Detroit @ EDMONTON
Detroit -½ +300 over EDMONTON

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Posted at 1:35 PM EST.  

Detroit -½ +300 over EDMONTON

9:30 PM EST. Regulation only. Yeah, we have concerns about getting behind the Red Wings. For one, it is their third game in four days and tail end of back-to-back after getting whacked 5-1 in Calgary last night. The game prior, in Vancouver, the Red Wings lost by that same identical score. Detroit has been outscored 15-4 in losing three in a row. We’d feel better if Detroit’s goaltending was more stable but we’re not going to worry about that. We can’t because nobody knows when a goaltender is going to have a great or lousy game so we’ll just have to let the puck bounce where it may. The Red Wings stock is sinking fast while the fraudulent Oilers are gaining tremendous market credibility because they are now 6-1 to start the year. 

We faded Edmonton last game and they won easily, 6-3. They had a 6-1 lead with about five minutes to go before allowing two garbage time goals that meant nothing. That’s how it appears on paper, an easy win for the Oilers but trust us when we tell you that Edmonton was chasing around Philadelphia for 60 minutes. If all things were equal and luck had no effect on the outcome, Philadelphia would have won 10-0. That’s how badly the Oilers got dominated. The shots on goal were 52-22 in favor of the Flyers. The High Danger Scoring Chances were 17-4 in favor of the Flyers. Edmonton’s puck possession numbers for that game was the lowest by any team this year and yet they won 6-3 and had a 6-1 lead late in the game. It may not happen here but  inevitably, there is a reality check coming. The Oilers have been territorially outclassed so far – not just cumulatively but in every individual game – and it hasn’t shown on the scoresheet yet. It will soon.

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Detroit -½ +300 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 6.00)

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