Hockey Handicapping Articles

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 3/16/2012

The field for this season’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs is starting to take shape, but the actual matchups are still a few weeks away from being decided. Many of the games from here on in start to take on a whole new meaning as teams continue to try and position themselves for a choice spot in postseason.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 3/9/2012

The start of this season’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs is less than a month away and from here on in the games start to take-on a certain sense of urgency as teams continue to try and position themselves for a long run in the postseason.

Bovada NHL Weekly Props Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 3/7/2012

The seemingly never-ending NHL regular season actually finishes four weeks from Saturday, with the equally never-ending Stanley Cup playoffs set to drop the puck on Tuesday, April 10. With March Madness and the start of baseball season to occupy our time for the next month, the NHL postseason will be upon us before you know it.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 3/2/2012

The race to this season’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs enters the month of March, and from here on in the games start to take-on a certain sense of urgency as teams continue to jockey for position in their respective conference.

NHL Trade Deadline Storylines
by T.O. Whenham - 2/28/2012

This year’s trade deadline in the NHL wasn’t as action-packed or significant as it has been in past years, but there were still 15 deals done in the hours leading up to Monday’s deadline with none more going down in the week before the deadline. You can learn a lot about what teams are thinking and how they feel about their team based on what they do or don’t do on the day.

NHL Handicapping: Detroit One of Strongest Home Bets in Sports
by T.O. Whenham - 2/22/2012

On Nov. 3 the Detroit Red Wings lost 4-1 at home to the Calgary Flames. It was a pretty ugly performance for the hosts. It was also the last time Detroit lost at home. Since then they have won 23 straight home contests. The previous NHL record of 20 home wins in a row was set in 1930 and tied in 1976, so what they are in the midst of is obviously impressive.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 2/17/2012

The stretch run in the race to the Stanley Cup Playoffs is underway and just about every day in the NHL has a couple matchups on the slate that could have major implications on the final postseason picture. The following is our three best free hockey picks for this Friday night with NHL odds provided by BetOnline.

Bovada Weekly NHL Props Predictions and Picks: Rick Nash Trade
by Alan Matthews - 2/15/2012

Certainly no book appears to put out as many unique weekly NHL team and player props as Bovada does, and with the NHL trade deadline coming next week Rick Nash is dominating the headlines. Nash, a powerful right winger, is the best player in Columbus Blue Jackets history (that’s not saying much).

NHL Handicapping: Any Value in Washington Capitals Moving Forward?
by T.O. Whenham - 2/10/2012

The Washington Capitals have been the biggest disappointment in the NHL this year. They were the favorites to win the Stanley Cup before the season and many people, including me, thought that this was finally their year. A combination of factors, though — lackadaisical play, injuries, a coaching change, terrible road play, and so on — has conspired to turn a very promising season into an underwhelming one.

Friday NHL Free Picks and Hockey Predictions
by David Schwab - 2/10/2012

The race to the Stanley Cup Playoffs is in full gear and while a good majority of the teams are still jockeying for position in the middle of the pack there are a few that suddenly find themselves needing to string together some victories just to stay in the hunt.

NHL Hockey Weekly Props Specials and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 2/9/2012

Remember when Scott Gomez was considered one of the best players in the NHL? The Alaskan center was one of the best two-way players in the league and was a huge part of two Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils teams in the early 2000s. His career season was in 2005-06 with New Jersey when Gomez put up career-highs in points with 84, goals with 33 and power-play goals with nine.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 2/3/2012

The race to the Stanley Cup Playoffs is now in full gear coming off last weekend’s NHL all-star break. There are a few top teams that have not only separated themselves from the pack by their play on the ice, but by providing a profitable return for anyone who has consistently wagered on their games.

NHL Handicapping: The Inconsistent Pittsburgh Penguins
by T.O. Whenham - 1/21/2012

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a tough team to figure out — the toughest in the NHL season right now. When they are good they are very good, and no team has more talent. They have been hit hard by injuries, though, and it has had a real impact on their play, and especially on their consistency.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 1/20/2012

The 2011-12 NHL regular season has passed the halfway point and the battle for position in each of the conferences rages on. A few teams have been able to separate themselves from the pack through not only their play on the ice, but as a proven money maker when it comes to wagering on the games.

NHL Handicapping: Gambling Effect of Fired Coaches
by T.O. Whenham - 1/13/2012

It has not been a good year to be an NHL head coach — at least not if you value job security. It’s only early January, and the season is only half over, yet seven head coaches have been fired so far since the season started. In a 30-team league that’s more than 23 percent of all positions. As crazy as that seems it could get worse — a quick look at the league brings up at least five other coaches who shouldn’t be too comfortable in their seats.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 1/12/2012

The NHL regular season presses on as the top teams in the league continue to jockey for position in their respective conference. A few teams have separated themselves from the pack as proven money makers while a few others continue to be major drains on the bankroll.

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 1/5/2012

The NHL enters the fourth month of an 82-game regular season marathon to the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With more than enough statistical information to assess all 30 teams, we have a clear picture of how each has performed on the ice as well as what kind of return they have provided against the puck line and on the money line.

NHL Handicapping Surprises and Disappointments
by T.O. Whenham - 1/4/2012

As the calendar turns another year we are — give or take — halfway through the long NHL regular season. As I sit here watching the always-brilliant annual outdoor game it is a great time to look at the biggest surprises and disappointments of the season so far:

NHL Handicapping: Weekend Hockey Betting Primer With Free Picks
by David Schwab - 12/29/2011

As December comes to a close, the NHL is now three months into its 82-game marathon to the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. We now have more than enough statistical information to assess each team’s performance in terms of not only how they have done on the ice, but what kind of return they have provided against the puck line and on the money line.

NHL Handicapping: The Winnipeg Jets
by T.O. Whenham - 12/28/2011

It will go down as a wild and crazy year in the history of the Winnipeg Jets. The team originally left Winnipeg for Phoenix in 1996, and a lot of fans probably felt like they would never come back. Come back they did, though, when the sale of the Atlanta Thrashers was announced on May 31.