NHL Free Pick: Calgary Flames vs Dallas Stars
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Team records:
Calgary: 26-20-6
Dallas: 22-19-11
Tonight, 8:35 p.m. ET
Sportsbook odds: Flames -105, Stars -115
How are the Flames not bigger underdogs tonight? They’ve been positively atrocious this month, losing nine of their last 10. They absolutely can’t buy a goal. Captain Jarome Iginla, the heart and soul of the franchise, hasn’t scored a goal in 11 games. With Iginla that cold and very little support from usually solid contributors like Dion Phaneuf, Jay Bouwmeester and Nigel Dawes, it’s no wonder the Flames aren’t winning right now. It doesn’t matter how good Miikka Kiprusoff is in net if he gets no offensive support.
If nothing else, the Stars have been consistently mediocre this season, seemingly always in every game. It’s no wonder they’ve lost 11 games in overtime. Their underrated offense has remained a constant this season, with Brad Richards still quietly racking up points and Loui Eriksson showing his breakout 2008-09 campaign was no fluke.
One problem for the Stars, however, has been yet another second-half swoon for Marty Turco, who seems to tank every year around this time. The aging puckstopper is 2-6-0 with a 3.61 goals against average and .884 save percentage this month. Could his poor play present a chink in the armor for Calgary to exploit tonight, assuming Turco plays? I think so.
The Flames simply aren’t this bad and they’ve won four of their last five trips to Dallas. Take a flier.
Too bad they don’t offer better value, though.
NHL Betting Trends:
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas’s last 6 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas’s last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary’s last 6 games when playing Dallas
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Calgary’s last 15 games
Calgary is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Pick: Flames -105
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