Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings 4/2/2015 Free NHL Picks & Predictions
by Josh Schonwald - 4/1/2015
Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 10:30 PM ET
Staples Center in Los Angeles
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The Edmonton Oilers head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
The Oilers are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record and 23-50 in their last 73 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation. They are 17-44 in their last 61 overall. The over is 9-2 in the Oilers last 11 vs. a team with a losing record and 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
The Kings are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest and 14-5 in their last 19 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days. They are 46-21 in their last 67 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400. The under is 3-0-1 in the Kings last 4 home games and 7-2-2 in their last 11 games playing on 2 days rest.
Head-to-head, the under is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings in Los Angeles and 17-6-3 in the last 26 meetings. The Oilers are 1-8 in the last 9 meetings and 0-5 in the last 5 meetings in Los Angeles.
Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends
Edmonton Oilers are 23-53-0 Against the Spread
Edmonton Oilers are 38-35-0 against the Over/Under
Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends
Los Angeles Kings are 37-39-0 Against the Spread
Los Angeles Kings are 30-30-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Edmonton Oilers
03/31/15 C Boyd Gordon Back "?" Wednesday vs. Anaheim
03/31/15 LW Matt Hendricks Back "?" Wednesday vs. Anaheim
03/31/15 D Nikita Nikitin Foot "?" Wednesday vs. Anaheim
03/29/15 D Mark Fayne Shoulder out indefinitely
03/25/15 D Andrew Ference Concussion out indefinitely
03/15/15 RW Iiro Pakarinen Shoulder out indefinitely
02/18/15 GO Viktor Fasth Knee out indefinitely
01/11/15 RW Tyler Pitlick Spleen out for season
Los Angeles Kings
11/01/14 D Andrew Bodnarchuk Knee out indefinitely
10/20/14 D Slava Voynov Suspension out indefinitely
03/23/15 C Jarret Stoll Concussion expected to miss 5-7 days
01/10/15 LW Tanner Pearson Fibula out indefinitely
Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton
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