Saturday, April 18, 2015

Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 - Game 2

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

The Red Wings are 4-11 in their last 15 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and 2-8 in their last 10 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. They are 1-4 in their last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games.. The under is 4-1-3 in the Red Wings last 8 overall and 3-1-3 in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.

The Lightning are 40-15 in their last 55 home games and 39-19 in their last 58 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. They are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record. The under is 4-1-1 in the Lightning last 6 overall and 4-1 in their last 5 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Head-to-head, the home team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings. The Red Wings are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Tampa Bay.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

Detroit Red Wings are 44-39-0 Against the Spread

Detroit Red Wings are 36-34-0 against the Over/Under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

Tampa Bay Lightning are 50-33-0 Against the Spread

Tampa Bay Lightning are 43-36-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Detroit Red Wings

04/16/15 LW Justin Abdelkader Hand "?" Saturday 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
03/30/15 D Jason Garrison Upper Body expected to miss 3-4 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit

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