# 5 , big day!

okay, its almost 7pm so i need to type my picks up for you guys... i selected before the games started and placed my bets but didnt get around to typing

LOCKS
OTT over ATL - ATL is way overrated, OTT is on fire, and gerber is thrilled to be in goal
--- TAKE OTTAWA -1.5 over ATLANTA

BUFFALO over BOSTON - I accidently bet this game on the sportsbook... I think buffalo is pretty much a lock to win, but with the injuries to afinoganov, spacek, among others.... and boston getting almost +300.... i almost wish i had taken them , I don't like buffalo getting -300 , because i think its a much better game than that... but i do like Buffalo to win this game

---BUFFALO on the MONEYLINE

TORONTO over EDMONTON - I really don't like edmonton that much as of late.... Toronto has played well and should take this game

---TORONTO on the MONEYLINE

PICKS:

CAROLINA over MONTREAL - Carolina has had a bad game or two, but nothing near as bad as montreal's 0-5 streak. This game is important because they are tight in the playoff battle..... Kaberle's recent return combined with the absence of a healthy Huet and Kovalev should have the Habs worried, even if they are at home
---CAROLINA on the MONEYLINE

TAMPA BAY over FLORIDA - FLA has been on and off lately, TB has won 4 of their last 5 and ST. Louis and Lecaveliear are really heating things up..... Unless Belfour robs me AGAIN i don't see florida pulling this out

---TAMPA BAY on the MONEYLINE

CALGARY over COLORADO - Quite simply, the flames collapsed the other night... they had the game won, then shit the bed... don't see them doing it again, at home, and with Vancouver taking sole posession of first in the northwest last night... GG sakic and Co

---CALGARY over COLORADO on the MONEYLINE
---CALGARY and COLORADO over 6.


KUNKLES PICKS:

Rangers over Flyers
Lightning over Panthers
Predators over Wild
Wings over Coyotes
Flames over Avalanche
Ducks over Kings
Devils over Islanders
Hurricanes over Canadiens
Oilers over Leafs
Sabres over Bruins
Thrashers over Sens

day number chetere

Theres only four games on tap tonight, one of which i wont bet on (PIT/NJD) so i won't have much tonight for you

LOCKS

Van vs Chicago - The nucks need this game to take first place in the northwest.... meanwhile chicago played their hearts out in the loss to the pens...

Vancouver on the moneyline
WIN

Nashville vs STL - Nashville has forsberg now... that is all
Nash on the moneyline
LOSS... fors didnt play... and nash didnt score at all haha


PICKS

SJ vs Columbus - Can SJ really keep playing so badly? They have to come around
SJ on the moneyline

LOSS :(


KUNKLES PICKS :

Sharks over Blue Jackets LOSE
Penguins over Devils   WIN
Predators over Blues   LOSE
Canucks over Blackhawks  WIN

Kunkle Day: 2-2
Kunkle Overall : 10-8


TODAY : 1-1 LOCKS
 0-1 PICKS

OVERALL 11-2 LOCKS
 4-5-1 PICKS
 15-7-1 OVERALL

Day # three

Okay, im a bit late typing these up, but i'm sitting at work and had already had these picks made.... not typing descriptions cause im lazy @ work

LOCKS :
BUFFALO over EDMONTON WIN
ANAHEIM over PHOENIX WIN (but god did this scare me)
TAMPA BAY over WASHINGTON WIN

PICKS:
CALGARY over COLORADO
LOSS
TORONTO over PHILADELPHIA
WIN
NY RANGERS over CAROLINA
WIN
NY ISLANDERS over BOSTON
WIN


KUNKLES PICKS

Sabres over Oilers W
Leafs over Flyers W
Canes over Rangers L
Bruins over Islanders L
Capitals over Lightning L
Ducks over Coyotes W
Flames over Avalanche L


Kunkle
3-4 for the day
8-6 OVERALL

LOCKS : 3-0 Day, 10-1 overall
PICKS : 3-1 Day, 4-4-1 overall
OVERALL 14-5-1 overall

day 2

okay so last night i went 3-0 in my locks and 0-3 in my smaller games... not bad though

lets see whats on tap tonight : I'll obstain from the pens game cause frankly they are my teams and i will never pick them to lose



LOCKS

NJD over MON - The devils are 3-0 in this season series and have been strong at home.... The over/under for this game is set at 5, yet no game this year has had more than 5 goals for these two teams. Brodeur has a lifetime GAA under 2 against the canadiens, and while the habs might play aebischer , a bad performance from him would be the only reason this goes over 5 goals

NJD on the moneyline, and take the Under for the first period
WIN , WIN

OTT over FLA - The Sens are running hot at home, while the panthers are terrible on the road. Ray Emery getting suspended might be a blessing in disguise as Gerber is very good against the panthers lifetime.

