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Yesterday's Expert NHL Picks from our handicappers.
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Results for Sunday 15th of May 2022
| Handicapper | Units | Dollars |
| Doc's Sports | -2 | $-200.00 |
| Robert Ferringo | 0 | $0.00 |
| Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy) | 2 | $200.00 |
| Raphael Esparza (VSI) | 4 | $400.00 |
| Tony George | 4 | $400.00 |
| Vernon Croy | -4 | $-400.00 |
| Scott Spreitzer | 3 | $300.00 |
| Doug Upstone | 1 | $100.00 |
| August Young | -7 | $-700.00 |
| Strike Point Sports | 4 | $400.00 |
| Jason Sharpe | 0 | $0.00 |
Sunday 15th of May 2022
Doc's Sports
2-Unit Play Take Dallas +160 over Calgary (9:30 p.m. EST, Sunday May 15)
The oddsmakers keep installing the Stars as big underdogs but this series has been very even so far, obviously since this is Game 7. But we think Dallas has a great chance to advance, and we feel this line is off. This will be a strong defensive match on both sides, and we think it’s a coin flip as to who wins. But of course a coin flip is a 50/50 proposition, but we are getting a good value here.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
Passing for today.
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
2-Unit Play. #002. Take Flames (-200) Over Stars (Sunday @ 9:30 pm est)
Nice winner yesterday with the Hurricanes as we extended our streak to 12 wins in a row. We are now 16-5 (76%) in the playoffs and +10440 on the season which is just incredible. As per your selection, today we roll with the Flames as home favorites. This has been a tight series and low scoring and we expect the same here tonight. We feel Calgary has a big edge here at home coming off a loss. In these tight low scoring games Calgary has the edge with those game breakers. They have multiple 30 and 40 goal scorers on their team which is necessary to score that big goal late or in OT. Dallas just doesn't have enough of those guys. Calgary is a very deep team with a world class goalie in Markstrom. They also have a big edge on the bench with Coach Sutter. Sutter will coach his 11th career Game 7, the most in NHL history. He has a 7-3 record in his previous Game 7s. He is a proven Stanley Cup winning coach and he knows how to prepare his troops for a big game like this. They earned home ice advantage for the exact situations and I believe today that pays off. This is a steep price but worth it as we look for Calgary to win at home today and advance to round 2.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
NHL PLAYOFF HOCKEY
4 Unit Play. Take #1 Under 5.5 -140 Dallas at Calgary (9:35p.m., Sunday, May 15 ESPN2)
Tony George
NHL
5/15/22
4 Units - #06 NY Rangers (-125) vs Pitt *7 EST
NY at home after scoring 10 goals in the past 2 games including a come from behind win that tested their will, and they passed the test. Pitt on a 3rd string net tender here in a Game 7 on the road, and NY and their offense on home ice is too good to pass up on this number in a Game 7 when they are averaging over 4 goals a game at home in this series. Lay it
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play #002 Calgary -1.5 +130 over Dallas (Sunday, May 15, 2022, 9:30 PM)
Take Calgary on the puck line -1.5 over Dallas as my top NHL pick for Sunday night. This pick falls into one my top NHL systems and Calgary is the superior team at home here tonight. Calgary has averaged 3.6 goals per game at home this season holding opponents to just 2.3 goals per game against them. Calgary has also averaged 38.8 shots on goal per game over their last 5 games and they have held their opponents to just 26.2 shots on goal per game against them at home this season. Calgary’s penalty kill has been 1 of the best in the NHL at home this season with opponents converting just 10.7% against them with the extra man. Play Calgary puck line
Scott Spreitzer
3-Unit Play: Take 1 Stars +1.5, -155 over Flames (9:35 p.m., Sunday, May 15)
The Flames have some defensive issues heading into Sunday’s Game-7 and it wasn’t like they were dominating the Stars anyway. While I expect all hands on deck, the fact is, Dallas has controlled much of this series including the crucial third period in their Game-6 win last time out. Jake Oettinger has been fantastic in this series with a .954 save percentage, stopping 208 of 218 shots on goal. His team has controlled at least four of the six games thus far and I expect this one to go right to the wire with one goal being the difference when all is said and done. I’m backing the Stars +1.5 goals on Sunday. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
Doug Upstone
1 Unit Play. Take #2 Calgary -200 over Nashville (9:35 p.m. ET, Sunday, May 15)
The Flames were among NHL's best offensively and defensively, while the Stars are the only playoff team to have scored fewer goals than they allowed during the season. Yet here we are in a Game 7, but playing at home with more talent is the difference. Dallas has scored three goals on the road in this series and in spite of how good the Stars goalie goaltender Jake Oettinger has played, that won’t be enough. The Flames are 7-20 in road games after playing at home.
