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NHL Picks and Predictions 10/4: New Jersey Devils Vs New York Islanders

NHL Picks and Predictions 10/4: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils

These aren’t the New York Islanders of old. Nor are they the New York Islanders of the 80s. The New York Islanders are somewhere very much in between – no longer terrible but still not a legitimate contender.

The New Jersey Devils aren’t the Devils of old either. Gone are the days of reasonable Stanley Cup expectations, and here are a bunch of long-shot underdogs in the final days of a living legend in net. They already had one magical Stanley Cup run… maybe this group has a run  ... 

2013-14 NHL Predictions, Pacific Preview: Vancouver Canucks Still on Top?

Pacific Division 2013-14 NHL Preview and Predictions

1. Vancouver Canucks: New coach could signal a new era, but the departure of Cory Schneider should leave this goaltending unit a bit weaker than it’s been over the last few years. Even if Luongo isn’t the guy, however, there’s too much depth in Vancouver. The twins are playing for a contract, the defensive unit is great as always, and they have two legitimate scoring lines. I think that’s enough for one of the most consistent franchises in hockey to continue being consistent.

2. Anaheim Ducks: The Ducks lost Bobby Ryan  ... 

NHL Predictions 2013-14, Metropolitan Division: New York Rangers or Pittsburgh Penguins?

NHL PREDICTIONS, 2013-14 SEASON PREVIEW: Metropolitan Division

The NHL season returns to us this week, so we thought we’d throw some season previews  and predictions your way. My favorite division after the shuffle is definitely the Metropolitan Division. It’s comprised of eight teams that could conceivably be playoff contenders, that now must battle through each other to try to make the postseason.

As a Devils fan, I hate the new system and hate this new division. It’s absolutely loaded. Nevertheless, this is definitely the most fun division for me to break down. Might as well start out the season having  ... 

NHL Stanley Cup Game Five: Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks

NHL Stanley Cup Game Five: Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks

I’m going to outline my betting strategy through the series and what I’ll be doing going forward, but first, a little Z-Code analysis:

A mixed signal shows three-star underdog value on the Bruins, two-star odds to win favorites on the Blackhawks, and a 56/44 ML % odds to win on the Blackhawks. In short, this is a volatile game with a slight lean to the Hawks and conflicting parameters. The +1.5 line is 75% likely to hit, so the computer will continue to ride that bet. I won’t.

HEre is  ... 

NHL Stanley Cup Game Four: Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins

NHL Stanley Cup Game Four: Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins

Short and sweet, but I don’t really see any reason to change our approach here. We skimmed our losses in Game One with our +1.5 bet, and it’s helped our profits in Game Two and Game Three.

With two consecutive full sweep wins, I’m not changing anything. We’ll again take the alternate puck line and Bruins +1.5, combined with the under and the Bruins ML.

Z-Code continues their lukewarm Bruins support on home ice, and with a few stars and a 58% readout on the game, we’re in agreement. Low  ... 

Stanley Cup Game Two NHL Picks: Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks

Stanley Cup Game Two: Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks Pick and Predictions

It’s anti-climactic. It’s boring. It’s terrible. It’s also a way to stay in profit long-term and protect what has been a glorious playoff run. There’s no signal here, and chasing is silly. We’re a no bet in Game Two of the Stanley Cup.

My thoughts remain the same. This series will be a grind, and the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks are two evenly matched teams.

Rask had the win in the bag before a puck went in off his defenseman’s skate and angled in behind him. The  ... 

NHL Stanley Cup Picks and Predictions 2013: Bruins Vs Blackhawks

NHL Playoffs: Stanley Cup Pick and Predictions – Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks Game One

I’ve addressed everything I’m looking for in my analysis of the game with an earlier post inside the community that I will include below, but I haven’t looked into the Z-CODE output, and that’s what we’ll analyze here. If you want my thoughts on the game, see our series post below, as that’s all I’ll be looking at Game One for. Going low confidence and feeling out the matchup…

Z-Code doesn’t give much of a ML signal, with a nearly coin-flip output and 2 stars  ... 