OTT over FLA on the moneyline
WIN

Sharks vs Nash (+1.5 1st period) The sharks have been scoring well lately, and while nashville has had a few weak games lately, at home they have been solid besides a loss to LAK. I expect this game to hit the 1.5

Sharks and Nashville OVER for 1st period (1.5)
WIN

Dallas over DET - Detroit has been solid against the stars , but with the stars running hot lately, the wings being without hasek, and the stars addition of nagy... it should be a good time for the stars to pull out a W and get back in the race for the west. conf. lead
Dallas over Detroit on the moneyline
LOSS (dallas up 1-0 after 2, detroit storms back to win the game) .... i placed this before i knew turco wasn't playing or i might have moved this down to picks

Picks:

STL and CBJ : OVER - all games btw these two teams have had at least 6 goals, i dont see this changing

STL and CBJ OVER 5.5
WIN

MIN and VAN : OVER 5 - both teams have been fairly successful offensively lately, and are both on three days rest. The 5 Goal O/U is key as well, as this will account for 3-2 finishes in OT (as a push)

MIN AND VAN OVER 5
PUSH



KUNKLE'S PICKS :

blues over jackets W
sens over panthers W
devils over canadiens W
pens over hawks W
sharks over preds L
stars over wings L
canucks over wild W

KUNKLE : 5-2 day, 5-2 overall




ME
Locks : 4-1 today, overall 7-1
Picks : 1-0-1 today, overall 1-3-1

Starting again

Okay, so now that poker is going downhill i decided to play around with sports betting some more

My plan is to have three sets of wagers

Locks : Those Games that I'd be willing to put money on
Picks : Still like the team i pick, but not as much
Abstain : No Clue, or not enough to wager

Tonight : 2/13

These are games i bet on VIP.com, i'll try to have games up earlier from now on

LOCKS :

Carolina over LA : This kind of speaks for itself, LA is no good, has no long term goalie solution, and carolina is at home. They have been scoring on and off... whitney has been hot.. and they are on the edge of the playoff race ... they need to make a move
take carolina on the moneyline

WIN


SJ over STL : SJ has played well , STL hasnt... they should take this handily
take SJ on the moneyline (consider even taking them with the -1.5)

WIN, and they were ahead with the 1.5 till 2 late 3rd peroiod STL goals

TB over PHO : Somewhat similar to the Carolina situation... Phoenix isn't that good, and would have to rely on joseph to keep them in this game... by trading away Nagy , they gave away their best goal scorer... look for TB to pull this out at home
tampa bay on the moneyline

WIN
PICKS :

MONTREAL over FLORIDA : both teams are on bad runs in their last few games, however montreal has been involved in many close games, are playing at home, and are still in the running for a playoff spot... Florida has reason to give up after their lack of post all star play
montreal on the moneyline


First Loss, belfour robbed the habs

ANA over COLO
this game is somewhat tough, colorado sadly is barely over .500 at home, while Anaheim is over 67% on the road both teams have been terrible in their past ten games, but when it comes down to it, you have to expect the team with more skill to pull it out... look for the ducks to bring it home
anaheim on the moneyline

Loss

ATL over CALGARY
this will be the first real upset i want to pick. Calgary is playing terribly lately... although kiprusoff could bring his team back at any time. With atlanta getting +160 on this game, i like their chances very much... however for a safer bet, take ATL on the puckline... because if the flames win this game, barring it will not be by more than 2 goals, and i would be suprised to see it as more than one without an empty net goal

ATL on the moneyline, ATL on the puckline (+1.5).

Loss


ABSTAIN : EDM/BOS (too late) and TOR/NYI


STATS :

Locks - 3-0
Picks - 0-3
Overall 3-3

whee

ok abstaining from pens game/canucks game/ and NYI vs Atlanta cuz i have no clue on that one


LA over anaheim
Colorado over edmonton
nashville over chicago
philadelphia over montreal
stlouis over phoenix

sorry@

ok so i slacked off this weekend, too much going on

i picked 3 games tonight and bet them all at matchbook, and went 3/3!!!

toronto beat boston

carolina beat out ottawa

and detroit smoked columbus

look for my next picks soon!

wk 2 day 3!

ok already got my picks written down, no pick on the NJ / pitt game cuz we all know i want pitt to win and nothing will change that

NYR/NYI - i hope henrik stays in goal tonight, NYR get it done, keep weekes away
win NYR

TB/ATL - Atlanta is getting like 125 or so on this game, and while their sticks have been cold as of late, so has tampa's.... look for ilya to start scoring soon, hopefully tonight
win ATL

WASH/FLA - ok washington is getting +225 ... two fucking twenty five.... Florida isnt that good, they got dominated by the rangers..... Panthers can't score, thats good for washington to know... just need ovechkin to sneak a few past luongo and wash could easily make this upset happen
win WASH (fla is a better team, they should win, but +225? cmon)

Canes/Leafs - The canes are red hot.... they have been scoring up a storm, they dominated the devils ... The leafs have been playing well.... but i gotta give this one to the canes
win CANES

Sabres/Bruins - Tough game to pick.... bruins are better team, they have had a few bad losses though.... Sabres... 4-2 but why? they arent any good haha. Sabres are getting like +160 here, its not a bad bet to make, i wanna take the bruins though
WIN bruins

STL/Nashville - Ok nashville is 5-0... but who have they beaten.... 4 teams who aren't that good... all by a goal or so each. St Louis is getting somewhere like +225 on this game.... the predators ARENT THAT GOOD< they have to lose soon, and i see no reason why it couldnt be tonight
Win STL (225..... Nashville should win, but STL can upset easily)

LA/Dallas - I thought this game was going to be real tough to pick... but then i thought about it... Kings have beaten a plethora of good teams.... Dallas has had some good games... but most of their games are low scoring affairs where a lucky bounce decides it. The kings are hot and i gotta give them the nod (not to mention they are getting like +130
Win LAK

Edm/Cal - Edmonton is in a huge funk. Kiprusoff has settled down a lot in goal since the first few games.... and this game is in the saddledome. Pray to god iginla starts to find himself and calgary puts the puck in the net a few times, cuz if they do , they wont lose
Win Calgary

Phoenix/Vancouver - I really shouldnt even bother picking the canucks games either, cuz they are all the same

CANUCKS WIN