August Young
7-Unit Play: Take #005 Pittsburgh Penguins +110 over New York Rangers (7:05p.m., Sunday, May 15) Value spot for the team with more playoff experience. Since 2005, teams that made the postseason last year that are coming off a loss in a series vs. an opponent that did not make the postseason last year, produce an impressive +14.5% ROI. This improves to +24.9% ROI when the team is listed as an underdog. The Pens should bounceback strong after being outplayed in Game 6, especially with Sidney Crosby expected to be back in the lineup. We should also add (as mentioned in yesterday's analysis) that blindly betting the visitors in Game 7 would have produced a +14.6% ROI. This improves to a +33.3% ROI when the visitors are +145 underdogs or less.
Best of luck - August
Allen Eastman had no picks
Strike Point Sports
4-Unit Play. Take #2 Calgary (-190) over Dallas (9:30p.m. Sunday, May. 15)
Calgary will host the Dallas Stars in a game 7 match up at the Scotiabank Saddledome tonight. Dallas found a way to battle back at home in game 6 where they won 4-2. The fact is, Dallas is a different team when they play at home and haven’t been great on the road this season. The Stars are 1-5 in their last 6 road contests and I like this trend to continue tonight. One of the reasons for Calgarys loss in their last game was due to a lack of discipline where the Flames had 28 penalty minutes. I fully anticipate the Flames to address this tonight and come into this game focused with a great game plan. Calgary is overall a better team than the Stars and I think it will show tonight. Calgary ranks 6th in scoring compared to 21st and 3rd on defense compared to the Stars 14th ranking. Look for the Flames to control the tempo of this game tonight and have more speed than Dallas. Take the Flames at home in game 7!
Best of Luck-Strike Point Sports
Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.
Expert NHL Picks History:
Doc's Sports
2-Unit Play Take Dallas +160 over Calgary (9:30 p.m. EST, Sunday May 15)The oddsmakers keep installing the Stars as big underdogs but this series has been very even so far, obviously since this is Game 7. But we think Dallas has a great chance to advance, and we feel this line is off. This will be a strong defensive match on both sides, and we think it’s a coin flip as to who wins. But of course a coin flip is a 50/50 proposition, but we are getting a good value here.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
Passing for today.Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
2-Unit Play. #002. Take Flames (-200) Over Stars (Sunday @ 9:30 pm est)Nice winner yesterday with the Hurricanes as we extended our streak to 12 wins in a row. We are now 16-5 (76%) in the playoffs and +10440 on the season which is just incredible. As per your selection, today we roll with the Flames as home favorites. This has been a tight series and low scoring and we expect the same here tonight. We feel Calgary has a big edge here at home coming off a loss. In these tight low scoring games Calgary has the edge with those game breakers. They have multiple 30 and 40 goal scorers on their team which is necessary to score that big goal late or in OT. Dallas just doesn't have enough of those guys. Calgary is a very deep team with a world class goalie in Markstrom. They also have a big edge on the bench with Coach Sutter. Sutter will coach his 11th career Game 7, the most in NHL history. He has a 7-3 record in his previous Game 7s. He is a proven Stanley Cup winning coach and he knows how to prepare his troops for a big game like this. They earned home ice advantage for the exact situations and I believe today that pays off. This is a steep price but worth it as we look for Calgary to win at home today and advance to round 2.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
NHL PLAYOFF HOCKEY4 Unit Play. Take #1 Under 5.5 -140 Dallas at Calgary (9:35p.m., Sunday, May 15 ESPN2)
Tony George
NHL5/15/22
4 Units - #06 NY Rangers (-125) vs Pitt *7 EST
NY at home after scoring 10 goals in the past 2 games including a come from behind win that tested their will, and they passed the test. Pitt on a 3rd string net tender here in a Game 7 on the road, and NY and their offense on home ice is too good to pass up on this number in a Game 7 when they are averaging over 4 goals a game at home in this series. Lay it
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play #002 Calgary -1.5 +130 over Dallas (Sunday, May 15, 2022, 9:30 PM)Take Calgary on the puck line -1.5 over Dallas as my top NHL pick for Sunday night. This pick falls into one my top NHL systems and Calgary is the superior team at home here tonight. Calgary has averaged 3.6 goals per game at home this season holding opponents to just 2.3 goals per game against them. Calgary has also averaged 38.8 shots on goal per game over their last 5 games and they have held their opponents to just 26.2 shots on goal per game against them at home this season. Calgary’s penalty kill has been 1 of the best in the NHL at home this season with opponents converting just 10.7% against them with the extra man. Play Calgary puck line
Scott Spreitzer
3-Unit Play: Take 1 Stars +1.5, -155 over Flames (9:35 p.m., Sunday, May 15)The Flames have some defensive issues heading into Sunday’s Game-7 and it wasn’t like they were dominating the Stars anyway. While I expect all hands on deck, the fact is, Dallas has controlled much of this series including the crucial third period in their Game-6 win last time out. Jake Oettinger has been fantastic in this series with a .954 save percentage, stopping 208 of 218 shots on goal. His team has controlled at least four of the six games thus far and I expect this one to go right to the wire with one goal being the difference when all is said and done. I’m backing the Stars +1.5 goals on Sunday. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
Doug Upstone
1 Unit Play. Take #2 Calgary -200 over Nashville (9:35 p.m. ET, Sunday, May 15)The Flames were among NHL's best offensively and defensively, while the Stars are the only playoff team to have scored fewer goals than they allowed during the season. Yet here we are in a Game 7, but playing at home with more talent is the difference. Dallas has scored three goals on the road in this series and in spite of how good the Stars goalie goaltender Jake Oettinger has played, that won’t be enough. The Flames are 7-20 in road games after playing at home.
