Reason: I'm playing on WINNIPEG. The Sabres are on a nice roll. They're at the end of a long road trip here though and they're taking on a Jets team that is very tough at home. I expect their winning streak to come to an end. The Jets won 7-0 last time out, a blowout win over Florida on 3/1. They're now 20-14 (20-10-4) here at Winnipeg. Even with an upset win at Vancouver last time out and successful trip, the Sabres are still 14-17 (14-16-1) on the road. Note that they're a money-burning 11-16 (-11.4) the past few seasons, after winning three straight. The Jets have taken two of three meetings including a 4-1 win in the lone game here at Winnipeg. They were laying -150 for that game. Yet, now we're getting them for close to a pick'em price. Catching Buffalo at the end of a long trip, I expect the Jets to take care of business on home ice once again. *9
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Reason: I'm playing on Pittsburgh and Phoenix to finish UNDER the total. The Penguins have been on an 'over' streak. I expect it to come to an end here. The UNDER is 49-30 the past few seasons when the Coyotes had played a road game with an O/U line of 5.5. During the same stretch, the UNDER is 47-34 when the Pens played a home game with an O/U line of 5.5. The UNDER is The UNDER is 14-5 the past few seasons, when the Pens had seen their previous three or more games finish above the total. With Coyote road games averaging just 5.1 goals on the season, I'm expecting another relatively low-scoring affair. *9
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