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Who are the NHL’s Best Goalies – Hockey Betting Tips

I fully expect goaltending to be the single biggest factor in a lockout-shortened season. A condensed schedule means goalies will be asked to a bit more in much less time, with an extra game as often as every fourth day. Sloppy play should dictate the pace in the early going, as training camp is short. The season starts next week and the CBA isn’t even ratified.

Here is my list of goalies who can take over a game. Be wary of betting against them. In my system, I evaluate roster talent and then look at the goaltending matchups. The line is never friendly with these guys, and they’re certainly beatable, but you never want to lose because Henrik Lundqvist saves 44 shots in a 1-0 overtime thriller.

Cheers,

Mark

1. Jonathan Quick – Stanley Cup champion and dominant as anyone – he masks the mediocrity of the Kings.

2. Henrik Lundqvist – Last year’s Vezina winner and on one of  ... 

NCAA BCS Championship Game Picks and Predictions: Notre Dame Vs Alabama

It’s not quite an NFL Pick, but I’ve got a prediction for tonight’s college football BCS championship… Notre Dame Vs Alabama.

I have a hedge for tonight. I love both defenses and I’m on the under. I also bet with my heart more than my head sometimes, and it’s rarely let me down. I have two plays in addition to the under today.

First, I like a teaser. I think there is a ton of value in an under 49, -2.5 teaser play for Alabama. They’re clearly the better team and if they dominate this game, they still are unlikely to go over 50 points. This is a nice, safe, simple play.

On the other side, I like Notre Dame. I’ve got my hedge saying that at 10 points, Alabama can cover 3 but not 10. I am on Notre Dame +10 in addition to my teaser and under bets.

It is set to be a grinding battle of a National  ... 

NFL Playoffs Recap: Z-Code NFL Picks and Predictions Go 3-1

This year’s spreads for the first round of the NFL playoffs were fairly unfriendly.  Las Vegas was extremely sharp with their lines despite the struggles of home favorites down the stretch of the regular season.  Still, through the Z-Code VIP Club we were able to finish 3-1  against the spread on Wild Card weekend.  In fact, if Robert Griffin III stayed healthy or if Mike Shannahan knew when to pull his injured quarterback, I believe the Washington Redskins would have prevailed as well.  No matter, we’re up big and we’re moving forward.

A recap of our playoff predictions for the first round, as posted last week:

Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans

Prediction:  Texans 28 – Cincy 24

We almost got this one exactly right.  The Houston Texans held on and covered the spread for us by winning by six.  Our 3 point safety suggestion came through easily.  Though the Texans are nowhere near as strong as they were a month  ... 

Fun Zcode Facts: 2012 in Numbers

We just closed successful 2012 and it’s time to look back and see what we achieved!

Here are some fun facts from Zcode VIP club of sports investors

Total Likes in 2012: 282,982 !!! Most Liked Member: Mark D. 32,747 likes (11.5% of all likes Mark is really loved) Best Love Spreader All Time: Andrew P 38,645 likes given 402 Topics were opened on Private Forum with a total of 20,038 posts! Most viewed and followed topic: Trey MLB ABC system: 54,339 views 82,500 comments were made on VIP Picks page, including 49,149 on Recap Wall Zcode provided 5,657  ... 

NBA Picks and Predictions – LA Lakers at LA Clippers: Z-Code Featured Game

NBA Featured Game – Friday, January 4th: LA Lakers at LA Clippers

The Los Angeles Lakers are a difficult team to figure out. Without Steve Nash, they struggled through the start of the season. Without Pau Gasol, they again fell into a small slump. With their ferocious foursome in place, they’re an elite team in the west. Still, they find a way to fall to teams like the Sixers.

The LA Clippers went on one of the most dominant winning streaks in recent memory, only to see it snapped by back to back losses. Can they respond in a huge  ... 

NBA Free Picks Facebook Competition: $100 Prize Standings Update

You guys are good!!! Danilo takes the lead as the road favorites pulled it out. Here is an update of our standings in our free competition. It’s still not too late to join!  The first person to get to ten wins takes home the $100 prize!  Keep your eyes peeled for another game early next week!  You can follow the action and catch our featured games here: https://www.facebook.com/ZcodeNBApicks

Six:  Danilo

Five:  Mark Donatiello

Four: Richard Bhamin, Mike Zed, Ryan Hurdes, Xyc Yxc

Three:  Xyc Yxc, Rogelio Avant, Cyril, Jaka

Two:  Izabela Janchowska, Marcin, Mark Larsen, Victor Matias, Chris Sorce, Jonny Ma  ... 

Zcode Likes Cash Contests Winners!

Congratulations to Likes Cash Contests Winners! Best Contributors Traditionally Mark won the contest with his valuable daily writups and commentary. This time Mudrac was really close with his daily soccer and KHL picks. Jens got the 3rd place and was much appreciated for creating JB Soccer Zcode Boys idea! Jonathan took the 4th place. Trey and Alberto shared 5th and 6th together. Damon and his great quarter system took 7th, P Andrew with his basketball in his blood 8th and Danilo 9th and Daniel 10th Congratulations!

Top 3 Love spreaders Here nobody comes close to P Andrew who spread  ... 

ZcodeVIP club: 1 Year of Success. Video Recap

Happy New Year guys!!! “Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead

ZcodeVIP club: 1 Year of Success. Video Recap: