Thursday, April 23, 2015

Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 - Game 4

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

The Lightning are 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss of 3 or more goals and 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 day rest. They are 9-4 in their last 13 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game. The under is 4-0 in the Lightning last 4 road games and 11-1 in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.

The Red Wings are 308-136-20 in their last 464 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and 2-5 in their last 7 Conference Quarterfinals games. They are 2-9 in their last 11 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. The under is 3-0-2 in the Red Wings last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and 4-0-2 in their last 6 home games.

Head-to-head, the under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Detroit and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The Lightning are 3-11-1 in the last 15 meetings in Detroit.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

Tampa Bay Lightning are 51-34-0 Against the Spread

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

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

Detroit Red Wings are 45-40-0 Against the Spread

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

Injuries to Watch

Tampa Bay Lightning

10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely
04/21/15 D Jason Garrison Upper Body "?" Thursday vs. Detroit

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 expected to miss 1-2 weeks
01/08/15 RW Johan Franzen Concussion out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit

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