{"id":6370,"date":"2009-11-13T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/nhl-betting-saturday-hockey-picks\/"},"modified":"2009-11-13T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T21:29:00","slug":"nhl-betting-saturday-hockey-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/nhl-betting-saturday-hockey-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Betting – Saturday Hockey Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sportsbook<\/a> employees have extremely busy weekends ahead, don’t they? We’ve got the Pacquiao<\/span> Cotto<\/span> odds<\/a>, UFC<\/span> 105, the NBA, the NFL…and that still leaves the NHL! Let’s make some hockey picks for Saturday night. <\/p>\n

Washington Capitals @ New Jersey Devils
<\/span><\/b>Saturday, November 14, 7:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Think bringing Jacques Lemaire<\/span> back to New Jersey was a good idea? Sheesh<\/span><\/span>.<\/span> 9-0 on the road?<\/span> Check. NHL-low 2.03 goals against average?<\/span> Check. Seven straight wins? Check. Wins in 10 of 11? Check. Lemaire<\/span> has the Devils looking like their dominant selves of 10 years ago.<\/p>\n

The Capitals have won three straight games even though Alex Ovechkin is watching from the press box due to an upper-body injury. They’re getting offensive contributions from Mike Green and the likes of Tomas Fleischmann, who has stepped up his play in Ovie’s<\/span> absence. The problem is that the Caps’ three consecutive victories came against Islanders and Panthers twice. Those aren’t exactly challenging opponents. Battling the league’s hottest team is a tough task. Since the Devils are so superb defensively, the Caps will feel the Ovechkin void more than normal. Pick the Devils.<\/p>\n

Pick: Devils<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/font>Buffalo<\/span><\/b><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> Sabres<\/span> @ Philadelphia Flyers
<\/span><\/b>Saturday, November 14, 7:00 p.m. ET<\/st1:time><\/p>\n

Did<\/span> anyone see the Sabres<\/span> coming this year? Most of us thought they’d trend the way of Buffalo<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>‘s NFL odds<\/a> – downward. But the Sabres<\/span> sit atop the Northeast division thanks to phenomenal goaltending from Ryan Miller, timely scoring and the emergence of behemoth Tyler Myers on the blueline<\/span>. As hot as Buffalo<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has been, however, it’s not as hot as Philly.<\/p>\n

The Flyers, riding a five-game win streak, are a brutal matchup for the Sabres<\/span>. Power forwards like Jeff Carter and Scott Hartnell<\/span> make the Flyers bruising on the forecheck<\/span>; Chris Pronger<\/span> and Braydon<\/span> Coburn are physical blueline<\/span> presences. The Sabres<\/span> are just too small to handle the Flyers’ aggression. They also play Calgary<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, another rough-and-tumble team, on Friday night, so the thought of them entering a battle with the Flyers already tired is ominous. The Flyers’ odds are looking better than even the Eagles’ Super Bowl odds<\/a> at the moment. <\/p>\n

Pick: Flyers<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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