NHL Playoffs Picks and Predictions: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks Game Seven

NHL Playoffs Picks and Predictions: Chicago Blackhawks Vs Detroit Red Wings

So here is the deal:

We had a tremendously profitable second round. We hedged out of Sharks with guaranteed profits. We CRUSHED the Penguins series and the Bruins series. We are up big, sitting very pretty, with my favorite series of the postseason on the line. This also has the potential to be my most profitable series of the playoffs… despite it going seven games… because we predicted it going seven games and bet accordingly, recognizing how great the Red Wings are at home but needing a  ... 

NHL Playoffs Picks and Predictions: Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings Game Six

NHL Playoffs Picks and Predictions: Game Six – Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings

After a perfect prediction last night on the Kings and Sharks, I’m not sure where we go from here. We hit the 96% recommended +1.5 line, we hit the Sharks ML, we hit the under, and we got the 2-1 score exactly right in our prediction below. A truly perfect pick.

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This game looks a bit more volatile, and Z-Code is nowhere near as friendly with its prediction.

Conflicting paramaters throughout the generated pick lead me to put  ... 

Featuring Marko: NHL expert. King of Pods.

1. Hi Marko. You are one of the oldest Zcode members and experts.

Please tell us more about yourself. What is your story?  I am born in Zagreb,Croatia where a handful off people watch and bet American sports NHL,NFL,NBA and MLB. I start at first paper trading NHL very young,then I start betting it  very profitable and give away picks to my friends.  In a few years word of me and my NHL picks spread around very fast,thats when I started selling picks to others and I still do. 2. You have been betting NHL for ages. I remember you  ... 

NHL Playoffs Picks, Predictions: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings

The Blackhawks came out flat in Game Two and the Red Wings capitalized. In one of our most polarizing predictions of the playoffs (see posts below), Game Three could give a team a big edge.

I still think the Blackhawks are the better team, and one game doesn’t change my mind about that. I still think this series will be a grind, and had it going seven games. I still think the Blackhawks have too much chemistry and too much depth. I love the two-way players on this roster and think they can shut down an aging Red Wings team.

That  ... 

Stanley Mr. Score. NHL Stanley Cup was named after him? Living a life of sports investor.

Claiming $15,000 profit on NHL is a bold claim. Is there a proof? What is the secret behind it? Today we meet Stanley, Mr. Score, NHL expert with a long track record.

Hi Stanley, Mr. Score. What’s your story?

hey pals! glad i could make it. i’m stanley, born and raised in eastern europe. I spent some time studing in US, that’s where i got in love with NHL hockey. it became my obsession.

I’m old as times but look young in my heart. Some people say that Stanley Cup was called after me.. Who knows? Some people call  ... 

NHL Playoffs Picks and Predictions: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

NHL Playoffs Picks and Predictions: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

The Pittsburgh Penguins made a gutsy move to sit their franchise goaltender in favor of a veteran that was run out of the last two teams he played for.

As a backup, Vokoun was mediocre, but the Penguins needed a spark. He shut out a scrappy Islanders team and put the Penguins in position to close out the series. Back in net for the second game in a row, I think the Penguins and Vokoun will get that goal accomplished.

We have a heavy line for our series bet,  ... 

NHL Playoffs Picks and Predictions: Washington Capitals Vs New York Rangers

This series is going to be so much fun. These games are always tight. Lots of overtime, lots of bad blood. Last year this was the most intense playoff series of the playoffs, arguably… maybe except Devils Panthers in the first round (a double overtime thriller in the elimination game that I was at in game 7). These teams matchup so evenly…

Rangers finished the year very hot, but they started Lundqvist 15 consecutive times.

The Caps also finished hot, and after their horrible start they may be the hottest team in hockey since they truend this around. Ovechkin is  ...