Saturday, April 25, 2015

Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 - Game 5

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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 4-1 in their last 5 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game and 2-6 in their last 8 Conference Quarterfinals games. They are 1-4 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. The under is 3-0-3 in the Red Wings last 6 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game and 3-1-1 in their last 5 overall.

The Lightning are 4-0 in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest and 41-15 in their last 56 home games. They are 5-2 in their last 7 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. The under is 3-1-1 in the Lightning last 5 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game and 3-1-1 in their last 5 Saturday games.

Head-to-head, the under is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings. The Red Wings are 4-9 in the last 13 meetings and 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Tampa Bay.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

Detroit Red Wings are 45-41-0 Against the Spread

Detroit Red Wings are 37-35-0 against the Over/Under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

Tampa Bay Lightning are 52-34-0 Against the Spread

Tampa Bay Lightning are 44-37-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Detroit Red Wings

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 out indefinitely
01/08/15 RW Johan Franzen Concussion out for season

Tampa Bay Lightning

10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit

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