Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings 4/5/2015 Free NHL Picks & Predictions
by Guy Bruhn - 4/4/2015
Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 5:00 PM ET
Joe Louis Arena in Detroit
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The Washington Capitals head to Joe Louis Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.
The Capitals are 5-1 in their last 6 road games and 4-1 in their last 5 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation. They are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record. The over is 4-0-1 in the Capitals last 5 overall and 3-0-1 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
The Red Wings are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 1-5 in their last 6 overall. They are 0-6 in their last 6 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation. The under is 4-1-1 in the Red Wings last 6 vs. the Eastern Conference and 16-7-1 in their last 24 vs. a team with a winning record.
Head-to-head, the home team is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings. The Capitals are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings and 4-9 in the last 13 meetings in Detroit.
Washington Capitals Betting Trends
Washington Capitals are 43-35-0 Against the Spread
Washington Capitals are 36-38-0 against the Over/Under
Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends
Detroit Red Wings are 40-37-0 Against the Spread
Detroit Red Wings are 35-31-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Washington Capitals
10/24/14 D John Erskine Neck out 3-6 months
10/08/14 D Dmitry Orlov Wrist out indefinitely
03/18/15 RW Jay Beagle Upper Body out indefinitely
Detroit Red Wings
04/04/15 RW Tomas Jurco Upper Body is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. Minnesota
04/03/15 RW Erik Cole Upper Body is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. Minnesota
04/03/15 C Pavel Datsyuk Ankle is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Minnesota
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 indefinitely
Guy's Pick: Take Detroit
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