has notched 9 of 12 winning NHL seasons, and last year he brought in over +4,100 with his top plays rated 5.0+. Esparza has earned two of three winning years, and he was the sports book director in Vegas at MGM's Aria Race and Sports Book and other top books for 15 years. Put that experience to work for you today.
TONY GEORGE hired a new NHL handicapper last season and turned in a profitable 2022-23 campaign. Now George is looking forward to having his best season yet. He has 30 years of handicapping experience and is one of the most consistent, well known, and most respected handicappers in the sports betting industry. You can get on board now.
SCOTT SPREITZER crushed the books with his top plays on the ice, winning 69% of all NHL plays rated 5.0+ from Dec. 3 of last season through the 2023 postseason in June. Spreitzer has more than 25 years of sports betting experience and is looking ahead to a great season. In 2021, between February and May, he banged the books for more than +7,000 in profit, and you can sign up and put his experience to work.
JASON SHARPE was the top NHL handicapper in the country in 2020, raking in more than +7,100 in profit during the best season of his career. He has posted two of three winning NHL seasons. Sharpe is an extremely selective NHL handicapper; sometimes releasing around 20 plays in a given month. He is the perfect option for people who enjoy betting just the best of the best expert NHL picks without having to endure the exhaustive eight-month grind.
ARUN SHIVA had back-to-back dominating NHL campaigns in 2020-21, banking more than +13,000 those two years. Shiva banked a wire-to-wire winning season in 2020 and followed it up with a 61%, +8,700 season. That run included an amazing 32-10 (76%), +5,675 March and three perfect weeks. Shiva's one play per day style has made him one of the most sought-after handicappers in the country, and you can sign up today!
VERNON CROY went on some solid runs in the NHL last season, including a 6-1 +2,420 run in November, a 5-1 +1,190 run in December, a 6-1 +3,040 run in April, and he ended the NHL playoffs on a 5-1 +1,620 run. Croy generally releases just one top NHL play per day, so make sure you sign-up today.
STRIKE POINT SPORTS was the No. 1 NHL handicapper in 2019-20, and they are known for getting off to hot starts in the first six weeks of the season. SPS has tweaked its betting model this year and will be much more focused on plus-money value. You can get on board and check him out today!
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