Penguins Win Series, Boston Looks to Close Today
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 last night to easily win the series. Today, the Bruins, up 3-1 on the New York Rangers, look to close out their series too. Here are some of the betting trends for today’s pivotal Game 5 between the Bruins and NY Rangers, courtesy of OddsShark.com:
Boston Bruins: -152 Moneyline Favorites
New York Rangers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a win are 5-5
Boston Bruins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Ottawa are 5-5
After playing NY Rangers are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5
A few Rangers at Bruins trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins: -210 Moneyline Favorites
The Pittsburgh Penguins were heavy favorites against the Ottawa Senators last night, and they illustrated why they are the prohibitive favorite to win the Stanley Cup by earning a dominant 6-2 victory. Penguins winger James Neal scored a hat trick against the lackadaisical Senators.
“We gave them the respect they deserved and we came out and I think we surprised ourselves,” Neal said. “We played with a lot of speed and got it behind them and got to the net… It’s something we talked about from Day 1 and each day and each game and you definitely saw it throughout this series. From Game 1 we liked the way we were playing and we weren’t down and it showed.”
“We got to our game a lot,” Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby said. “The depth we showed, different guys chipping in. The whole way through we didn’t have many lulls where we lost momentum at any point.”
“I hope (the Penguins) don’t bill us for the clinic,” Ottawa coach Paul MacLean said. “But they really showed the step you have to take to continue to play in the Stanley Cup playoffs.”
The Penguins will face the winner of Boston-New York in the Eastern Conference Finals. Here were some of the betting trends for the Senators and Penguins before last night’s series-ending game, courtesy of OddsShark.com:
Ottawa Senators Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5
Pittsburgh Penguins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Ottawa are 5-5
After playing Ottawa are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few Senators at Penguins trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Ottawa’s last 19 games when playing Pittsburgh
Ottawa is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa’s last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games at home
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