August Young
7-Unit Play: Take #005 Pittsburgh Penguins +110 over New York Rangers (7:05p.m., Sunday, May 15) Value spot for the team with more playoff experience. Since 2005, teams that made the postseason last year that are coming off a loss in a series vs. an opponent that did not make the postseason last year, produce an impressive +14.5% ROI. This improves to +24.9% ROI when the team is listed as an underdog. The Pens should bounceback strong after being outplayed in Game 6, especially with Sidney Crosby expected to be back in the lineup. We should also add (as mentioned in yesterday's analysis) that blindly betting the visitors in Game 7 would have produced a +14.6% ROI. This improves to a +33.3% ROI when the visitors are +145 underdogs or less.Best of luck - August
Allen Eastman had no picks
Strike Point Sports
4-Unit Play. Take #2 Calgary (-190) over Dallas (9:30p.m. Sunday, May. 15)
Calgary will host the Dallas Stars in a game 7 match up at the Scotiabank Saddledome tonight. Dallas found a way to battle back at home in game 6 where they won 4-2. The fact is, Dallas is a different team when they play at home and haven’t been great on the road this season. The Stars are 1-5 in their last 6 road contests and I like this trend to continue tonight. One of the reasons for Calgarys loss in their last game was due to a lack of discipline where the Flames had 28 penalty minutes. I fully anticipate the Flames to address this tonight and come into this game focused with a great game plan. Calgary is overall a better team than the Stars and I think it will show tonight. Calgary ranks 6th in scoring compared to 21st and 3rd on defense compared to the Stars 14th ranking. Look for the Flames to control the tempo of this game tonight and have more speed than Dallas. Take the Flames at home in game 7!
Best of Luck-Strike Point Sports
Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.Expert NHL Picks History:
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ROBERT FERRINGO has been one of the top hockey handicappers in the country over the last decade and posted another winning season last year after a strong close. Robert has posted 8 of 12 winning NHL seasons, and between 2009-2013 he was the No. 1 NHL handicapper in the U.S. (+21,780) for his clients. That is sustained long-term success, and he is ready for another outstanding season on the ice.
JASON SHARPE was the No. 1 NHL handicapper in the country last season, raking in more than +7,100 in profit during the best season of his career. 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 is coming off a dominating wire-to-wire winning season, meaning that his clients opened the season with a profit on Day 1 and were in the black the entire season. That includes his jaw-dropping +11,000 run through the first three months of the year! 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!
STRIKE POINT SPORTS has gotten the job done on the ice, posting three of four winning seasons for NHL picks. 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 is looking forward to making it four of six profitable seasons on the ice, and you can get on board and check him out today!
RAPHAEL ESPARZA is steady and consistent on the ice, including beating the books for another winning season last year. Esparza was the No. 1 NHL handicapper in the country in 2015-16, ringing up an amazing +12,310 in profit. He was the sports book director MGM's Aria Race and Sports Book and worked at some of the top sportsbooks in Vegas for 15 years. Put that experience to work for you today.
SCOTT SPREITZER is a veteran when it comes to NHL handicapping and coming off a winning season on the ice. He has more than 25 years of sports betting experience and is looking ahead to a great season. Last year between February and May he banged the books for more than +7,000 in profit. Sign up and put his experience to work.
VERNON CROY posted one of the best seasons of any sport in his career in 2017-18, crushing the books for +13,380 in profit on the ice. Dating back to 2016, this has been one of his best sports since joining Doc's Sports. Croy is going to focus on having another outstanding season, and you can take advantage today!
TONY GEORGE has hired a new NHL handicapper this season and is looking forward to having his best season yet. George has nearly 30 years of handicapping experience, and you can get on board now.
DOUG UPSTONE is one of the newest handicapper at Doc's Sports and is looking for a big season. A highly selective player, Upstone typically releases plays no more than four days a week and only in very specific situations. If you want to bet hockey, with just a few plays a week that are his cream of the crop, join him today!
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