Thursday, April 16, 2015

Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 - Game 1

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The Detroit Red Wings take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Red Wings are 2-5 in their last 7 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game and are 1-5 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. Detroit is 1-8 in their last 9 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game and are 0-7 in their last 7 games following a win. The under is 4-0 in the Red Wings last 4 games playing on 3 or more days rest and is 1-0-3 in their last 4 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

The Lightning are 5-0 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game and are 5-1 in their last 6 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. Tampa Bay is 40-14 in their last 54 home games and are 8-3 in their last 11 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game. The under is 7-2-1 in Tampa's last 10 vs. a team with a winning record and is 3-1-1 in their last 5 overall.

In head to head matchups, the home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The Red Wings are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings and are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Tampa Bay.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

Detroit Red Wings are 43-39-0 Against the Spread

Detroit Red Wings are 36-33-0 against the Over/Under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

Tampa Bay Lightning are 50-32-0 Against the Spread

Tampa Bay Lightning are 43-35-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Detroit Red Wings

04/12/15 LW Justin Abdelkader Hand "?" Thursday vs. Tampa Bay
04/12/15 C Pavel Datsyuk Ankle probable Thursday vs. Tampa Bay
04/08/15 RW Erik Cole Neck out for season
03/22/15 GO Jonas Gustavsson Head out indefinitely
03/03/15 D Alexey Marchenko Oblique expected to miss 1-2 weeks
01/08/15 RW Johan Franzen Concussion out for season

Tampa Bay Lightning

10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely
04/15/15 D Andrej Sustr Upper Body is upgraded to "?" Thursday vs. Detroit
04/15/15 D Braydon Coburn Lower Body is upgraded to "?" Thursday vs. Detroit
04/14/15 C Alex Killorn Upper Body is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Detroit
04/13/15 LW Jonathan Drouin Illness is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Detroit
03/30/15 D Jason Garrison Upper Body expected to miss 3-4 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit

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